Hmm.. I don't konw how to tell it <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /><br />-----<br />I download ubb.threads 6.2.3 and installed it on my home comupter for testing. Today I made decidion about uprade my forum from 6.1.1 to 6.2.3, but... I did it, but not exactly:<br />- manualy I modificed few mysql tables and manualy made upgrade. Why?<br />Because I wanted to save all my modfications and I don't want to change old posts mark (new post are mark by icon, not color).<br />And I did it, my forum work correctly <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />After 9h of hard work I can told everyone - It's possible <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

<img src="/forum/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> Congrats, that sounds like a difficult uprgrade <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /><br /><br /><img src="/forum/images/graemlins/dancingman.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/dancingman.gif" alt="" /><br /><br />I plan to start fresh with 6.3 and add modifications there <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I hate doing things manually. Which is why I have not yet upgraded threads in quite some time. So when 6.3 comes out final, I will install that from scratch, then go through and the hacks that are necessary.<br /><br />I find when I try to use beyond/compare and such, it takes me twice as long and I usually miss something which in the end breaks my board or some hack, and I have to start all over anyway <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, if I'd done what he did, every time there was a problem, you'd never know if it was you.<br /><br />6.2 was extensive changes. Every script was modified and the fundamental way threads works was changed. Normal upgrades only have a handful of scripts which might not be as bad. <br /><br />I tried this with all my hacks from 6.2 to 6.3... but things were still goofy. <br />Best to start clean. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I mentioned this before, but what I did was compare my hacked 6.2.3 with a stock 6.2.3 in Beyond Compare. I clearly commented where all the hacks were. I then loaded my hacked 6.2.3 and the stock 6.3 b1 into Beyond Compare. I changed all that was nessecary, paying special attention to the commented hack sections of code. <br /> <br />Starting from scratch and re-adding hacks can sometimes be difficult. In the hack instructions it could tell you to look for some code, but that code has changed in the new release. <br /> <br />The most hair-pulling experiences are when I'm updating my personalized templates, whether for installing hacks or upgrading. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/doah.gif" alt="" />

I always start clean - annoys my users though <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> - but most things get added back fairly quickly.<br /><br />However I always make sure I have a mirrored copy of my site - usually a tarball in case it all goes pearshaped <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />