By Vayira on

I have a Drupal install that is long overdue to update. The update notifier gives me this list...
Drupal 6.5
Recommended version: 6.10 (2009-Feb-25)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.10 (2009-Feb-25)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.9 (2009-Ene-15)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.7 (2008-Dic-11)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.6 (2008-Oct-22)

Can I jump from 6.5 to 6.10 directly or do I have to install 6.6 & run update.php then 6.7, then 6.9 etc etc?

The same applies to some of the modules, eg:
Content Construction Kit (CCK) 6.x-2.0-rc10
Recommended version: 6.x-2.2 (2009-Mar-18)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.x-2.2 (2009-Mar-18)
Actualización de seguridad: 6.x-2.0 (2008-Nov-05)

Also, should I do the core then the modules or can I do the whole lot in one go?

Final question:

is it sufficient to back up the database or is it necessary to back up /httpdocs/sites/default/files too?

Thanks for any help & suggestions.
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Comments

cog.rusty’s picture

cog.rusty commented

You can go straight from 6.5 to 6.10, because both are Drupal 6 versions.

According to the official documentation you need to disable all contributed modules, but I don't think this is necessary for 6.5->6.10. You could try the update on an identical testing site in a subdomain first, to be sure.

You can keep a backup of your sites/default/files, just in case, but this isn't necessary either, if you have set your site to off-line and don't access it before running update.php. Also you may want to keep a backup of your settings.php file and your .htaccess file (if you have made any changes).

Vayira’s picture

Vayira commented

Thanks for the info. Let's see how it goes. I'm slightly nervous! :-)