By PerfectReign on

I have a site that was installed around 2004. I want to upgrade to the latest version. I've read the "How Can I Tell What Version I'm Running" post - http://drupal.org/node/139617 - and also the "Upgrading From Previous Versions" post - http://drupal.org/upgrade.

I know that I should move to the latest version of makor release and then the latest version of the next release.

However, I can't explicitly tell what I'm running. the UPDATE.TXT file says only something about a module not being ready for a 4.5 release.

08 August 2004
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[Eric Scouten]
- Back off the removal of image gallery features. Separate gallery module
won't be ready in time for 4.5 release.

Should I just assume I'm on 4.x and get the 4.7 version?

If so, where do I find 4.7 so I can move to that then 5.x and then 6.x?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 4.5.x or older

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scoutbaker’s picture

scoutbaker commented

In the downloads go to the project page. You can then browse through all of the releases (if they don't have a 4.x version still listed on the main page). You may have to scroll through a lot of releases if it has been an active module.

vincent sg’s picture

vincent sg commented

If your CHANGELOG.txt is missing ...

Checking your Drupal version - Easier method
Administer -> Modules

Checking your Drupal version - Harder method
Drupal database -> System table -> Info field
In a number of Drupal core Info fields, look for the following:
"version"; ... :"1.2.3"
1.2.3 represents the version number.

Upgrading Drupal
Important: Backup your files and database first.
If your Drupal version is 4.3.0, use the following sequence.
4.3.2 -> 4.4.3 -> 4.5.8 -> 4.6.11 -> 4.7.11 -> Latest 5 -> Latest 6

PerfectReign’s picture

PerfectReign commented

That was interesting.

None of the above worked.

I have teh CHANGELOG.TXT file but it is fairly empty.

Administer > Modules shows me modules but no versions.

My system table is listed below.

Ideas?

"modules/block.module";"block";"module";"Controls the boxes that are displayed around the main content.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/comment.module";"comment";"module";"Allows users to comment on and discuss published content.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/filter.module";"filter";"module";"Handles the filtering of content in preparation for display.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/help.module";"help";"module";"Manages the display of online help.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/menu.module";"menu";"module";"Allows administrators to customize the site navigation menu.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/node.module";"node";"module";"Allows content to be submitted to the site and displayed on pages.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/page.module";"page";"module";"Enables the creation of pages that can be added to the navigation system.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/story.module";"story";"module";"Allows users to submit stories, articles or similar content.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/system.module";"system";"module";"Handles general site configuration for administrators.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/taxonomy.module";"taxonomy";"module";"Enables the categorization of content.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/user.module";"user";"module";"Manages the user registration and login system.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/watchdog.module";"watchdog";"module";"Logs and records system events.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"phptemplate";"theme_engine";;"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/aggregator.module";"aggregator";"module";"Aggregates syndicated content (RSS, RDF, and Atom feeds).";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/archive.module";"archive";"module";"Displays a calendar for navigating older content.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/blog.module";"blog";"module";"Enables keeping an easily and regularly updated web page or a blog.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/blogapi.module";"blogapi";"module";"Allows users to post content using applications that support XML-RPC blog APIs.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/book.module";"book";"module";"Allows users to collaboratively author a book.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/contact.module";"contact";"module";"Enables the use of both personal and site-wide contact forms.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/drupal.module";"drupal";"module";"Lets you register your site with a central server and improve ranking of Drupal projects by posting information on your installed modules and themes; also enables users to log in using a Drupal ID.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/emailpage.module";"emailpage";"module";"Provides and \"email this page\" link to all nodes";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/forum.module";"forum";"module";"Enables threaded discussions about general topics.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/legacy.module";"legacy";"module";"Provides legacy handlers for upgrades from older Drupal installations.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/locale.module";"locale";"module";"Enables the translation of the user interface to languages other than English.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/path.module";"path";"module";"Allows users to rename URLs.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/ping.module";"ping";"module";"Alerts other sites when your site has been updated.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/poll.module";"poll";"module";"Allows your site to capture votes on different topics in the form of multiple choice questions.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/profile.module";"profile";"module";"Supports configurable user profiles.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/search.module";"search";"module";"Enables site-wide keyword searching.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/statistics.module";"statistics";"module";"Logs access statistics for your site.";"0";"0";"1";"-1";"0"
"modules/throttle.module";"throttle";"module";"Handles the auto-throttling mechanism, to control site congestion.";"0";"0";"1";"-1";"0"
"modules/tracker.module";"tracker";"module";"Enables tracking of recent posts for users.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/upload.module";"upload";"module";"Allows users to upload and attach files to content.";"0";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/image.module";"image";"module";"Allows uploading of images.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"themes/chameleon/marvin/style.css";"marvin";"theme";"themes/chameleon/chameleon.theme";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"themes/friendselectric_ii/page.tpl.php";"friendselectric_ii";"theme";"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"themes/kubrick/page.tpl.php";"kubrick";"theme";"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"themes/bluemarine/page.tpl.php";"bluemarine";"theme";"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"modules/contrib/image_attach/image_attach.module";"image_attach";"module";"Allows easy attaching of image nodes to other content types.";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"modules/contrib/image_gallery/image_gallery.module";"image_gallery";"module";"Allows sorting and displaying of image galleries based on categories";"1";"0";"0";"0";"0"
"themes/pushbutton/page.tpl.php";"pushbutton";"theme";"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"themes/friendselectric/page.tpl.php";"friendselectric";"theme";"themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
"themes/chameleon/chameleon.theme";"chameleon";"theme";"themes/chameleon/chameleon.theme";"1";"0";"0";"-1";"0"
vm’s picture

vm commented

you can also check the top of the system.module which is what reports the version of drupal in use.

a fairly empty CHANGELOG.txt tells me your version is likely pretty old. A paste of the top 5 - 10 lines should have be able to determine which version is in use.

PerfectReign’s picture

PerfectReign commented

Aha!

There we go.

Thanks!!

system.module states:

<?php

// $Id: system.module,v 1.320.2.6 2006/06/01 22:08:06 killes Exp $



/**

 * @file

 * Configuration system that lets administrators modify the workings of the site.

 */



define('VERSION', '4.7.2');

Now I can move forward. :)