Instructions on upgrading Sueetie version 3.3 to 4.0 for v3.3 users.
Biggest Update Ever!
We purposely spent more time building out the feature set of Sueetie v4.0 than with previous releases. Almost 7 months of development went into Sueetie v4.0, where prior updates occurred every 2-to-3 months. Therefore you won't be seeing a .ZIP containing changed web files we've provided in the past. Few web applications provide such a .ZIP to facilitate site updates, yet still we hope to return to offering ZIPs in the future for less-substantial updates.
So instead of merging from a File-Change ZIP as in the past, Sueetie Administrators will for v4.0 be using the full Web Package. The approach will be to replace the entire website and copy over site-specific application content data we will list here.
One of the new features in Sueetie v4.0 is a new licensing model. Please read the Feature Comparison Chart (coming) before you upgrade to v4.0 to determine if any license changes will affect your existing or planned community feature sets.
Confirm you're running Sueetie Version 3.3
It's always a good idea to confirm you are running v3.3 by the "CommunityFramework" metatag in page View Source or view the framework version listed on the Sueetie Administration home page before starting your upgrade to v4.0.
Overview of the Upgrade Process
- Backup the site, particularly the application data content areas listed below
- Delete the data content areas from Gummy Bear package
- Replace existing site with Gummy Bear v4.0
- Populate data content areas with existing site data content areas
- Merge any language Resource or Configuration files you may have modified
- Run the v3.3 to v4.0 Upgrade Script in SQL Management Studio or a hosted query window
Data Content Areas
The following folders contain content generated by Sueetie applications which you will copy to the corresponding v4.0 website areas.
/images/avatars/
/images/products/
/forum/uploads/
/blog/app_data/ (or /blogs/app_data for multi-blog configurations)
/media/gs/mediaobjects/
/wiki/public/
/util/marketplace/
Product Keys for Sueetie Version 4.0
Community Edition users no longer are required to obtain a product key like v3.x releases. Product keys are now only applicable for Premium Edition users.
Sites with Multiple Blogs
Sueetie is configured out-of-the-box for a single blog. If using multiple blogs, copy /blog to your /blogs (or equivalent) folder and populate /blogs/app_data with existing content. See the
Multi-Blog How-To for an architectural review of single vs. multiple blogs.
SQL Upgrade Script
For those of you who haven't executed the SQL Upgrade Script, here is what it would look like. There should be no red font in the results window and no errors. The Update Script includes Gallery Server Pro 2.6 update SQL script. (Click to enlarge)
New Location for Sueetie.config
Sueetie.config is now located in the root directory. It's former location was /util/config.
New Files Area
There's a new /Files folder which in v4.0 is used for storing Wall content. In future releases we plan on consolidating Sueetie Framework content in this area, relocating such areas as /images/avatars, /util/marketplace, etc. The reason we're mentioning it now is as a reminder to give Read-Write permissions to it.
Upgrade Miscellany
1) If you're using Country Blocking in the Sueetie Addon Pack Site Access Control Module, the CIDR IP files have been refreshed for v4.0 as it's important to maintain current IP Geo-Location records as much as possible. Remember to perform a Import CIDR Update in the Site Access Control Module.
2) For Extensive Lollipop Customizers and Themers: If you've done a lot of customization to your community look-and-feel, you may consider grabbing the Sueetie v4.0 Lollipop Theme Pack and execute the Theme Rename script. Then copy the v4.0 Theme to your site to use as a WinMerge reference point with your existing theme.
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