perryfincher Posted March 30, 2020 Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Hello, I plan to help a VA to update their phpvms. They are currently using an old V2. Is it possible to upgrade their site to 5.5x without having to rebuild and/or build from scratch other than uploading existing databases for flights, pilots, fleet, etc.? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ProAvia Posted March 30, 2020 Administrators Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Not exactly.... you will need to update their existing db tables to include any new fields and there are a few table additions too. Certainly can be done if you are confident in your abilities. Be sure to backup the DB first and also do it frequently during the conversion process. You will also need to update a good number of addon modules for them to work correctly. It may be better to leave as is and wait for phpVMS v7 to release. It shouldn't be much longer. Of course, they will need PHP 7 on their host. As is stated in the 5.5.2 readme file - "... This version is not for the faint of heart. If you have modules and other addons that worked on older releases of phpVMS they will most likely break in this version. ..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perryfincher Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thanks ProAvia!!! That was my thoughts also, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ProAvia Posted March 31, 2020 Administrators Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 It can be a LOT of work - especially if one is using a bunch of addon modules. Careful planning is key. Backup the existing site and DB first. Install 5.5.2 as a separate site. Install the 5.5.2 compatible modj,es and edit older modules to work with 5.5.2. Test the 5.5.2 site.... test again... and a third time. Then move/merge the 2.x DB with the 5.5.2 DB. Do site and DB backups every step along the way. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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