Upgrading to 3.0.4 from 3.0.0

[manguish]

Right - i am fairly conversant with vb, php and the like but have just one query.

Does the 3.0.4 upgrade change the database anyhow such that it will not work with 3.0.0?

I ask as i would like to upgrade my board to 3.0.4 within my test space, using the current (active) database. Once it is upgraded, i will rehack then change over to the 3.0.4 forum.

Thanks.

[Floris]

Not sure what you ask.

3.0.0 database fields are different then 3.0.4 - the tables will be the same, but a few new ones are introduced along the way and some are updated or some fields added or removed.

Upgrade to 3.0.4 from 3.0.0 and re-apply your code changes.

[manguish]

Sorry Floris - i'll be more clear.

I wish for my forum (on 3.0.0) to stay running throughout the upgrade. This gives me as much time as i want to rehack my new 3.0.4 upgrade. Once i'm done rehacking, i copy the 3.0.4 files over my current forum.

My plan is to copy my current forum to a test place, upload all new 3.0.4 files and upgrade. This will be done running with my existing database. I appreciate i'll have to close the 3.0.0 forum while i upgrade, but hope to reopen once completed.

My concern is if i upgrade the 3.0.0 version won't be able to function with the changed database while i rehack the 3.0.4 forum in the test database.

[Floris]

You can't use the 3.0.0 database with 3.0.4 files, it is required to run upgrade to update both the database as the files (files through upload obviously).

[manguish]

Gah.

So this means more downtime than i planned