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+Elgg Upgrade Instructions
+=========================
-ELGG UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
+Note: Upgrades are one way--You cannot downgrade once you run the upgrade
+ script. Always back up your database, code, and data directory
+ before upgrading!
-1. Backup your Elgg database and code
-2. Download the new version of Elgg from elgg.org.
+Upgrading from Elgg 1.7 to 1.8.
+----------------------------------------------------
-3. Overwrite your existing Elgg files. Any modifications should
- have been written within plugins, so that they are not lost
- on overwriting. If this is not the case, take care to
- maintain your modifications, although Elgg is not guaranteed
- to work correctly in this instance.
+1. Backup your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
-4. Visit http://your-elgg-site-URL/upgrade.php
+2. Download the latest version of Elgg from http://elgg.org/.
-5. Copy htaccess_dist to .htaccess, replacing your existing version.
- Any modifications to the original .htaccess should be moved to the
- new .htaccess file.
+3. Identify and save any changes to core files. Pay special attention to
+ the views and actions directories. You will need to put these changes
+ in plugins once you have installed Elgg 1.8.
+3. Delete the following directories in the Elgg root on your server:
+ * _css
+ * account
+ * actions
+ * admin
+ * dashboard
+ * entities
+ * friends
+ * search
+ * settings
+ * simplecache
+ * views
+
+4. Upload and overwrite your existing Elgg files with the Elgg 1.8 files.
+
+5. Copy htaccess_dist to .htaccess, replacing your existing version. Any
+ modifications to the original .htaccess should be moved to the new
+ .htaccess file.
+
+6. Visit http://your-elgg-site/upgrade.php
+
+
+Upgrading to the latest release
+-----------------------------------------
+
+1. Backup your Elgg database, code, and data directory.
+
+2. Download the latest version of Elgg from http://elgg.org/.
+
+3. Upload and overwrite your existing Elgg files. Any modifications should
+ have been written within plugins so that they are not lost. If this is
+ not the case, take care to maintain your modifications. If you have
+ modified core files, Elgg may not work correctly.
+
+4. Copy htaccess_dist to .htaccess, replacing your existing version. Any
+ modifications to the original .htaccess should be moved to the new
+ .htaccess file.
+
+5. Visit http://your-elgg-site/upgrade.php