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.
+
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 "2.2.6".
Copy the 2 lines from config.default file, about line 122:
If this is an update from 2.2.3, 2.2.4 , 2.2.5 to 2.2.6 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.