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Posted by:
Erik van Ballegoij
6/12/2007 8:09 PM
A frequent question in the forums is "How to upgrade my DotNetNuke install".. I thought i'd post a brief guide here for easy ref
- download the upgrade package of the version you wish to upgrade to
- unzip or copy or ftp all files in the zip file to the root of your dnn application
- rename web.config to something like web.config.[date].resources (you can use any other name, but the date will make it easy to keep track of older webconfigs, the .resources extension makes sure the file cannot be downloaded)
- rename release.config to web.config
- change the following things (copy from old web.config file):
- 2 sql connection strings
- machinekey (under system.web)
- optionally objectQualifier and/or DBO (under <data defaultProvider="SqlDataProvider"> )
- optionally make any other custom changes you had in your old web.config
- save the new web.config
- browse to your site, upgrade will start automatically
if you want to prevent visits to your site while you are upgrading, you can do the following:
- before copying the upgrade files to your site, put a file called "App_Offline.htm" in the root of your dnn installation, this will take the application offline (see here for more info: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2005/10/06/426755.aspx )
- Change the AutoUpgrade value to False (under appsettings in web.config). This will prevent the dnn autoupgrade feature.
- You can manually start the upgrade by browsing to this url: http://[yourdomain]/install/install.aspx?mode=install
Comments on this are welcome, but please no discussion!
10 comment(s) so far...
Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
please see also my upgrade checklist at http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/616/Default.aspx
By leupold on
6/13/2007 8:41 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
not sure if this a comment or discussion...
First Step: turn off/disable "keep-alive" services
By jyjohnson on
7/19/2007 10:21 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
Just perfect !!
By Declic Video on
7/19/2007 10:21 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
Thanks it worked great in my case
By arvychile on
5/28/2008 9:52 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
I appreciate this is how dotnetnuke is updated but surely dnn can introduce better mechanisms for upgrading that is potential less error prone and provide a better audit trail of changes and potential conflicts.
By Joe_Kennington on
6/26/2008 8:40 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
One item that is extremely helpful during an upgrade is an XML editor with diffing. Text diffing is useful, but a smart xml diff is more useful to find config keys that have changed. A good xml editor will show changes on the xml *logical* level, rather than on the text *physical* level (e.g. whitespace/indent formatting, differences in node order, etc are irrelevant -- or at least secondary -- in an XML diff).
For serious work, I prefer Altova XMLSpy. However, for those on a shoestring, the free (and open-source, although originally developed by Microsoft) XMLNotepad can also do XML diffs:
http://www.codeplex.com/xmlnotepad
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=72d6aa49-787d-4118-ba5f-4f30fe913628&displaylang=en
- Erik
By EJSawyer on
6/26/2008 8:40 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
100 upgrades further, still thankfull this overview exists
By ojooris on
6/26/2008 8:40 AM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
Thank you for the instructions.
By Michael on
8/13/2009 6:44 PM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
You might wanna add two steps before upgrading:
Backup the DB, and Backup the Site!!!
By Josh Pocius on
9/3/2010 11:52 PM
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Re: Upgrading DotNetNuke
it works perfect! thanks!!
By svargas on
5/4/2010 12:08 AM
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