Upgrade (from Version 1.9.3 1.9.5)

STEP 1. BACKUP

1. BACKUP YOUR DATABASE
2. Backup all your existing installation YAF files

STEP 2. REMOVE

1. Remove the following directories from your forum root directory:

• \bin
• \controls
• \editors
• \install
• \languages
• \pages
• \resources

WARNING:

1. Be careful not to delete the /images or /Uploads directory.
2. If you use a custom Forum Logo Image don't delete the forumlogo.jpg in the root folder

STEP 3. UNZIP

1. Unzip the file structure YAF-vX.X.X.X-Upgrade ZIP archive to the folder you want to run YAF to run inside. The YAF \Bin directory must be in your application root.

WARNING: If you use a custom Forum Logo Image don't override the forumlogo.jpg in the root folder

STEP 4. UPGRADE - The WEB.CONFIG FILE

Please follow these important directions:

You need to MERGE the changes from the configs\recommended-web.config with your web.config.

How to merging Web.Config Files:

1. A tip to merge web.config files is to download both of them, then use a merge program to combine. WinMerge is a free and excellent merge program which you can download here: http://www.winmerge.org/

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IMPORTANT: Remove the following lines

<add tagPrefix="DotNetAge" namespace="DNA.UI.JQuery" assembly="DNA.UI.JQuery"/>

` ``

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<add tagPrefix="YAF" namespace="YAF.Classes.UI" assembly="YAF.Classes.UI"/>

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<add tagPrefix="YAF" namespace="YAF.Classes.Utils" assembly="YAF.Classes.Utils"/>

<add tagPrefix="YAF" namespace="YAF.Classes.Core" assembly="YAF.Classes.Core"/>

<add tagPrefix="YAF" namespace="YAF.Classes.Data" assembly="YAF.Classes.Data"/>

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<add namespace="YAF"/>

<add namespace="YAF.Classes.Utils"/>

<add namespace="YAF.Classes.Core"/>

<add namespace="YAF.Controls"/>

<add namespace="YAF.Classes.Data"/>

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<add namespace="YAF.Classes.UI"/>

IMPORTANT: Update this following lines

Change the Line from....

<add name="YafTaskModule" type="YAF.Classes.Core.YafTaskModule, YAF.Classes.Core"/>

to

<add name="YafTaskModule" type="YAF.Core.YafTaskModule, YAF.Core"/>

Change the Line from....

<add name="YafTaskModule" type="YAF.Classes.Core.YafTaskModule, YAF.Classes.Core" preCondition="managedHandler"/>

to

<add name="YafTaskModule" type="YAF.Core.YafTaskModule, YAF.Core" preCondition="managedHandler"/>

Change the Line from....

<profile enabled="true" defaultProvider="YafProfileProvider" inherits="YAF.Classes.Utils.YafUserProfile">

to

<profile enabled="true" defaultProvider="YafProfileProvider" inherits="YAF.Utils.YafUserProfile"/>

Change the Line from....

<add verb="POST,GET,HEAD" path="ajaxpro/*.ashx" type="AjaxPro.AjaxHandlerFactory, AjaxPro.2"/>

to

<add verb="GET" path="Resource.ashx" type="YAF.YafResourceHandler, YAF" />

Change the Line from....

<add name="AjaxPro" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="POST,GET,HEAD" path="ajaxpro/*.ashx" type="AjaxPro.AjaxHandlerFactory, AjaxPro.2" />

to

<add name="YafHandler" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="GET" path="Resource.ashx" type="YAF.YafResourceHandler, YAF" />

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STEP 5. UPGRADE Wizard:

1. Open the file <YAF.AppRoot>install/default.aspx on your web site. If you are testing on your local computer, under a directory called YetAnotherForum.Net, the address should be: http://localhost/yetanotherforum.net/install/
2. The wizard will guide you through the upgrade process.