Posted by Psam on September 2, 2010 at 5:25pm
Hi,
I've been reading and reading and reading...For some reason I just can't
figure this out. I have Drupal 6.6 but it says there is an update to 6.16 and
also a security update. I believe that I have downloaded the 2 updates and
uncompressed them using 7-Z...
This is my problem, I am using php myadmin (i think) I am Completely a Newbie
not just a newbie. How do I get the download to my website on Drupal?
Drupal should have a baby steps guide ..... Hahahaha....
If anyone thinks they can explain in baby steps maybe I could catch on..
Thanks for your time and patience:)
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I'm just subscribing, in case somebody offers help it may become handy in the future - sorry, I don't have the time right now to write a baby step-by-step guide, and mine wouldn't be so much different than what we already can find in the documentation: http://drupal.org/upgrade
Thanks for sharing the
Thanks for sharing the documentation. ...Every little bit helps...I guess using Drupal I'll be getting better glasses for reading..LoL
Thanks again for taking the time to write:)
Actually, upgrading Drupal is
Actually, upgrading Drupal is not necessarily a simple step, so don't feel bad!
Are you running your web server on your local machine? If not, 'downloading and uncompressing with 7-Z' won't do you much good. You will need to move the latest drupal file to your webserver, and uncompress it there (but there are a few steps to follow first, which are explained here.)
The gist of it is this:
* Drupal is a compilation of php scripts and database schemas;
* The Drupal PHP scripts are just files, which are in a directory on your web server;
* The database schemas are created automatically by the installation process, and can be updated automatically by the update process.
To upgrade safely, you will want to:
* Back up your drupal installation (core, modules and files);
* Back up your database;
* Uncompress the newest version of drupal into the same place where the old version used to be (so the webserver finds it);
* Run the update.php script which will update the database.
This is a really general description of the process - read the instructions in the link for detailed explanations! Make sure you understand what you're doing before you do anything, especially on a live site.
Hope this helps!
Thanks for all the great
Thanks for all the great info......I will back up up everything and read that article..Thanks again:)
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I was there when I started.
It is all a lot easier than it seems right now - but it takes time to get to that point to see it.
Unfortunately for you I am not going to write you that step-by-step guide. There are so many out there. My recommendation is take one of the many books - lot's of them in pdf available straight away.
Work your way through them - allow a day or two - to set-up Drupal and start a simple website - localhost or server based. That will get you going.
I started with David Mercer's book (but there are lots of others starting from scratch) - http://drupal.org/node/243594 - and lots of (free) tutorials - just google them by adding Drupal - that gets you more than saerching here on drupal.org.
You should be on Drupal 6.19 by the way and updating drupal is just copying (ftp or command line) the expanded latest version over the current one. But you need to stick with the same version 6.x and 5.x cannot be mixed. D7. ist too new for beginners - stick to D6.x. Before you update - do all the backups and give it a couple of days to check for problems - from 6.17 to 6.19 - there was a login problem that needed fixing some entries in the settings.php - so take a book and work your way through - a bit of patience and reading around here.
btw - the more you report your learning curve back here and help others along the way - the more help you will get and the more you will learn for your work - .....
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Good luck .....
the results of trying Drupal just once are
www.mallsandmore.com
www.sds-i.com
www.proRotaTherm.com
Thanks for your inspiring
Thanks for your inspiring info...I will read the books and give it a couple of days......Maybe I won't feel like pulling my hair out then....
Thanks again!!!!:)
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I've seen dozens of people reporting this problem but no solution till now, which is why I haven't updated my sites yet - I was also away for some time, so might have missed it.
Basically, would you be so kind as to point me to some more specifics (I checked the upgrade.txt file as well as http://drupal.org/drupal-6.19 but neither indicates changing the settings.php file.
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Don't worry - upgrading is easy - just make sure your ftp access to settings.php is working and make sure you know how to reset the write mod back to 777.
Here should be all the info you need - http://drupal.org/node/816998
Make full backups before and you can always go back to D6.16 - but that should not be necessary.
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Good luck .....
the results of trying Drupal just once are
www.mallsandmore.com
www.sds-i.com
www.proRotaTherm.com
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thanks! yeah, I've prepared a test server, will do it this week.
Here are my notes
I was in your exact shoes a year ago and I now have a decent site online and a strong understanding of many of Drupal's essential modules. They say Drupal has a steep learning curve but, IMO, it's nothing compared to coding everything from scratch. Here are the steps I follow when updating Drupal core.
Notes:
- I use "blah" instead of revealing my entire directory structure in the linked How To
- If the commands (e.g., mkdir, tar) don't make sense I would recommend you change your wallpaper to this cheatsheet.
best,
kbk
Thanks....
Thanks....
I guess I'll just take a deep
I guess I'll just take a deep breathe.....Thanks :)
Drupal is definitely a roller
Drupal is definitely a roller coaster for your confidence, stick with it and just keep trying new things and reading the forums, it funny how you'll find solutions to issues that are of no concern for you today but that could have you pulling out your hair tomorrow.
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