Upgrading to Jamroom 4 from a previous version (3.x or 4.x)
Upgrading Jamroom 4 from a previous version is actually very easy. Simply follow these steps and you'll be running the latest version of Jamroom 4 in no time!
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Download the correct Changed Files Only pack for your current version
Using the Jamroom Upgrade Changes Generator tool, download the proper Change Files pack for your current version of Jamroom and add-ons. If you are upgrading from Jamroom 3, make sure you have a valid Jamroom 4 License.
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Important!
Make sure you update ALL of your Jamroom Scripts (Jamroom Core, Jamroom Bonus Pack, etc.) to the same version. This means that if you have installed Jamroom Core 4.0.0, then you must also update to Jamroom Bonus Pack 4.0.0, Jamroom Power Pack 4.0.0, etc. Older versions of the Jamroom Add-Ons will not work properly with newer versions of the Jamroom Core!
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Unzip Downloaded Jamroom archive to temp directory
After you have downloaded the latest Changed Files Package, unzip the downloaded archives to a temporary directory on your hard drive. You will see that within your temporary directory there will be the actual PHP and script files that comprise the upgraded "Changed" files.
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Make a backup of your customized Templates
If you have customized any of your Jamroom templates (i.e. Skin template, profile theme templates, email templates, etc.), you now want to log in to your server via FTP and COPY those changed files down to your local computer so you have a backup copy of these templates in case any of them gets overwritten during the upgrade process.
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Upload Changed Files to server using FTP
Using a quality FTP client (such as FileZilla), upload the Changed Files to your Jamroom server, overwriting the existing Jamroom files in the process.
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Tip: you can skip uploading the jamroom/skins, jamroom/themes and jamroom/templates directories if you do not need any of the changes that might be made in the default skin, theme and template files. |
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Rename the "sefjam_htaccess" file to ".htaccess"
If you are using the Jamroom SEO URLs, you will want to make sure and rename the "sefjam_htaccess" file that is in your Jamroom directory to ".htaccess" (if you haven't done so already on a previous install).
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Log in to your Jamroom as the Master Admin
Load up your Jamroom site in your web browser, and log in as the Master Admin account.
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Run the Jamroom Database Validation at prompt
After logging in you should be prompted to Validate the Jamroom Database - press the button to validate the Jamroom 4 Database.
That's it - you are now running the latest version of Jamroom 4.
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