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FrontAccounting Update
-
-
-Important Notes
+
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.
+server overwriting the existing files. From 2.2 RC, your existing configuration files, - config_db.php, config.php, /lang/installed_languages.inc and installed_extensions.php - will nolonger be installed. They are created the first time you install FrontAccounting and don't need further updates.
+
- Backup (download) the following files to another folder:
+
- if you have made changes to other files than above mentioned, like themes or so, backup
+these files.
-
- - 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).
+
- Upload all the new files.
- If this is an upgrade from 2.X.X to 2.3 go into Setup tab, Software Upgrade.
- Follow
+the instructions. Check the values depending on your current
+installation. Don't use Force Upgrade unless your installations have
+failed.
- If this is an installation from 2.0 or 2.1 you should copy the config.default.php to config.php and change your former settings and ingore the next section..
- Look into the file, config.default.php and compare with your own config.php file. You should update the the following in your config.php:
- 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 must immediately
+ There are no database changes during a major and minor release. Like from 2.3 to 2.3.1 - 2.3.X .If you are upgrading from an earlier installation 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
+can download a new one of the new themes on the download page
+later. 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.There are no database changes during a major and minor release. Like from 2.2 to 2.2.1 - 2.2.X .Enter
+Mark the checkbox 'Install' and press 'Upgrade System'. You must
+also do this if you upgrade from 2.3 Beta to 2.3 RC. 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.
Enter
'Setup' tab, 'System and Generel GL Setup'. Set the correct
-Accounts for Retained Earnings, Profit/Loss Year and Bank Charge.Enter
+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
+please. The roles have 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.