It's not too difficult really, but there can be some issues when upgrading from prior to 7.3 or so; so for an upgrade of several older versions I'd recommend hiring someone to do it for you.

There are several of us on here that do upgrades, including MindRaven itself.

I am a Web Development Contractor, I do not work for UBBCentral. I have provided free User to User Support since the beginning of these support forums.
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