[TYPO3] how to upgrade typo3?

[Glenn Kelley]

Greetings -

I would suggest going over to the folks @ Web  Empowered Church - www.WebEmpoweredChurch.com
They have a number of tutorials that can help.

In fact - I copied this from their site (I am smart - just not that  
smart :-) )

http://webempoweredchurch.com/support/howtos/single/updating_to_typo3_version_41/?tx_wecknowledgebase_pi1 
[swords]=upgrade&tx_wecknowledgebase_pi1[backPid]=440&cHash=f1a6f24213

Use that link to follow their video tutorial.

 From 4.0 - 4.1.x as well as if you would like to get to the latest  
4.2.1 version (you will need PHP5 however for that conversion for sure.)

They also offer the 4.2.1 upgrade instructions as well . . .  (with  
video)

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To upgrade to Typo3 4.1.x using a Linux system, begin by downloading  
the Typo3 source files.

    1. Go to http://typo3.org/download/packages/ and click on the  
4.1.x Final: Source tar.gz file link.
    2. You will be redirected to sourceforge.net to download the file.
    3. Save the file on your local computer in a location you will  
remember later.
    4. Using an ftp tool, upload the file to your server in the root  
directory. Typically, this would be in a directory called / 
public_html/ or /htdocs/. The root directory contains the Typo3  
directories (/typo3, /typo3conf, etc.).

       NOTE: The next few steps will cause your Website to go offline  
until you have completed the steps. Commence these steps only when it  
is convenient to be offline.
    5. Using an SSH client, such as Putty or WinScape, log onto the  
site, navigate to the root directory.
    6. Extract the files using the command: tar -xzpvf  
typo3_src-4.1.x.tar.gz
    7. Remove the Typo3 symlink using the command: rm typo3_src
    8. Create the new Typo3 symlink using the command: ln -s  
typo3_src-4.1.x typo3_src (hint: the first character is a small L).
    9. Check to make sure your site is up and running.
   10. Login to your site's Typo3 Backend. When you do you will likely  
see a big, yellow warning box telling you that you've updated Typo3,  
but haven't updated your databases.
   11. Click on the Install Module.
   12. Click on the update Wizard link.
   13. In the Change Compatiblity Box, Click on the Next button.
   14. Click on the Perform Updates button.
   15. The last step in updating TYPO3 4.1.2 is to update your site's  
databases. To do this, click on the Database Analyzer.
   16. Next, scroll down to the Update Required Tables link and click  
on it. This will compare the databases and suggest changes.
   17. Scroll to the bottom again and click Write to Database.

       Although you may get messages such as the one on this screen,  
your databases have been updated and you can safely ignore these. You  
can also safely remove unused fields by putting checks in the boxes  
and clicking Update Database again.
   18. In any event, this completes the Typo3 4.1.2 update.
   19. But don't stop now! One of the new features of Typo3 4.1.2 is  
an improved Rich Text Editor (rtehtmlarea). To update this feature,  
click on the Extension Mangage Module.
   20. Click on the Remove Extension icon to the left of the htmlArea  
RTE.
   21. Click on the Remove Extension button.
   22. Now, open the Extension Manager Module again and select Install  
extensions from the Menu: drop-down menu.
   23. Click on the Install extension icon to the left of the htmlArea  
RTE extension.
   24. Scroll down and click Update. This will install the new RTE  
extension.
   25. Voila! You're done!

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On Jul 8, 2008, at 10:03 AM, typo3 at gcnpublishing.com wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I have a old version of typo3 installed on my machine it is version  
> 4.0
> now i want to upgrade it to version 4.1.7. can anyone tell me how i  
> can do
> that without corrupting my current settings in this version?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sundeep
>
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