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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
Upgraded four sites including two that I hadn’t done much with in a while…
cmsstyles.com
Host: Joyent
Previous version: 4.3.0
patetech.info
Host: Dreamhost
Previous version: 4.3.0
michaelkpate.com
Host: Dreamhost
Previous version: 4.0.6
gocheckmail.com
Host: Dreamhost
Previous version: 4.0.4
I had to do correct some preference settings here and there but no real issues.
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
I renamed config.php to configold.php before uploading the whole textpattern directory, so as not to overwrite config.php. But I now find that configold.php has been deleted so I can’t rename it back to config.php !!!!
EDIT: I suppose it’s because I’ve used Coda for the first time to upload and it has different behaviour to Filezilla which I always used previously :-(
Last edited by zero (2011-03-27 18:44:59)
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
@Robert.
Thanks for the suggest.
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
Textpattern.org upgraded to TXP 4.4 (from 4.0.5).
Had to patch a truckload of plugins to get rid of various warnings, notices and errors.
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
ruud wrote:
Textpattern.org upgraded to TXP 4.4 (from 4.0.5).
Had to patch a truckload of plugins to get rid of various warnings, notices and errors.
Wow 58 plugins employed, that’s gotta be a record.
Wasn’t there work being done towards a new version of Textpattern.org?
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#30 2011-03-27 20:37:20
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
zero wrote:
I renamed config.php to configold.php before uploading the whole textpattern directory, so as not to overwrite config.php. But I now find that configold.php has been deleted so I can’t rename it back to config.php !!!!
It’s the danger I was banging on about before – copying a folder will overwrite the whole folder, copying folder contents only overwrites files of the same name.
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
hcgtv wrote:
Wasn’t there work being done towards a new version of Textpattern.org?
Uhhh, yes. *embarrassed*. Needs some more resource thrown at it to get it to the top of the hill.
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
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Upgrade instructions tweaked slightly. Is that better? Any further improvements that can be made?
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#33 2011-03-27 22:16:04
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
Bloke wrote:
Upgrade instructions tweaked slightly. Is that better? Any further improvements that can be made?
I’d shift the “You must make a copy of your config.php file as a minimum” to before “Duplicate the Existing Txp File Tree” – so it’s more in your face. However even this might be giving the user a false sense of security.
To be honest I still think the old style procedure is so much safer:
- take a backup
- copy files css.php, index.php etc … across
- copy folders rpc, sites etc … across
- copy contents of textpattern folder across
Then you can add in the bits about .htaccess etc.
… copy the new files from there to the original location on your server, overwriting the old installation files.
… is very vague. I’m still worried that a user will copy the vanilla images or files folder across & destroy their website. I’ve learnt the hard way in the past that copying the whole folder is not the same as copying the contents of a folder – which is why alarm bells started ringing with me when I read the new procedure.
A one click automatic upgrade process would be fabulous of course – TXP 5 maybe?
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#34 2011-03-27 22:20:10
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
I always follow these steps, minus the MLP specific steps (#7 and #10).
Last edited by els (2011-03-27 22:21:05)
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Re: Feedback for the Textpattern 4.4.0 release
fwiw
The import tab is showing the following error:
Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in /path to textpattern/textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php(653) : eval()’d code on line 94
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RE: upgrade instructions; point taken. I’m sure someone can improve on them further.
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