I decided to try a different approach, and it seems to be working mostly. I created a new db and imported the data from my export backup. I dl'd and uploaded the v1.6.6 into a second testing directory and installed, using the latest db. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it seems to have self installed and modified the db correctly, even from the 1.3.9 structures. The images wouldn't display of course, so now I'm copying the images directory from the old working installation to the latest test installation directory. I don't think it's going to work, I can't display the "Image:foo.jpg" in the new install, even though the file is transferred. Do I need to redo the entire process, or revert the LocalSetting.php file and reinstall, or is there a utility that I can run? Is the image storage scheme different?

At 08:07 PM 5/31/2006 -0500, =James Birkholz= wrote:

OK, can't put it off much longer....

I would like to install the new version in a different directory, to test before committing. I'm using a third party host, do not have root access.

I have a fresh intall of 1.6.0 running in the testing directory. I've created a separate MySQL db for this install. I've exported all of the files from the 1.3.9's MySQL db to my local HD. Is there any way I can import that data into the 1.6.0 controlled db? Is there an upgrade script that will handle this?

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On 01/06/06, =James Birkholz= jbirchwood@comcast.net wrote:

Looks like I just don't know how the ftp client doesn't work. I can't get it to copy the images correctly. It does all the subdirectories but they are all empty. If I dl to hd, then ul to the same directory, it works fine, and the images show up in the new install correctly.

I've found filezilla to be good for moving files on a remote site. Providing you take care not to duplicate filnames in a directory.