The following folders do not require any changes:
blocks
db
images only requires uploading code.bg.jpg to the main images folder.
includes
language
themes
The following files require no changes:
backend.php
banners.php
config.php
header.php
index.php
robots.txt
ultramode.txt
The admin language file only requires a few lines added to the start of it right before:
The following files must be deleted from the admin case, links and modules folder:
all files relating to content, faq, download, encyclopedia, links, polls, reviews, stories, topics and users.
The rest of the files in the case and links folders require no changes.
The following files are the only ones that need updating in the admin/modules folder:
authors.php
backup.php
forums.php
modules.php
newsletter.php
optimize.php
All module main files can remain as they are, the only change is that you will need to upload an admin folder into the following modules:
Content
Downloads
Encyclopedia
FAQ
News
Reviews
Surveys
Topics
Web_Links
Your_Account
The following file must be deleted:
auth.php
The upgrade74-75.php file must be run from the main directory (where mainfile.php and config.php are) and deleted once run. That's about it.
I have changed a lot of code on ALL the files of PHPNuke...
Should I update or not?! The way modules are made from now on worries me. I am afraid that if I don't update now I will never be able to use a new module that cames out afterwords. (They would all be 7.5 or up compatible)
Will a new module for 7.5 be easily used on a 7.3 or 7.4 version?
How about "old" modules? Are they easy to convert to 7.5? Is is a simple directory change or it involves some code? How came no one talks about this???
BTW, what is the best tool for people to use in order to compare different versions of code to see what changes were made? Beyond Compare 2.1?
Ive got phpnuke 7.3 with the 2.5 patch applied and the phbb upgrade to version 2.0.10.
I'm wondering, if I upgrade to 7.5, do I need to apply the upgrade files for 7.4. I've been led to believe that the patch and phbb upgrade were the essential changes of 7.4.
You just need to run the upgrade scripts. That should be it. I don't see anything from 7.3 to 7.4 that does any forums changes - only the version number.
The upgrade script comes with Nuke 7.5, get it at www.phpnuke.org as for those add-ons if they modify any original Nuke file you will have to make the modifications again
The upgrade script comes with Nuke 7.5, get it at www.phpnuke.org as for those add-ons if they modify any original Nuke file you will have to make the modifications again
OK, thank you but forum modules in 7.50 is the same ?
So the upgrade scripts for php-Nuke really only modify DB structure, it doesn't remove old files? And that is what you are outlining here, the cleanup of old folders/files that are no longer needed?
EDIT: Just trying to get a grip on how things should work, between upgrades - not really questioning any statements.
Your nuke root directory
I dont delete, I rename, eg auth.php becomes auth.php0
I use 0=o =orginal file using 0 makes it easy to see if u need to repace or start again if u *beep* instructions up lol
authors.php
backup.php
forums.php
modules.php
newsletter.php
optimize.php
these I renamed as above and copied from the orginal nuke 7.5 archive file I downloaded and extacted to admin/modules
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