You can easily upload all the files to your installation folder on the
-server overwriting the existing files. From 2.2 RC, your existing configuration files, - config_db.php, config.php, /land/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, like themes or so, backup
-these files.
+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.
-
-
Look into the file, config.default.php and compare with your own config.php file. You should update the $version in your config.php file. If there are other differences, please correct them too.
-
-
Rename or remove the /install folder (you have already performed the install
-process earlier).
+
Upload all the new files.
+
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:
Change the $version in your config.php file, about line 59, from "2.X.X" to "2.2.5".
If this is an update from 2.2.3, 2.2.4 to 2.2.5 you aredone and should ignore the the rest of the items in this note.
Copy these 2 lines from config.default.php at the bottom into config.php at the bottom: /* allow using of multi level sub-types when digits are of same length in account types */ $use_new_account_types = 0; Change this to 1 if you want to use new multi level sup-types.
If this is an update from "2.2.X" to "2.2.5" you aredone and should ignore the the rest of the items in this note.
Copy these 2 lines from config.default.php about line 80-82 into config.php about line 80:
/* Show users online discretetely in the footer */ $show_users_online = 0; Change this to 1 if you want to show users online.
Replace the 2 lines about line 110-111 in config.php:
Copy these 3 lines from config.default.php about line 113-115
// defalt dateformats and dateseps indexes used before user login $dflt_date_fmt = 0; $dflt_date_sep = 0;
Copy these 2 lines from config.default.php about line 211-212:
define("ICON_SUBMIT", "ok.gif"); // new in 2.2 define("ICON_ESCAPE", "escape.png"); // new in 2.2
And paste them into config.php about line 209
If you use gregorian calendar and have non-workdays on Friday and first day of week = Saturday then you should set this line in config.php about line 95.
$date_system = 3;
If you want to use FrontAccounting help wiki then set this line in config.php about line 85
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. The reason is a new
-access_level system in 2.2.
Then you must immediately
+
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.
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 .
If you get a blank screen after login, this might be caused of a bad configuration of the database connection in config_db.php.
Enter
+Mark the checkbox 'Install' and press 'Upgrade System'. You must
+also do this if you upgrade from 2.2 Beta to 2.2 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.
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
+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.