[support] Upgrade to Drupal 5?

[Laura Scott]

On Oct 15, 2007, at 3:57 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:

> Ok... download the 5.x version of every module I have, put them all in
> the modules directory... and same for themes?

Just to clarify, when you do this you will want to wipe out your  
entire filesystem from 4.7, with the exceptions of

/files (where your file uploads live [possibly, unless you're using a  
different folder]
/sites (which contains a folder where your settings.php file will  
reside)

For your new contrib modules and themes -- all modules and themes  
that are not core -- you should upload them into

/sites/all/modules
and
/sites/all/themes

...so that their folders are in the appropriate folder above. This  
way your core modules live in /modules but your custom and contrib  
modules and themes live within the /sites folder hierarchy.

Other than that, the step-by-step should be in the text files that  
come with the Drupal 5.2 download. More info is on drupal.org.

Step 0 that Larry mentioned -- that is ESSENTIAL! If by some chance  
it all goes wrong, you will need that database backup to get back to  
the starting point.

Good luck! For specific, more timely questions you might want to  
check in on irc at #drupal-support

Best,
Laura