[support] Upgrade Dilemma

[Bill Fitzgerald]

Some excellent advice here, particularly regarding:

1. Get the latest 5-x versions of the modules before moving to 6;
2. Experimenting with disabling vs leaving contrib modules live (and my 
preference is leaving contrib enabled);

I would add that you should probably move to a core theme as well, and 
make sure that your block visibility settings are adjusted correctly -- 
particularly if you are using a customized theme that will also need to 
be upgraded.

Cheers,

Bill

Greg Knaddison wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com> wrote:
>   
>> Were all of your modules updated to their most recent versions before you
>> attempted the upgrade? Did you follow all the best practices like turning
>> all contrib modules off before upgrading?
>>     
>
> I definitely agree about latest versions prior to ugprading - good call there.
>
> And I know that it's documented (often) as a best practice to disable
> all the contribs but I find that my upgrades work better if I leave
> modules enabled.
>
> Upgrades with dozens of contribs are a very personal experience,
> though, so people should try out both ways (on test site of
> course...).
>
> Regards,
> Greg
>
>   


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