By dibbd on

I did look around, I'm sure it's out there, but I couldn't find a procedure on how to upgrade from 6.9 to 6.10.

I'm new to Drupal, so this would be my first core upgrade. (have done a bunch of theme and module upgrades just fine though)

I'm assuming these are the steps:

o Put site into maintenance mode
o Upload the 6.10 files and folders (includes, misc, modules, profiles, etc) and overwrite the 6.9 files and folders
o Database update
o Put site back on live mode

Is that it?

Anyone had a bad experience with this upgrade?

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WorldFallz’s picture

WorldFallz commented

That's the basic idea. Always do a backup first though!

For more thorough instructions see: http://drupal.org/upgrade

dddave’s picture

dddave commented

When you download 6.10 you also get an Upgrade.txt with very detailled instructions.
But see also: http://drupal.org/node/384220

markabur’s picture

markabur commented

when you upload the new files, don't overwrite your sites folder!

what i do is upload the new 6.10 folder to my web root, delete the default sites folder from it, copy the old sites folder over, rename the old site folder, and then name the new site folder to what the old site folder used to be named. this way if there's a problem with the upgrade i haven't lost anything and it's easier to switch back.

to be safest, back up your database using something like phpmyadmin before running the database update.

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dibbd commented

Thanks for the tips guys, I'll work on this over the weekend.

I had upgraded from 5.15 to 6.9 before and it was kind of a pain, wasn't sure if 6.9 to 6.10 was more of a simple upgrade.

I'll read the text file this weekend and knock it out.

dddave’s picture

dddave commented

Upgrading within a version normally works without problems. You only have to upgrade the Drupalversion and you don not have to worry about compatible module versions and upgrade paths. Pretty easy. ;)

hanzahar’s picture

hanzahar commented

thanks I need this too as my fantastico still 6.9

nbluto’s picture

nbluto commented

There is a great video about upgrading drupal on http://www.learnbythedrop.com . He goes through the whole process. I link to it on my site at http://www.drupallearning.com

I watch it and do my upgrades with him so I don't forget any steps.