Upgrading questions & what version I have plse

[UncleSteve]

First of all, how do I tell what version of osc I have? The reason I ask, is that in admin > tools > server information it states my version is osCommerce 2.2-MS2, but no additional information (I may have missed it)?

 

In my webspace control panel > Fantastico Home > OS Commerce it lists my OSC installs as follows

My test store (2.2 MS2 (060817))

My live store (2.2 MS2 (051113))

I'm offered to upgrade my 'live store' to 2.2 MS2 (060817)

 

What I'd like to know, is what files etc. will be changed if I go for the upgrade, or is there a safer way to do an upgrade? Perhaps a manual file by file upload, and where will I find them please?

 

I really don't want to mess my store up and be off line.

 

 

BTW, if I do a clean install from Fantastico, I still have to make changes to the files with a 'Register Globals' contrib. I have a feeling the automatic upgrade will load a set of files that will still need mods, hence my concerns.

 

Thanks in advance :)

[wheeloftime]

First of all, how do I tell what version of osc I have? The reason I ask, is that in admin > tools > server information it states my version is osCommerce 2.2-MS2, but no additional information (I may have missed it)?

 

In my webspace control panel > Fantastico Home > OS Commerce it lists my OSC installs as follows

My test store (2.2 MS2 (060817))

My live store (2.2 MS2 (051113))

I'm offered to upgrade my 'live store' to 2.2 MS2 (060817)

 

What I'd like to know, is what files etc. will be changed if I go for the upgrade, or is there a safer way to do an upgrade? Perhaps a manual file by file upload, and where will I find them please?

 

I really don't want to mess my store up and be off line.

BTW, if I do a clean install from Fantastico, I still have to make changes to the files with a 'Register Globals' contrib. I have a feeling the automatic upgrade will load a set of files that will still need mods, hence my concerns.

 

Thanks in advance :)

If you download the latest osCommerce package you will find a readme inside (update-20060817.txt) with all the alterations/fixes. I would go the manual way as if you have changed a fair lot of files already an automatic update wouldn't give me very warm feelings.

Those files you find in the latest download package which are updated but still unaltered in your shop you can overwrite anyway.

[UncleSteve]

If you download the latest osCommerce package you will find a readme inside (update-20060817.txt) with all the alterations/fixes. I would go the manual way as if you have changed a fair lot of files already an automatic update wouldn't give me very warm feelings.

Those files you find in the latest download package which are updated but still unaltered in your shop you can overwrite anyway.

Thank you for your reply Howard. I'll give it a try :)

 

Any ideas on how to find out what version I have?

 

Steve

[wheeloftime]

Thank you for your reply Howard. I'll give it a try :)

 

Any ideas on how to find out what version I have?

 

Steve

As the project version defined in application_top.php is all the same

// define the project version

define('PROJECT_VERSION', 'osCommerce 2.2-MS2');

you should be able to tell it from the file dates inside the package:

The oscommerce-2.2ms2-051113 version contains a file called update-20051113.txt, the latest oscommerce-2.2ms2-060817 version contains a file called oscommerce-2.2ms2-060817\update-20060817.txt.

Anything before that would be 2.2-MS2 from some time before....

[UncleSteve]

As the project version defined in application_top.php is all the same

 

you should be able to tell it from the file dates inside the package:

The oscommerce-2.2ms2-051113 version contains a file called update-20051113.txt, the latest oscommerce-2.2ms2-060817 version contains a file called oscommerce-2.2ms2-060817\update-20060817.txt.

Anything before that would be 2.2-MS2 from some time before....

Thanks for the help. :)