On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 4:36 AM, Daniel Carrera daniel.carrera@zmsl.com wrote:
Hello,
I'm going to be upgrading Drupal in the coming weeks. I have a few starter questions:
- I have version 4.7. Should I upgrade to Drupal 5 or 6?
There is no alternative, you must upgrade to 5.x first (and the latest version). Not only in Drupal core, but every module must have the latest version posible also.
See: http://drupal.org/upgrade
- I have two other minor sites that also use Drupal. They are small and
have few or zero plugins. Would it be a smart idea to use the multi-site feature and put all three sites in one place or should I have them separate? In other words, would multi-site make upgrades more complicated in the future?
I would say it is six of one and half a dozen of the other.
I'll have to fix many issues with plugins as I upgrade.
That's for sure. However, the upgrade path to Drupal 6.x is not as daunting as it seems. Many modules do upgrade, and this will get better over time. I have two suggestions:
1. USE A TEST SITE 2. As Greg Knaddisson suggests in his excellent video on upgrading to Drupal 6.x, the first thing to do is READ A LOT. Here:
Drupal Handbook upgrade pages: http://drupal.org/upgrade
The UPGRADE.txt file found in the document root of the Drupal 6.x file tree is by all accounts the best (if not only) reference material; as well as the documentation that comes with each Drupal module.
Greg Knaddison (greggles) has published an excellent video on the basic process of upgrading from Drupal 5.x to Drupal 6.x, part of the Mastering Drupal series. The video is available free online at http://www.masteringdrupal.com/screencast/upgrading-to-drupal-6
Special Forum on drupal.org dedicated to upgrade problems and advice
Converting 5.x themes to 6.x: http://drupal.org/node/132442. A little technical, but might come in handy.
See http://drupal.org/update, http://drupal.org/update/theme, and http://drupal.org/update/modules.
- In the current site I put all the plugins in the global plugins
directory because I didn't know better. In the new site I'll put them in the site-specific directory.
- I have a lot of plugins. Several don't work well and I would like to
get rid of them if it's at all possible. I wonder if getting rid of plugins and their associated data may turn out to be a problem. Especially if the plugins in question are not available in future versions.
What is the best course of action regarding plugins that may not be available in the recent Drupal versions?
When it gets hairy, export the data somehow, reverse engineer, import.
This is a difficult question.
Victor Kane http://awebfactory.com.ar
Thank you for your help.
Daniel.
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