https://www.icyphoenix.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6637&p=45527#p45527
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Lopalong
Sat 31 Oct, 2009 07:29

Re: A Few Quick Question...?
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Did it say "Folders" ?

The best thing you can do is MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP of your FORUM AND DATABASE.

Do these steps:

  [color=#FF5500] 1. Make a full backup of all files and database (if you don't do a backup, don't dare to ask for support! Backup Rules!)[/color]
 [color=red]  2. Did you backup everything? If you didn't make the backup, please, step back to the previous point.[/color]
   3. Copy your current config.php and keep it in a safe place.
   4. Check again that your backup is ok and keep it in a safe place. Backup Rules!
   5. Login as administrator.
   6. Unpack Icy Phoenix package to one folder on your HD.
   7. Upload install folder to the root of your phpBB forum and launch database_update.php (i.e. http://www.mysite.com/phpbb/install/database_update.php).
   8. Delete install folder. 

upload all of Icy Phoenix to /myicy - yes! I'm serious about /myicy

In the config.php you saved find:

define('PHPBB_INSTALLED', true);

Change it to:

define('IP_INSTALLED', true);

Copy the edited config.php to /myicy/config.php

Rename the /myicy/install folder to something else

Rename your current forum to /oldforum

Rename /myicy to whatever your forum was called.

Then if anything is missing from your new forum that the database is looking for - Just copy it back from your old forum. Which may mean folders with pics etc. - And you can forget any MODS you may have installed, because they ain't going to work.

And David - - I assume that this upgrade will install Icy Phoenix 1.3.* without having to go through the pain of upgrading in steps from previous versions. Dunno! it's too hard to keep up with all of the changes made here recently.


