Also... make sure not to overwrite your /files directory. Also make sure you don't overwrite any contributed modules or themes you've put in the sites directory. I'm sure this is indeed why you prefer the patch method :).<br>
<br>What I do is move the "sites" and "files" directories to my "home" directory (one level above "public_html"). Then I upload the new Drupal distro. Then I put I put back the sites and files directories where they should be and voila -- done!<br>
<br>Actually, there is one more subtlety -- I copy the connection information from my settings.php file and put it into the new settings.php file, in case something has changed in the new distro of settings.php.<br><br>Of course, this strategy is for a single site installation.<br>
<br>Shai<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/30/08, <b class="gmail_sendername">Feijó</b> <<a href="mailto:patrao@legendas.feijo.info">patrao@legendas.feijo.info</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Don't worry, just rename settings.php (from the new version), and copy
all files to your drupal folder<br>
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I always do that, without problem<br>
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Off course make a backup of your drupal folder first<br>
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Davide Michel 'ZioBudda' Morelli escreveu:
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<pre>Hi all. I have see that there is the new Drupal version 5.7. The upgrade <br>is raccomanded. But there is only the full package and not the patch <br>file. Anyone can say me where I can find this file ? I can't and I don't <br>
want to reinstall all package and all modules.<br><br>M.<br><br> </pre>
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