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 :).

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!

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.

Of course, this strategy is for a single site installation.

Shai

On 1/30/08, Feijó patrao@legendas.feijo.info wrote:

Don't worry, just rename settings.php (from the new version), and copy all files to your drupal folder

I always do that, without problem

Off course make a backup of your drupal folder first

Davide Michel 'ZioBudda' Morelli escreveu:

Hi all. I have see that there is the new Drupal version 5.7. The upgrade is raccomanded. But there is only the full package and not the patch file. Anyone can say me where I can find this file ? I can't and I don't want to reinstall all package and all modules.

M.

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