[TYPO3-english] Upgrade vs. migration from 3.8.0

[Peter Kühnlein]

Am 06.11.2015 um 13:10 schrieb Fabian Berger:
> I created a homepage based on Typo3 3.8.0 a couple of years ago that 
> has not been maintained since. I want to upgrade it now to the most 
> current version and was wondering what would be easier:
>
> - version by version upgrade
> - install current Typo3 version in a different directory on the same 
> server and migrate the data over
>
> Are there any benefits to doing it one way or the other? Any special 
> steps I will have to take?
>
> I'm sorry if these are stupid questions but I have not been keeping up 
> with Typo3 for the last couple years.
>
> Any help is much appreciated
Hi Fabian,

I am afraid, the latter method won't work. There have been massive 
changes in the database setups, and a 3.8 DB won't work with any 6.x or 
7.x installation. If you want to keep the data, you will have to upgrade 
step by step :(

I did something like that lately, and it can be done, but will cost time 
and nerves... It should work going from 3.8 to the V 4 LTS and from 
there to higher versions.

Success!
Peter

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