10-01-2017, 05:29 PM
(10-01-2017, 03:40 PM)trandoductin Wrote: Cool...
I don't think i can update my forum because a lot of custom things might stop working.
So I am just gonna leave it on the version it's on...
Unless there's away to update while keeping the old copy just in case, so i can test the new version
Ah well i better not touch it.
I don't think gimpchat.com has been updated since whatever version it's on.
Which is one of the reasons I avoid all the plugins and local mods. Otherwise to update the forum:
- take a copy of the current /var/www tree
- unzip a copy of the old "standard" version of the forum in another directory
- unzip a copy of the new "standard" version of the forum in another directory
- use a file compare/merge utility to spot your changes from the standard and the updates from old to new
- merge your changes to the new version
- copy merged version to /var/www. If something bad happens, you still have the copy made in step 1.
But... not updating your software is leaving it open to people who can take advantage of recently discovered vulnerabilities. But I suppose this is more important for G-F.n (on its own server, so we have to take care of the full stack) than on yours (if you are on a shared server).