SimplePortal

Support => Install and Upgrade => Topic started by: bigmo66 on February 18, 2013, 04:32:31 PM

Title: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: bigmo66 on February 18, 2013, 04:32:31 PM

I like to try and stay current but am not crazy about re-doing the entire portal. If I upgrade to 2.35 the correct way will I be starting from scratch?
Thanks
Steve

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: Old Fossil on February 18, 2013, 05:05:49 PM

How do you mean

Quote

starting from scratch

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: bigmo66 on February 18, 2013, 07:23:10 PM

Quote from: Old Fossil on February 18, 2013, 05:05:49 PM

How do you mean

Quote

starting from scratch

I mean when I install the latest version am I going to have to set up all the boxes, layout, content,etc..

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: andy on February 19, 2013, 11:16:46 AM

All your blocks and pages are in the database so the answer is - no, you will not lose anything.
When you install a new version of Simple Portal everything will look like it did before.

But there were bug fixes and updates like viewing permissions on blocks, so check everything is displaying as you want.

It should be just as before.

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: bigmo66 on February 19, 2013, 11:56:03 AM

Finally got it.  I am wondering why it has both 2.3.3 and 2.3.5 listed at the bottom of the portal?  Also, can I safely delete previous versions from the database?

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: andy on February 21, 2013, 02:51:38 AM

The footer links could be because you didnt uninstall completely ... not sure.
I think I saw a topic about this - maybe a bug some time ago. Its worth searching for that.

I would test thoroughly before getting rid of old databases. I keep mine for about 3-6 months.

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: bigmo66 on February 21, 2013, 08:34:25 AM

Thanks for everyone's help!

Title: Re: If I uninstall 2.33 & install 2.35 will I lose all customizing?
Post by: andy on February 21, 2013, 01:05:43 PM

Do you mean delete simple portal tables from the database?

Unless old ones are backed up it could be dangerous. I havent checked if simple portal backs up old version tables - I assumed it uses the same ones.


Or you mean your whole old smf database tables were given a different table prefix as a backup?

It is hard  to tell what you mean.