Updates

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Since v2.4 was released, customers of full commercial version may update the script to current versions. Follow these usual instructions, if any special instructions required - you may find them in 'updates/version_name/ readme.txt' folder. Updates from earlier version must be serial (from 2.2.x to 2.3, then from 2.3 to 2.4.1, then from 2.4.1 to 2.4.2, ......). Symbol 'x' in version name means any subversion, e.g. 2.2.x means: 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, .....

Updates instructions:

  1. You may find what current version you have - in index.php 'W2D_VERSION' constant
  2. Backup all your files and MySQL database from server, get sure that 'languages' folder and all its files and subfolders have 777 CHMOD permissions.
  3. Download latest version of the script
  4. Copy from downloaded package to your server these files and folders: 'index.php' file, 'modules' folder, 'themes' folder, 'updates' folder, also copy 'system' folder EXCEPT 'system/config/config.php' and 'system/config/database.php' files,
    because it contains your hosting settings.
  5. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/version_name/
  6. After successful update you must see such message 'Update to version_name version completed!'


Example 1, how to upgrade from your 2.2.2 version to 2.3:

  1. Backup existed files, download the latest zip, copy all listed above files and folders
  2. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/update_v22x_to_v230/

Example 2, how to upgrade from your 2.2.2 version to 2.4.3:

  1. Backup existed files, download the latest zip, copy all listed above files and folders
  2. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/update_v22x_to_v230/
  3. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/update_v230_to_v241/
  4. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/update_v241_to_v242/
  5. enter such url in browser http://example.com/update/update_v242_to_v243/

Note 1. Look through updates folder. If you don't find your version, then update from next available version. For example, your version is 2.4.0, but there isn't 'update_v240_to_v241' folder, so start updates from 'update_v241_to_v242'