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ForumsHelp · 08-06-2006, 12:04 AM

Hello everybody

I want to talk today about updating to vBulletin 3.6 , and how to determine whether it's good and suitable for you to upgrade your forum now or not.

So as a start, here are some points that you have to take care of before upgrading your vBulletin:
1- Revise the differences between your current vBulletin version and the vb 3.6 and see if you really need these new features.
2- Revise the mods and hacks installed in your forum and if they are available to run on vb 3.6
3- Revise the skins currently installed on your forum and see if they are avaible for vb 3.6

Ok, if you revised all the above points and still want to upgrade, then here are the steps that you should take before upgrading:
1- Backup your current forum
2- Backup your current database
3- Notify forum members that the forum will not be availble for some time (the upgrade will take less than 15 min but always give yourself some extra time, let's say that you should tell them that the forum will not be available for 6 hours or so).

After upgrading your forum, here are some extra points to do:
1- Check the forum functionality (move between threads, send PMs, check users options and the registration process).
2- Check the forum admincp (check the options functionality).
3- Check the skin used and the layout for problems or missing pics.

After you are done with all that, you should re-open your forum and ask users to report any bugs or problems they faced and that's all

Norman · 08-06-2006, 08:04 AM

Great tutorial man.

Thx again for your job.

ForumsHelp · 08-06-2006, 12:29 PM

Thanks Norman and you are always welcome

gahomg1 · 11-28-2006, 10:41 PM

i agree, great tut

aaatitaaa · 12-13-2006, 01:38 AM

woh.. nice ^^ help me alot.. tx

dogu · 12-16-2006, 04:31 PM

i see , thanks for advace

petitrc · 12-24-2006, 02:41 PM

thank a lot, i use your tutorial for my forum

SecCTapan · 02-07-2007, 02:13 AM

thanx for the help

08-06-2006, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
User Profile ForumsHelp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 968 Total Points: 295,344 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (1) My Mood:	Before upgrading to vBulletin 3.6 Hello everybody I want to talk today about updating to vBulletin 3.6 , and how to determine whether it's good and suitable for you to upgrade your forum now or not. So as a start, here are some points that you have to take care of before upgrading your vBulletin: 1- Revise the differences between your current vBulletin version and the vb 3.6 and see if you really need these new features. 2- Revise the mods and hacks installed in your forum and if they are available to run on vb 3.6 3- Revise the skins currently installed on your forum and see if they are avaible for vb 3.6 Ok, if you revised all the above points and still want to upgrade, then here are the steps that you should take before upgrading: 1- Backup your current forum 2- Backup your current database 3- Notify forum members that the forum will not be availble for some time (the upgrade will take less than 15 min but always give yourself some extra time, let's say that you should tell them that the forum will not be available for 6 hours or so). After upgrading your forum, here are some extra points to do: 1- Check the forum functionality (move between threads, send PMs, check users options and the registration process). 2- Check the forum admincp (check the options functionality). 3- Check the skin used and the layout for problems or missing pics. After you are done with all that, you should re-open your forum and ask users to report any bugs or problems they faced and that's all

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08-06-2006, 08:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
User Profile Norman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: [Italy] Posts: 132 Total Points: 1,019 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0) My Mood:	Great tutorial man. Thx again for your job.

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User Profile ForumsHelp Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 968 Total Points: 295,344 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (1) My Mood:	Thanks Norman and you are always welcome

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User Profile gahomg1 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 9 Total Points: 225 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	i agree, great tut

12-13-2006, 01:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
User Profile aaatitaaa Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 10 Total Points: 309 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	woh.. nice ^^ help me alot.. tx

12-16-2006, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
User Profile dogu Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 25 Posts: 8 Total Points: 262 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	i see , thanks for advace

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User Profile petitrc Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 38 Posts: 13 Total Points: 318 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0) My Mood:	thank a lot, i use your tutorial for my forum