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diff --git a/UPGRADE.txt b/UPGRADE.txt index d4909d8ef..c6fee9874 100644 --- a/UPGRADE.txt +++ b/UPGRADE.txt @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - INTRODUCTION ------------ This document describes how to: @@ -25,6 +24,11 @@ First steps and definitions: applying it to your live site. Even minor updates can cause your site's behavior to change. + * Each new release of Drupal has release notes, which explain the changes made + since the previous version and any special instructions needed to update or + upgrade to the new version. You can find a link to the release notes for the + version you are upgrading or updating to on the Drupal project page + (http://drupal.org/project/drupal). UPGRADE PROBLEMS ---------------- @@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ If you encounter errors during this process, More in-depth information on upgrading can be found at http://drupal.org/upgrade - MINOR VERSION UPDATES --------------------- To update from one minor 7.x version of Drupal to any later 7.x version, after @@ -58,11 +61,18 @@ following the instructions in the INTRODUCTION section at the top of this file: If you made modifications to files like .htaccess or robots.txt, you will need to re-apply them from your backup, after the new files are in place. - Sometimes an update includes changes to settings.php (this will be noted in - the release announcement). If that's the case, replace your old settings.php - with the new one, and copy the site-specific entries (especially the lines - giving the database name, user, and password) from the old settings.php to - the new settings.php. + Sometimes an update includes changes to default.settings.php (this will be + noted in the release notes). If that's the case, follow these steps: + + - Make a backup copy of your settings.php file, with a different file name. + + - Make a copy of the new default.settings.php file, and name the copy + settings.php (overwriting your previous settings.php file). + + - Copy the custom and site-specific entries from the backup you made into the + new settings.php file. You will definitely need the lines giving the + database information, and you will also want to copy in any other + customizations you have added. 4. Download the latest Drupal 7.x release from http://drupal.org to a directory outside of your web root. Extract the archive and copy the files @@ -110,7 +120,6 @@ following the instructions in the INTRODUCTION section at the top of this file: Disable the "Put site into maintenance mode" checkbox and save the configuration. - MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE --------------------- To upgrade from a previous major version of Drupal to Drupal 7.x, after @@ -221,4 +230,3 @@ following the instructions in the INTRODUCTION section at the top of this file: To get started with Drupal 7 administration, visit http://drupal.org/getting-started/7/admin - |