UBB.threads 7.0.1 to 7.0.2 upgrade notesEdit

Created , updated
  • Log in to control panel and close board
  • Backup the database:
mysqldump --opt -u USERNAME -p -h localhost DATABASE_NAME | \
  bzip2 -c > BACKUP_FILE.sql.bz2
  • Backup the installed files:
sudo tar -c -v path_to_forums_install > ~/BACKUP.tar
gzip --verbose -9 ~/BACKUP.tar

Line 14 of scripts/getshouts.inc.php reads:

// Script Version 7.0

It should read:

// Script Version 7.0.2
  • Temporarily relax permissions:
cd path_to_forum_install
sudo chmod -R 777 .
  • Upload all files/folders except for the includes, languages, styles and cache_builders/custom directories.
  • Restore permissions to their prior state:
sudo chmod 755 .
sudo chmod 777 includes
sudo chmod 666 includes/*
sudo chmod 777 sessions
sudo chmod 777 templates/compile
sudo chmod 777 templates
sudo chmod 777 cache
sudo chmod 777 cache_builders
sudo chmod 777 cache_builders/custom
sudo chmod 666 cache_builders/custom/*
sudo chmod 777 styles
sudo chmod 666 styles/*.php styles/*.css
sudo chown -R apache_user:apache_group *
  • Run the upgrade script install/upgrade.php from within the browser
  • Remove the install directory from the server
sudo rm -rf install
  • Open the forums again

See also