// $Id$ ================================================================ UPDATING FROM VERSION 4.7 to 6.x ================================================================ THERE IS NO DIRECT UPGRADE PATH FROM 4.7 TO 6.x!! FIRST UPGRADE YOUR DATABASE FROM 4.7 TO THE LATEST 5.x VERSION, THEN UPGRADE TO 6.x. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE UPGRADING! 1) While 4.7 is still installed, upload the latest 4.7 version of all the CCK files, go to update.php, and run all possible updates for the Content module and all field modules. 2) Install Drupal version 5. Once it is running, upload and install the latest 5.x versions of all CCK modules, go to update.php and run all possible updates. 3) Install Drupal version 6. Once it is running, upload and install the latest 6.x versions of all CCK modules, go to update.php and run all possible updates. Your database should now be ready to run in CCK version 6.x ================================================================ UPDATING FROM VERSION 5.x to 6.x ================================================================ YOU MUST RUN ALL POSSIBLE UPDATES TO YOUR DATABASE IN 5.x USING THE LATEST 5.x CODE, BEFORE UPGRADING FROM 5.x to 6.x. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE UPGRADING! 1) Before upgrading to 6.x, upload the latest 5.x versions of all CCK modules, go to update.php and run all possible updates. 2) Install Drupal version 6. Once it is running, upload and install the latest 6.x versions of all CCK modules, go to update.php and run all possible updates. Your database should now be ready to run in CCK version 6.x ================================================================ These steps are necessary because of significant changes in the database structure between the 4.7 and 6.x versions. These changes make it extremely difficult to create an automatic upgrade path that will work reliably in every possible situation.