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Hi guys,
Just kind of wanted to get some opinions before I upgrade. I've been scared to upgrade from my 3.8 board for years because it's so big and I have customized it so much over the years, and I'm just nervous about something going haywire, but I think now I have to take the plunge. My board has about 25,000 members and 3,000,000+ posts.
So in preparation to move to 4.2.2 I set up a 4.2.2 test site and bought a template I liked, and edited it. So I changed it a bit, set it up the way I like, etc. So my question is first off. Is there a way to that I can use that board to upgrade to, or am I stuck starting off with the base 4.2.2 and have to re-do all that work afterwards. It would be nice just to transfer the new templates that I edited, etc. so I don't have to do my work twice when I upgrade. Basically has anyone else set up a test site like that, and upgraded to it with the changes already intact?
Secondly, in case something goes crazy when I go from 3.8 to 4.2, what besides backing up the current database should I do in case I need to revert back?. Obviously if I overwrite the files on the server with the new 4.2.2 files, I can't go back to 3.8 if I need to. What is the best way to perserve the old site in case worse comes to worse.
I really appreciate any insight as I have literally contemplated this upgrade for years, but my site has been so entrenched in 3.8 I've been really scared to do it.
Thank you!
Just kind of wanted to get some opinions before I upgrade. I've been scared to upgrade from my 3.8 board for years because it's so big and I have customized it so much over the years, and I'm just nervous about something going haywire, but I think now I have to take the plunge. My board has about 25,000 members and 3,000,000+ posts.
So in preparation to move to 4.2.2 I set up a 4.2.2 test site and bought a template I liked, and edited it. So I changed it a bit, set it up the way I like, etc. So my question is first off. Is there a way to that I can use that board to upgrade to, or am I stuck starting off with the base 4.2.2 and have to re-do all that work afterwards. It would be nice just to transfer the new templates that I edited, etc. so I don't have to do my work twice when I upgrade. Basically has anyone else set up a test site like that, and upgraded to it with the changes already intact?
Secondly, in case something goes crazy when I go from 3.8 to 4.2, what besides backing up the current database should I do in case I need to revert back?. Obviously if I overwrite the files on the server with the new 4.2.2 files, I can't go back to 3.8 if I need to. What is the best way to perserve the old site in case worse comes to worse.
I really appreciate any insight as I have literally contemplated this upgrade for years, but my site has been so entrenched in 3.8 I've been really scared to do it.
Thank you!
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