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Upgrading Drupal

by Cameron & Wilding on Nov 26, 2009

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A guide to upgrading from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6.

A guide to upgrading from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6.

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Upgrading Drupal — Presentation Transcript

Upgrading Drupal
Neil Cameron
26 November 2009
Why Update?
Preparation
Update Core
Update Contrib Modules
Update Custom Modules
Update Themes
Update Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions, Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Neil Cameron
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Update Core
Update Contrib Modules
Update Custom Modules
Update Themes
Update Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Two reasons:
Security
Only current and previous version supported
D7 due Q2 / Q3 2010
Functionality
Massive improvements in core e.g. internationalisation, theming, admin
Improved contrib e.g. Views 2, Panels 3, CCK 2
Why Upgrade?
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Update Core
Update Contrib Modules
Update Custom Modules
Update Themes
Update Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
The two most important things:
Always make back up your database and files
Always do a dry run on a test site
Pre-Preparation
Review contrib module usage (remove unused ones)
Review contrib module upgrade status (use Upgrade Status module)
Preparation i
Review PHP in database (blocks, pages, views headers, contemplate)
Move into module where possible
Review custom modules (Coder module can help)
Preparation ii
Upgrade core and contrib to latest Drupal 5
Backup DB! (backup migrate module)
Backup file system!
Preparation iii
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
i)
Different ways: FTP, CVS, SVN, GIT etc…
Backed up?
(double safe: create duplicate directory / DB use symlink)
Put in maintenance mode
Disable modules, themes
Upgrade Core
ii)
Remove core files (everything except /sites, /files , /settings.php, .htaccess etc)
Upload core D6 files
Run update.php
Upgrade Core
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Check readme.txt / upgrade.txt for special instructions
Remove old module files
Replace with new files
Run update.php
Watch out for 3rd party files e.g. FCK Editor, CAPTCHA (font file), PDF generators, SWF Tools
Upgrade Contrib
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Use Coder Module to check for code updates
API changes: http://drupal.org/node/114774
Update .info file
Upgrade Custom
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Great guide: http://wtanaka.com/drupal/convert-theme-6
Create .info (see link)
Replace variables:
$sidebar_left$left
$footer_message$footer
$language $language->language
Don’t forget about the theme registry
If using Zen or another well maintained theme, consider upgrading rather than rather than altering
Upgrade Themes
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Views need to be imported / rebuilt
Views has built in conversion, unreliable.
Workflow_ng is now in Core and called Rules/ Actions / Triggers
Should upgrade trouble free (watch out for custom workflows/actions)
Date module, set granularity
*Test Everything*
Odds & Ends
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
Presentation: http://tinyurl.com/upgrade-drupal
Drupal6 Overview: http://drupal.org/drupal-6.0
Walkthrough of upgrade http://becircle.com/how_upgrade_drupal_5_drupal_6
Walkthrough of upgrading themes: http://wtanaka.com/drupal/convert-theme-6
Upgrading Custom modules: http://drupal.org/node/114774
More on theme registry: http://drupal.org/node/173880#theme-registry
Module: Upgrade Status: http://drupal.org/project/upgrade_status
Module: Coder: http://drupal.org/project/coder
Module: Backup/migrate: http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate
.info files for modules in Drupal 6: http://drupal.org/node/231036
.info files for themes in Drupal 6: http://drupal.org/node/171205
Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/procsilas/140476150/
About Neil: http://cameronwilding.com
Useful Links
Why Upgrade?
Preparation
Upgrade Core
Upgrade Contrib Modules
Upgrade Custom Modules
Upgrade Themes
Upgrade Odds and Ends
Useful Links
Questions . Discussions
Upgrading Drupal
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Questions?