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I am currently running UBB.Classic 6.7.1 and want to upgrade to get current. However, the server I am running 6.7.1 on does not support the SQL version needed. I am migrating to a new server that does have all the correct software required for UBB.Threads.

What is the recommended way to accomplish this migration? Should I install Classic 6.7.1 on the new server first and copy everything over? Are the source install files for Classic 6.7.1 still around? If so are there instructions for that migration available?

Once I get Classic 6.7.1 on the new server, I assume that I can just use the documented upgrade process on the new server, correct?

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Hi Denny,
My gut feeling would be to get your current version running on the new server first.

I've just checked the members area and version 6.7.3 is available.

However, I don't think that you need to upgrade. Somewhere on these boards or in the documentation area are guides to moving your boards.

I upgraded from 6.7.1 to threads 7.1 using the classic importer (available from the members area) and I had no problems whatsoever smile


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Giz has written a guide here

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Anything in the 6.7 branch can be migrated to 7; you'll want to go ahead and upgrade to the current 6.7 branch (6.7.3) then migrate it to the new server, THEN preform the migration there (should you want to actually migrtate using the install files)

What I'd do would be:
On CURRENT server
1. Backup your CGI and VARS directories
2. Backup your Members and Non-CGI directories.
3. Migrate them to the new server, edit vars_config.cgi to reflect "new paths" and the url of the new server.
4. Check the CHMod's on files to ensure they'll run (755 on non vars files, 666 on members files, 666 on vars files IIRC)

--- MAKE SURE .C is running on the "new server" before moving on. ---

5. follow my "migrating from UBB.C6 -> UBB.T7" guide.


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Thank you very much for your prompt and detailed help.

Two questions ...

If any 6.7.x can be migrated to 7, why wuold I need to upgrade to 6.7.3 first? Unless there is no way to copy the 6.7.1 system to the new server and an install of 6.7.3 is required.

Anything else other than the CGI, VARS, Members and non-CGI directories need to be copied to the new server?

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Generally the first step is to upgrade; if you're going to migrate theres several routes, including doing a fresh install at the new location... As I doubt you have the 6.7.1 install files, you'd end up using the 6.7.3 install files, in which you'd need to upgrade prior to moving.

I documented a path that doens't require doing a fresh install above to go around this (in fact, I don't like doing the "fresh install and migrate in" path, it's just as easy to do what i mentioned above).

Anything in UBB.C6.7 can migrate directly to UBB.T7.x; this is also the same for UBB.T6.5 to UBB.T7.x.

The only UBB files should be the CGI, Vars, Members, and non-cgi files; there shouldn't be any other files related to the UBB.C elsewhere.


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Thank you very much.


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