### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0 #P drupal-5 Index: UPGRADE.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/UPGRADE.txt,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.3 UPGRADE.txt --- UPGRADE.txt 10 Jul 2006 19:27:52 -0000 1.3 +++ UPGRADE.txt 27 Dec 2006 20:31:53 -0000 @@ -4,16 +4,74 @@ --------- 1. Backup your database and Drupal directory - especially your - sites-directory which contains your configuration file and - any added modules and themes. + "sites" directory which contains your configuration file and + added modules and themes, any contributed modules + in your "modules" directory, and your "files" directory which + contains uploaded files. + + Note: For a single site setup the configuration file is the + "settings.php" file located at sites/default/settings.php. + For multisite configuration the configuration file is + located in a structure like the following: + sites/default/settings.php + sites/example.com/settings.php + sites/sub.example.com/settings.php + sites/sub.example.com.site3/settings.php + More information on multisite configuration is located in + the INSTALL.txt file. -2. Log on as the user with user ID 1. +2. Disable contributed modules and switch to a core theme + (bluemarine or garland). -3. Remove all the old Drupal files then unpack the new Drupal - files into the directory that you run Drupal from. +3. Log on as the user with user ID 1. (User ID 1 is the first + account created and the main administrator account.) User + ID 1 needs to be logged in so that you can access update.php + file (step 8) which can only be run by user ID 1. Do not + close your browser until step 9 is complete. -4. Modify the new configuration file to make sure - it has the latest and correct information. +4. Remove all of the old files and directories from the + Drupal installation directory. -5. Run update.php by visiting http://www.example.com/update.php. +5. Unpack the new Drupal files and directories into the Drupal + installation directory. + +6. Copy the backed up "files" directory and "sites" directories + to the Drupal installation directory. If the original .htaccess + or robots.txt files have been modified, copy the backed up + versions of these files to the installation directory + directory as well. + +7. Verify the new configuration file to make sure it has the + latest and correct information. + +8. (Optional) Re-install contributed modules. + Note: Make sure the version of a module matches your + version of Drupal. Modules from previous versions may + not be compatible with the current version. Check + http://drupal.org/project/Modules for the version of a + module to match your version of Drupal. + +9. Run update.php by visiting http://www.example.com/update.php + (replace www.example.com with your drupal installations domain + name). This step will update the database to the new Drupal + installation. + + Note: If you are unable to access update.php as user ID 1 + do the following: + + - With a text editor find the update.php file on your system. + It should be in the main Drupal directory that you installed + all the files into. + + - There is a line near top of update.php that says + $access_check = TRUE;. Change it to $access_check = FALSE;. + + - As soon as the script is done, you must change the update.php + script back to its original form to $access_check = TRUE;. + +Note: Upgrading sequentially is recommended, one release at a time. +It is possible to skip releases, but is not advised. + +For more information on upgrading visit the Drupal handbook at +http://drupal.org/upgrade \ No newline at end of file