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Update vtenext from 18ce to 19ce

General premises

The update is valid only for vtenext 18ce

You have to enable cron in order to run the update

Please backup the files and the database of vtenext before the update

Backup

In this section you can find a general guide to perform vtenext backups.

InThe thisbackup sectionprocedure was performed with vtenext 19ce is used to explain the backup procedure.. The guide is also valid for vtenext 18ce.

Windows

Go to the root folder of vtenext (eg. C:\vtenext19ce\htdocs) and create new zip archive in order to backup the files.archive.

Then open SQLyog or phpMyAdmin and dump the database. If you use SQLyog follow these step:

  • Open SQLyog and create new connection:
  • Go to the root folder of vtenext and open the config.inc.php file:

  • Reopen SQLyog, compile the connection form and save the connection:
  • Save the database dump:

Done!

Linux

Go to the root folder of vtenext (eg. /var/www/html/vtenext19ce) and create new archive.

cd /var/www/html

tar cvzf backups/vte1907_1817_20191126.tgz vtenext19ce

Replace vtenext19ce with your folder name

You can rename the backup vte1907_1817_20191126.tgz as you want

Then dump the database.

mysqldump -u root -p  vte1907_1817 --single-transaction --quick --routines --triggers --events | gzip -7 > backups/vte1907_1817_20191126.sql.gz

Replace vte1907_1817 with your database name

You can rename the backup vte1907_1817_20191126.sql.gz as you want

Update

18ce_UpdateModule.zip

18ce_updater.zip

  • Copy&paste the content of 18ce_updater inside the root folder of vtenext.
  • Open your web browser and navigate to the url where you installed vtenext. Login and then navigate to updater.html (eg. localhost:81/updater.html) and the page will redirect to the application settings.

  • Upload 18ce_UpdateModule.zip file:

 

If you have cron enabled, wait 12 hours (the updater checks every 12 hours to avoid server overloads). Otherwise, enable them.

After 12 hours you will receive a new notification "An update of vtenext is available. Click here for details".

  • Click the notification and a new page will open with the details of the update:

  • Click "Schedule Update" and now there will be 2 scenarios depending on the operating system you are using.
Windows

 

 

 

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