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This release includes the largely untested upgrade system.
此版本包括未经测试的升级系统

If you're at all uncomfortable with FTP, MySQL, PHP, etc. then you're probably best off doing a new install rather than trying to upgrade your current board.

Bug fixes in IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2

Not many bugs have been fixed in this release - so don't be surprised if any you've reported still exist! There is still some code alteration to complete before we reach the bug fixing stage.

Installing a new IPB 2.0.0 PDR 2

Installation is as PDR 1 was - there have been no changes to the installation system. Please note that the instructions bundled with the IPB 2.0.0 release are wrong. This previous announcement has the correct installation instructions.

Upgrading from 1.x

There is no upgrade path from IPB 1.x yet - we expect to have this complete for PDR 4. We aim to write a single convertor to take you from either 1.0., 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 to the latest IPB 2.0.0 release using the new upgrade module system.

Upgrading from IPB 2.0.0 PDR 1

This release comes with the experimental upgrade system. As it's a new system, there is a slight 'chicken and egg' scenario so you'll have to run the following queries manually (via shell or phpMyAdmin). Please remember to change the table prefix (ibf_) to whatever prefix you use. If you are unsure how to do this, do not attempt an upgrade - you will not be successful!

Once you have run those two queries, upload the following files:

• admin.php
• index.php
• install/installfiles/ipb_templates.xml
• ips_kernel/*.php (all files)
• lang/en/*.php (all files)
• sources/* (all files and sub-folders)
• style_images/1/post_snapback.gif
• upgrade/* (all files and sub-folders)

(If in doubt, upload everything APART FROM conf_global.php)

Once you have uploaded the files, go to "http://board.com/forum/upgrade/index.php" (replacing the URL with the correct URL for your board).

Log in and follow the instructions to upgrade your board

Hopefully that should upgrade you and rebuild your templates.

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Future upgrades will come with proper documentation and rely on the new upgrade module system which will provide a much easier interface.

Customers who downloaded PDR 2 over the weekend should update the contents of their "sources" directory to apply the few bug fixes (large errors such as PHP warnings and SQL errors). If you have already upgraded to PDR 2 there is no need to re-run the upgrade system (in fact, it shouldn't let you even if you try).