[TYPO3-UG US] Upgrading from TYPO3 4.5.16

[Keystone Research Solutions Front Desk]

Hello Stewart,

Yes, you can upgrade from TYPO3 4.5, but in increments.

When upgrading from TYPO3 4.5, the community advises upgrading to TYPO3
CMS 6.2 LTS first, before going to TYPO3 CMS 7.6 LTS or later versions. Be
careful that you have requirements such as the newer versions of PHP
itself; and scan the installation notes for breaking changes between your
current version and your goal version. (I got caught by an userFunc change
in one upgrade, and had to revert to a previous version until I could
account for the change. Argh.) If you have nothing more than a plain site
(like the Introductory package), upgrading should be relatively
straightforward.

Upgrade details are on both the TYPO3 wiki and the TYPO3 download pages.
The wiki has a helpful single page for upgrade notes at
https://wiki.typo3.org/Upgrade . On the download page at
https://typo3.org/download/ , you will find upgrade notes buried in the
"Installation instructions and requirements" pages for each version.

Andrew
Keystone Research Solutions


On Tue, November 1, 2016 8:13 pm, Stewart Cruse wrote:
> I have a large site with over 1700 pages. I have a mildly edited
> Introductory package with no TemplaVoila. I couldn't get that to work for
> me.
>
> I would love to be able to have a more flexible template design in the
> future.
>
> You can see the current site at digitaleditor.com.
>
>
> I believe the database is about 25 mg. Too large to export.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
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On Tue, November 1, 2016 7:41 pm, Busy Noggin wrote:
> Hello Stewart,
>
>
> It is possible, but there are several factors to consider in deciding how
> to do it. When upgrading you will want to upgrade to TYPO3 7 LTS as TYPO3
> 6.2 LTS will be out of support in March.
>
>
> Here are factors that can influence upgrade decisions.
> Current template approach. An upgrade decision will depend a lot on your
> template approach. If you are using TemplaVoila, you will need to move to
> a different template approach as that extension is no longer supported in
> TYPO3 7 LTS and beyond.
> Redesign horizon. Having a redesign or not in the foreseeable future is an
> important consideration. Size of the site. If the site is small and a
> redesign is needed, sometimes it is easier to build new and manually move
> content.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron Hall
> Busy Noggin Digital
>
>
>
>> On Nov 1, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Stewart Cruse <stewart at digitaleditor.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>> I am using TYPO3 4.5.16 and was wondering if there is any possible way
>> to upgrade to a new long term version?
>>
>> Thanks
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