Update to version 5.2 - gtbu/Typesetter5.2 GitHub Wiki

Typesetter CMS has no core-update-function : A core-updater-addon is in preparation ( and a repo with the cores and the core - addon)

== If You want to update from 5.x to my TP 5.2** (only php7.3 and 7.4) ==

A . First make a backup under tools and install Filezilla Portable at Your PC. (it doesnt omit some filetypes or deep directory structures and stabilizes the connection)

B. Rename the gpconfig.php (in the root) to gpconfig.old and copy the new gpconfig.php there (ftp)

C. Rename the /include-directory (the core-directory) to include.old and copy the 5.2-include directory parallel

Problems : Some templates and plugins of 5.x and some manually installed ckeditor-plugins may be so old and outdated that they do not function or that the new CMS will hang (written for php4 or old JS : otherwise i would develop a core-update-plugin for /include)

*** After successful core-update You should update the /addons- and /themes - directories --- BUT Do NOT overwrite the /data - directory !!! (or themes or templates which You modified).

  • Plugins from web-installation are under data/_addoncode ; such themes are under data/_themes.

*** Safer for older 5.x is a process which first updates stepwise to my 5.1.1 (also in this git ; also the templates and addons (NOT overwrite the data - directory!!!) - and then the templates and plugins

*** If You still use php 5.6 or 7.2 then You should do all this with the github.com/Typesetter - master.

P.S. If Your existing installation has no bugs and no very outdated plugins from Web-installation (instead manually under /addons) :

  1. Make a backup under tools (export)
  2. Extract the backup into a harddisk - directory
  3. Now make a completely new installation in the web.
  4. Rename the data-directoy to data.old and copy (only) the data - directory from the harddisk parallel.
  5. Typesetter will now overtake the old parameters