Upgrade (Partial) success- 1.3.1 to 1.4.2

[pb4sc]

I finally got the upgrade to work. Here is what I learned, how I did it, and I hope it helps everyone else.

1)The most important thing seems to be to not transfer over non native modules until after the install is completed. For example, I have a module that I purchased. In step 9 of the upgrade guide it says …..
“9) If you had added any extra modules to your default version of PrestaShop, copy the added modules from the backup copy of /modules to the new build’s /modules folder

After much experimentation, I found that each time I added the purchased module, the cmsblock was missing. It could not be found in the BO, and in the FO had no information block or footer links. What I did was to add the purchased block AFTER the installation. This CMS block worked, and after I added the purchased module, it was working. (Make sure you activate it in the BO)


2)Related to the above, #10 in the upgrade guide says..........

[10) If you had installed some modules which keep their configuration inside a file (instead of the database) such as the “editorial” module (which use the editorial.xml file to store your content) you will have to copy them from your backup to your current module folder (e.g., “/modules/editorial/”).

I also added the editorial module after the installation. I have no idea why, but it worked.

3)Make sure your Database connections are correct in settings.inc.php file in the config folder. Also make sure that the database, username, and user password are set in either cpanel or phpmyadmin.

Run the install, THEN transfer the non native modules. I then went into the BO and activated the non native modules.

4)If you need to redo the install, make sure you restore the original database before you try again. If you don't, I can almost guarantee it will not work again.

5) Try it with your custom theme. The theme validator gave me error messages, but it worked.

This worked for me. It may or may not work for you. I just want to pass it on to the community.

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[Donner]

thanks dude, where did you find 1.4.2 ?

[pb4sc]

Hi,
I am hearing that it should be available pretty soon. I guess I was a test case.

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[pb4sc]

Ok,
I spoke too soon. While it looked like I successfully upgraded, I am now realizing that it did not totally work. First off, I am getting a jquery error in IE 8. Chrome and FF did not give me the error.

Webpage error details

Message: 'jQuery' is undefined
Line: 13
Char: 1
Code: 0
URI: http://treasuresoftroy.com/js/jquery/jquery.easing.1.3.js


Message: Access is denied.

Line: 138
Char: 412
Code: 0
URI: http://www.treasuresoftroy.com/js/jquery/jquery-1.4.4.min.js

Another issue is that when the viewer clicks on "view full size" on the product page, nothing happens. There is probably other issues, but I have not found them yet.

I am not sure, but am guessing these issues are related to my theme. I am going to revert back to 1.3.7 on my live site. I guess I am going to have to rebuild my theme in 1.4.2 from scratch. I saw that the presta shop team is going to put out a skeleton theme to build from, so I am going to wait for that.

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