MySQL issue

hello everyone.

i built and customised my site based around 7.1.2 

yet my concern is if I upgrade the MySQL database (this has happened in the past) to the latest one it will break the layout and operation of the site But for other softwares on my server they require the latest version.

 

is there any fix that I can keep the site the same without breaking it upon mysql upgrade?

 

i look forward to hearing from you

chris 

All for one and one for all....ah sod it who am i kidding!
Quote · 13 Dec 2014

I would much prefer to upgrade the version of the site to one of the better versions but my site has so many customisations and modifications I feel I have forgotten which ones they are ......then there is making sure the database information is displayed correctly :( I'm lost 

All for one and one for all....ah sod it who am i kidding!
Quote · 13 Dec 2014

If you have kept track in some manner of the customisations, then upgrading your site version is not that difficult.  The way I do it is to first upgrade a clone of the live site and test it completely.

What you have to do is to take the file that is in the upgrade and compare it using one of the file comparison tools to the file on your site.  You find where you made changes and copy them over to the new file in the upgrade.  You do need to pay attention because the share this code and some others will require you to manually add your change instead of a simple, copy left/right using the comparison tool.  I open the new file in the left pane and my current version of the file in the right pane.

I am using the latest mySQL and php versions on my site running Dolphin 7.1.1.  I will soon be applying the 7.1.2 upgrade to the live site since it appears to be working on my test site.

Of course you should back up your site files and your database before making changes.

Geeks, making the world a better place
Quote · 13 Dec 2014

OK, I see where you said you did not keep track.  I have seen Boonex developers work on people's sites and overwrite the original Dolphin files; this is a very bad practice.  It only takes a second to rename the file with some extension so that one knows the file is not the original one.  If a seasoned php programmer overwrites files without making a backup, then they need to stop working on people's sites.  When I go in, I will not overwrite files, I make a back up on the server first; then upload the file with the changes.  Just looking at the directory tells someone that work has been done on the file.

Geeks, making the world a better place
Quote · 13 Dec 2014
 
 
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