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Support => Install and Upgrade => Topic started by: Mr_Slugo on September 18, 2009, 12:02:44 AM

Title: 2.2.2 uninstall ...site is now dead
Post by: Mr_Slugo on September 18, 2009, 12:02:44 AM

saw that 2.3 was out , went to install it and it reminded me to uninstall 2.2.2 first. I see you asking others if any errors on the uninstall ...I'm a bonehead ...don't know. Where do I go from here?

Title: Re: 2.2.2 uninstall ...site is now dead
Post by: MAD_MOH on September 18, 2009, 04:22:13 AM

Hi Mr_Slugo,

got the same problem yesterday. Uninstalled the SP Version 2.2.2 => Forum dead, just got empty pages  :(

My solution:

SMF creates a directory called backup in your packages folder. Everytime you modify a package (install/uninstall) a backup is stored there.
In my case it was called:
 ..../Packages/backups/2009-09-17_before_SimplePortal_2.tar.gz

So i downloaded the file to my local computer, unpacked it and restored the files to my webserver (overwrite all existing files).

After that my forum was back (with SP Version 2.2.2 still active).

Now iam waiting for any ideas, of what went wrong  :nervous-happy: , before starting a new try .

Title: Re: 2.2.2 uninstall ...site is now dead
Post by: Mr_Slugo on September 18, 2009, 11:51:18 PM

I downloaded SMF.. unzipped , took out settings.php and install.php then pushed everything else up overwriting files....at that point I uninstalled shoutbox ( i think that might have caused this) and then the rest of 2.2.2 ... installed 2.3 and it's all good now

Title: Re: 2.2.2 uninstall ...site is now dead
Post by: Nathaniel on September 20, 2009, 01:45:48 AM

Good to hear that you manage to solve this issue.

Please post if you have any side effects. :)