FrontAccounting Update
Important Notes
- You can easily upload all the files to your installation folder on the
server overwriting the existing files, if you take these important
steps:
- Backup (download) the following files to another folder:
- config_db.php (contains information about the companies and
connection info).
- config.php (contains various settings. You only need to
backup this file if you have done manually changes to it.
- /lang/installed_languages.inc (contains information about the
installed languages)
- /modules/installed_modules.php (contains information about
installed modules)
- installed_extensions.php (contains information about installed extensions to the menu system)
- if you have made changes to other files, like themes or so, backup
these files too.
- Upload all the new files.
- Restore the files mentioned in #1. Be careful with
config.php. Look into variances. There might be new variables in
the new version. It might be easier to manually change your former values in
the new file.
- Rename or remove the /install folder (you have already performed the install
process earlier).
- When
updating release 2.1.X to release 2.2.X, you should first restore
your $security_headers and $security_groups from your old config.php
file, alternative unmark them in the new config.php. There is a new
access_level system in 2.2.
- Then you must immediately
login on company 0, the first company you created, as admin
(called the superadmin). If you use a theme other than the standard 3,
aqua, cool or default, switch to one of these before going further. You
can download a new one of the new themes on the download page. Go
to the 'Setup' tab and run 'Software
Upgrade'.
Mark the checkbox 'Install' and press 'Upgrade System'. This will
upgrade ALL your companies.
- If something goes wrong during upgrade, you can enter here again and try 'Force Upgrade', and press 'Upgrade System' again.
- Now you should comment your old $securityheaders and $security_groups.
- There are no database changes during a major and minor release. Like from 2.2 to 2.2.1 - 2.2.X .
- Enter
'Setup' tab, 'System and Generel GL Setup'. Set the correct
Accounts for Retained Earnings, Profit/Loss Year and Bank Charge.
- Enter
'Setup' tab, 'Access Setup'. Check all the roles and change as you
please. The roles has been converted from the former Access Roles and
may need some changes.
- Enter
'Setup' tab, 'Company Setup'. If you want Automatic Item Price
Calculations from Standard Cost, add a percent to add and
eventually round to the nearest XX Cent. Also check that Base for Auto
Price calculations is set.