History of bitweaver R1 to R2 Upgrade
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{r2} ImportantPlease note that bitweaver version 2 has not been released yet and this is currently a page to collect notes about the upgrade procedure. Please do not use any of the informtion on this page yet!Why we need thisWe haven't had a release of bitweaver in a very long time. This is largely down to the fact that we want to provide you with a solid product. Also, we don't allow database changes between major releases, which means that we have to get the database just right. This provides you with a stable environment to work with but unfortunately means that release cycles can be slower.Due to the long time, an uncountable number of things have been improved, but it also means that the upgrade process might be a bit more hands-on depending on your setup. Generic Upgrade InstructionsDatabase and FilesTo upgrade the filebase from R1 to R2 please follow the steps outlined on the bitweaverUpgrade page. There you will find instructions on how to backup your database and how to replace the old files with the new ones.InstallerOnce you have completed the above, please point your browser to:http://www.cooldomain.com/install/install.php. The installer will guide you through the upgrade process. Once the upgrade is complete, you can view instructions on what further steps are required below. depending on your setup, you might already be done! Package specific notesThemesThemes have undergone some fundamental changes. We now allow for dynamic layouts and for modules in all 4 areas around the center content. These changes might cause minor issues with your existing custom themes. We will try to put up a page about the details of the changes soon or you can visit us on ConnectingToIRC.NexusPackageIf you are using nexus on your homepage and you are using a nexus menu in the top bar, upgrading to R2 will probably cause some problems. the easiest way to resolve these is to go to the Administration > Nexus > Settings screen and rewrite the menu cache. This will not restore the menu yet though. Now you need to go to the Adminstration > Themes > Manage Layouts page. Here you need to enable modules in the top layout area in the Column Control tab. After that you can assign your nexus menu to the top bar. Now you should have the old menu back in the top bar.CategoriesPackageCategories are now no longer part of the default bitweaver release. If you want to continue using categories, please download a version here. | ImportantWe don't allow database changes between major releases, which means that we have to get the database just right. This provides you with a stable environment to work with but unfortunately means custom term papers that release cycles can be slower. Due to the long time, an uncountable number of things have been improved, but it also means that the upgrade process might be a bit more hands-on depending on your setup.Major Revision Upgrade InstructionsDatabase and FilesTo upgrade the filebase from R1 to R2 please follow the steps outlined on the bitweaverUpgrade page. There you will find instructions on how to backup your database and how to replace the old files with the new ones.InstallerOnce you have completed the above, please point your browser to:http://www.cooldomain.com/install/install.php. The installer will guide you through the upgrade process. Once the upgrade is complete, you can view instructions on what further steps are required below. depending on your setup, you might already be done! Package ConstellationDue to the unnumerable changes, updates and improvements we have decided to modify the included packages in our bitweaver distribution. If you have been using one of the packges we have not included, you can get updated versions here:http://www.bitweaver.org/builds/packages/HEAD/
Package specific notesThemesThemes have undergone some fundamental changes. We now allow for dynamic layouts and for modules in all 4 areas around the center content. These changes might cause minor issues with your existing custom themes. We will try to put up a page about the details of the changes soon or you can visit us on ConnectingToIRC.NexusPackageIf you are using nexus on your homepage and you are using a nexus menu in the top bar, upgrading to R2 will probably cause some problems. the easiest way to resolve these is to go to the Administration > Nexus > Settings screen and rewrite the menu cache. This will not restore the menu yet though. Now you need to go to the Adminstration > Themes > Manage Layouts page. Here you need to enable modules in the top layout area in the Column Control tab. After that you can assign your nexus menu to the top bar. Now you should have the old menu back in the top bar.CategoriesPackageCategories are now no longer part of the default bitweaver release. If you want to continue using categories, please download a version here.ArticlesPackageImages for topics will unfortunately not be displayed in the articles page. there is a very easy fix to this. Please go to the article topic administration page and edit every topic and reupload the topic images. if you still have original versions of the topic images, we recommend you use those since image processing has been improved. if you don't have the original files, please copy the original ones and re-upload those. Once you have done that, your topic images should display as before.phpBBPackageIf you have been using phpBB so far, we have some good news. we finally have our own boards package called BoardsPackage. you can find upgrade instructions on the phpBB to Boards Upgrade page.Themes and StylesIf you have a custom theme, your theme might not be compatible with the new version of bitweaver. Please make sure you compare your custom templates with the new versions of the templates to make sure that your custom templates still work with the new bitweaver. many variables and other things have changed, so it might be easiest to copy a version of the new templates to your custom style directory and apply the changes there.StorageStorage now requires a bit_setup_inc.php file. Please make sure you copy accross the file storage/bit_setup_inc.php from the clean filebase to your existing storage directory.Final noteWe do appologise that the upgrade process is so tedious but there will be no database changes for a while and future upgrades will be very safe, easy and quick. If you liked bitweaver R1 we can guarantee that you will love bitweaver R2 and the upgrade process will be worth the hassle. |