Last updated July 23, 2006. Created by Dublin Drupaller on December 17, 2005.
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The following is a simple step-by-step approach to upgrade a site from Drupal 4.6.3 to Drupal 4.6.5.
It is a relatively straightforward thing to do and takes about 15 minutes to complete. It is important to follow each step carefully to avoid glitches or gremlins appearing at a later stage.
Before you Start
There are no database changes between Drupal 4.6.3 and Drupal 4.6.5 but it's worth making a backup of your Drupal MYSQL database as well as the files & folders on your server before starting your upgrade.
Tip for beginners who want to back up the database: If you are unfamilir with PHP MYADMIN or other MYSQL database management tools it's worth downloading and installing the Database Administration Module (dba.module) for Drupal. It allows you to backup your site database from within Drupal very simply and easily.
Step-by-step Upgrade from Drupal 4.6.3 to 4.6.5
For a trouble free upgrade, it's recommended to follow each step carefully. It should take about 15 minutes to complete these steps.
- Once you have made a backup, check to make sure you are upgrading from the correct version of Drupal.
(Using a text editor like notepad.exe or other, open the CHANGELOG.TXT file from the root (main) folder of your Drupal installation and check the very first few lines. That indicates the version of Drupal you are using.)
- Download a copy of your /SITES/ folder to your local computer
- Download, unpack and upload the Drupal 4.6.5 files to your server.
(You are simply overwriting the existing core modules and files with the updated Drupal 4.6.5 versions so it will just take a few minutes depending on your connection speed.) - After all the files have been uploaded sucessfully with no errors, upload the copy of the /SITES/ folder you created on your local computer at step 2 to your upgraded Drupal installation.
- Congratulations ! Your site is now upgraded to Drupal 4.6.5.