I have a website running v.7.0.4 which I have successfully upgraded to v.7.1.8 on my local machine. Is there a best practise or any advice for doing this on the live website?
If there are no database changes involved (how can I find that out?) between these versions then I could just upload bin, umbraco and the umbraco_client folders and merge my configuration files?
Alternatively, I could take a copy of the live database and bring it back to my local machine. I would then need to carry out the upgrade on my local again and push all the files and database back up to live.
I must admit I can't remember whether there are DB changes between the two versions. But since there has been changes to how the member section works in the 7.1 release I suspect that there is.
So therefore the proper approach in your case would be to tell your client that within a certain timeframe they are not allowed to add or update content and then make a copy of the database and do the upgrade on your local environment as you mention yourself.
Then it's a matter of putting the DB backup and copy over the relevant files and folders.
Indeed - If you do such things live then you're begging for trouble. Even though it's tempting because it's "Sooo simple...and what could possibly go wrong?"...It will go wrong and one will cry a lot! :)
So it's always better to be on the safe side no matter how simple things seem. (I've been crying a lot ;-)).
I've never used TFS myself but I have heard that it can be a pain sometimes.
Upgrade Umbraco v7 in live environment
Hi all,
I have a website running v.7.0.4 which I have successfully upgraded to v.7.1.8 on my local machine. Is there a best practise or any advice for doing this on the live website?
If there are no database changes involved (how can I find that out?) between these versions then I could just upload bin, umbraco and the umbraco_client folders and merge my configuration files?
Alternatively, I could take a copy of the live database and bring it back to my local machine. I would then need to carry out the upgrade on my local again and push all the files and database back up to live.
Cheers, Ian.
Hi Ian
I must admit I can't remember whether there are DB changes between the two versions. But since there has been changes to how the member section works in the 7.1 release I suspect that there is.
So therefore the proper approach in your case would be to tell your client that within a certain timeframe they are not allowed to add or update content and then make a copy of the database and do the upgrade on your local environment as you mention yourself.
Then it's a matter of putting the DB backup and copy over the relevant files and folders.
Hope this helps.
/Jan
Thanks Jan!
That seems like the safer of the two options although I am tempted to do it straight on live :)
I do find I often have issues with TFS but that's not an Umbraco specific problem!
Cheers, Ian.
Hi Ian
Indeed - If you do such things live then you're begging for trouble. Even though it's tempting because it's "Sooo simple...and what could possibly go wrong?"...It will go wrong and one will cry a lot! :)
So it's always better to be on the safe side no matter how simple things seem. (I've been crying a lot ;-)).
I've never used TFS myself but I have heard that it can be a pain sometimes.
Let us know how it all works out.
Cheers, Jan
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