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| - Open forum index (e.g. ''http://example.com/forum/index.php'' in your browser) and follow the instructions. | - Open forum index (e.g. ''http://example.com/forum/index.php'' in your browser) and follow the instructions. | ||
| - | See also: [[http://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/119289/#p119289|Steps to getting PunBB 1.3 to work on SourceForge.net]]. | + | See also: [[https://punbb.informer.com/forums/post/119289/#p119289|Steps to getting PunBB 1.3 to work on SourceForge.net]]. |
| - | ====== Extension installation ====== | + | |
| - | - Download an extension archive from [[http://punbb.informer.com/extensions/|the PunBB extensions repository]] or other place. Extract it into your forum’s extensions directory. E.g. your forum root is ''/home/user/example.com/punbb/'' and you download ''pun_bbcode'' extension. To install the extension the file ''/home/user/example.com/punbb/extensions/pun_bbcode/manifest.xml'' should exist. | + | |
| - | - Log into the forum and go to Administration => Extensions (''http://example.com/punbb/admin/extensions.php?section=install''). The downloaded extension should be listed there. | + | |
| - | - Click the ''Install extension'' and follow instructions. | + | |
| - | | NOTE: You may use the [[pun_repository|pun_repository extension]] to download and install extension with one click. | | + | ===== Migration from PunBB 1.2 to PunBB 1.3 ===== |
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| - | ====== Migration from PunBB 1.2 ====== | + | |
| Follow these instructions to migrate from your current PunBB 1.2.* installation to 1.3. | Follow these instructions to migrate from your current PunBB 1.2.* installation to 1.3. | ||
| | **NOTE**: Make a backup of your current forum directory before proceeding. Also, don't forget to make a backup of your forum database. Use the tool ''mysqldump'' for MySQL and ''pg_dump'' if you are using PostgreSQL. If you're using SQLite, just make a backup copy of the SQLite database file. You can also make database backups via most administration tools such as [[http://mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/|MySQL Administrator]], [[http://phpmyadmin.net/|phpMyAdmin]] and [[http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/|phpPgAdmin]]. It's strongly recommended to make a database backup if your forum is not 100% in English. You can experience data loss in the convertion to UTF-8 if you specify wrong encoding of data stored in the database.| | | **NOTE**: Make a backup of your current forum directory before proceeding. Also, don't forget to make a backup of your forum database. Use the tool ''mysqldump'' for MySQL and ''pg_dump'' if you are using PostgreSQL. If you're using SQLite, just make a backup copy of the SQLite database file. You can also make database backups via most administration tools such as [[http://mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/|MySQL Administrator]], [[http://phpmyadmin.net/|phpMyAdmin]] and [[http://phppgadmin.sourceforge.net/|phpPgAdmin]]. It's strongly recommended to make a database backup if your forum is not 100% in English. You can experience data loss in the convertion to UTF-8 if you specify wrong encoding of data stored in the database.| | ||
| - | - [[downloads|Download PunBB 1.3]] and extract the archive on your hard disk. | + | - [[https://punbb.informer.com/wiki/downloads#punbb_1.3|Download PunBB 1.3]] and extract the archive on your hard disk. |
| - | - Replace your old 1.2 directory with the contents of the 1.3 archive. Keep old ''config.php'' and ''img/avatars'' dir. E.g. if you have 1.2 installed into ''www/punbb/'' and forum URL is ''http://example.com/punbb/''. You may use the next steps: | + | - Replace your old 1.2 directory with the contents of the 1.3 archive. Keep old ''config.php'' and ''img/avatars'' dir. E.g. if you have 1.2 installed into ''www/punbb/'' and forum URL is ''http://example.com/punbb/''. You can use the next steps: |
| - | - Rename old ''www/punbb/'' to ''www/punbb_old/'' | + | * rename old ''www/punbb/'' to ''www/punbb_old/''; |
| - | - Create new directory ''www/punbb/'' and put PunBB 1.3 there. | + | * create new directory ''www/punbb/'' and put PunBB 1.3 there; |
| - | - Copy ''/www/punbb_old/config.php'' to new ''www/punbb/'' and ''/www/punbb_old/img/avatars'' to ''/www/punbb/img/avatars''. | + | * copy ''/www/punbb_old/config.php'' to new ''www/punbb/'' and ''/www/punbb_old/img/avatars'' to ''/www/punbb/img/avatars''. |
| - Open forum index and follow instructions. | - Open forum index and follow instructions. | ||
| + | ===== Updating PunBB from 1.3.x to 1.3.(x+1) ===== | ||
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| + | How to update an 1.3 forum: | ||
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| + | * make a backup of the database and files; | ||
| + | * turn the Maintenance mode on (via admin panel); | ||
| + | * overwrite old files with new ones; | ||
| + | * after owerwriting, verify that cache, img/avatars and extensions (for pun_repository) directories have enough write permissions (usually 777); | ||
| + | * clear cache directory; | ||
| + | * go to the forum index and run db_update.php script (this may take a long time); | ||
| + | * turn the Maintenance mode off. | ||
