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Just a caution. Why they advise against modifying stuff in the code...
If you have edits, but they improve or modify the files you're also modifying, just throwing the old ones back in their place could break what the developers are working on as well. It's risky!
It's a huge PITA, but you might want to look at what you're overwriting, before going and overwriting with your modified files.
Thankfully, comparing them should be as simple as running a diff command on your system and then carefully reviewing the differences between the files. If there's more than you're expecting, you might have to carefully re-apply your custom edits.
Just be super careful. I can see why they advise against it and void your support if you're doing edits to core files!
We are a bit confused about your purpose. However, if there are no changes to the database structures of your phpFox site, you can simply download the phpFox package in Client Area and overwrite source files on your server to have fresh code.
So you not creating a new site to use for development for bug checks or testing but instead trying to create a clone of your main site? That can be more difficult and it has been a while since I did one. What I do remember is using the information below to change the location of the new folder as well as creating a new named clone database and adding that location/New Name/password/username.
So you also have to go into the new folder and change the server.sett.php file and change the folder location/name and the new database information.
Look under the paragraph called "To Change Your Website Files to Use the New Domain" for more information.
Then I downloaded a zip file of all the files in the new folder and in dreamweaver I would do a find and see if there is any hard coded area that would have mydomain.com. There was area a long time ago where the install actually put domain url in the code. I don't think they do that anymore but you should check anyways and if you find a place then add your folder name at the end of the url in the code. Also, I would search the entire database as well for your domain name url and again change url to include your folder at the end.
Again, it has been awhile since I wanted to clone my site. Now I just to a empty development site which is the same as the link above but you put a new install zip file in the new folder and run the install phpfox documentation without searching all the files or database for your url of your domain.
Yes. But for others who read this in the future, you don't have to change it in the license panel if you are using the subdomain called development.yourdomain.com as Phpfox let you have either one in your panel and it will still work.
Yes, you can do that, the process of creating a subdomain is the same as creating the main domain. Please feel free to create a ticket if you have any issues with the work.
Liviu, if I am remembering correctly (being old and all) I thought if your get locked out you could clear the cache files manually on your server, and then you would be able to log in as admin. If that occurs...
Thanks. I did a quick reinstall. Luckily it wasn't a production website. You're right, it wasn't updating from the admincp. I wasn't able to update the plugins until upgrading the whole website. My bad because I didn't know.
I got it done once I cleared my head a bit. Running a social network site and being an owner operator truck driver at the same time is not the easiest tasks to undertake at the same time.
I can confirm with you that the upgradation of website and mobile doesn't relate with each other because they have the different version as well as specific improvements for the new release.
About the routine to upgrade the phpfox, we highly recommend all the users upgrade their site when the new version has been released due to in the new one, it will have new improvements as well as fix the issues in the old one.
