By Dr. DOT on

Step 8 in the UPGRADE.txt file states "Copy your backed up files and sites directories to the Drupal installation directory..."

Is this actually as simple as copying the contents of the /sites directories and overwriting the newly installed /sites directories from the unpacked download? I ask this because I would assume that the contents and structure of the settings.php file would change overtime as a result of new releases and versions.

So I want to be sure I don't overwrite the file and lose anything that is new in the upgraded setting.php

Thanks for clarifying the "copy" step.

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vm commented

remove your default.settings.php and settings.php files from the backup and then copy the sites folder to your server.

It's becoming obvious this upgrade.txt file needs some combing over.

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Dr. DOT commented

Ah ha...now that makes better sense to me.

And yes, I agree that UPGRADE.txt could use a little tweak for us first timers and newbies. I image you are just upgrading in your sleep...

Thanks a million for saving me time and grief.

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Dr. DOT commented

I have just completed Step 8. And when I look on the server, there is a ../sites/default.settings.php file but no ../sites/settings.php file.

Did I do something wrong? Is there a missing step to help me get back to a settings.php file?

Thanks.

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vm commented

Think about what you had to do during initial installation. You had to make a copy of default.settings.php and rename it settings.php

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Dr. DOT commented

My bad for following the UPGRADE.txt instructions (to a 'T').