///////////////////////////// // CubeCart 3.0.x to 3.0.18 // UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS ///////////////////////////// PLEASE TAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT SITE FILES AND DATABASE DUMP BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE UPGRADE PROCESS READ THIS DOCUMENT IN FULL BEFORE STARTING +------------------------------------------------ | IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM 3.0.x - 3.0.18 +------------------------------------------------ a. Take a FULL backup of the database and site files. b. Upload every file from the uploads folder over your existing files with exception to the ones listed below: includes/global.inc.php install/ language/*/home.inc.php c. You then need to run the upgrade.php scripts (if there are any). To do this you need to know which version you were running previously. Have a look in the /upgrade/scripts/ folder to see if there are any relevant ones. If so start with the oldest one and copy it to the root folder of your store. Run this file in your browser and follow the on screen instructions. Repeat this process overwriting each upgrade.php script at a time until there are no more. e.g. http://www.example.com/store/upgrade.php d. Your store should have been upgraded. e. You may need to reapply any modifications you have made. +------------------------------------------------ | Upgrade complete. +------------------------------------------------ Please note that we are working to improve the upgrade facility in the next major release which is still under heavy development.