How to keep up

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:45 pm

With all these new versions of PhpNuke always coming out, just how does one keep up?

I mean most of us have modified our sites somewhat and to upgrade means to redo the modifications. Is it really worth it?

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:03 pm

No, it isn't.

Sometimes I wish I was running 7.5 just because of how the admin modules have changed and seem to make sense. Besides that I don't see the point.

I just finished doing some pretty involved mods so it will be forever before I upgrade again.

Maybe around 8.3 or so....

Worker Joined: Aug 06, 2004 Posts: 192

Almost all the mods I have done to my site involve the forums. Which I update manually when the new version of phpbb come out. Other than sentinel, I haven't really changed any of the core files. So I just upload away when the new patched version comes out. In 7.6 you are able to use a custom_file thing so you really don't have to edit most to the core files anymore. You can put the additions there.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:01 pm

Things I do to make updates easier.
Never install forum mods period.
Use modules when ever possible (Not hacks to default modules).

Download updated phpnuke files upload all the files except ones which I have replaced with custom modules. Compare custom modules to updated files make changes as needed to continue to work safely with new phpnuke versions.

Buy Beyond Compare! If you run more then one phpnuke site it is well worth the money. There are others but none make comparisions on a directory by directory basis as well and simple as Beyond Compare.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:27 pm

What's Beyond Compare?

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:37 pm

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Its a file comparison utility for windows that can make a complete binary comparision of directory tree's in a side by side window. Which makes merging updates with your heavily modified sites files a breeze.