can't upgrade joomla 1.73 to 2.5 or anything else

[btodd01]

I installed joomla 1.7.3 a while back and didn't do anything with it. I am now ready to spend some time developing a site and see that the first thing I should do is upgrade to 2.5.

I have tried upgrading joomla via extension manager/update with no luck. I clear my browser cache and used the clear cache button (logged out and back in) - still no updates available.

I set my default template to beez5 (as one post suggested - they suggested beez but I only see beez5 and beez20)

I tried extention manager directory install and used the path /tmp/joomla/Joomla_2.5.14-Stable-Full_Package.zip and it says please enter package directory?

I also tried unziping the package and tried that - still no luck.

I tried extension manager install also (after downloading the Joomla_2.5.14-Stable-Full_Package.zip and I get an error.

I just tried the extension manager URL install - failed - unable to copy could this be the issue? I couldn't find anything in Joomla log.


I am getting nowhere quick. I am running out of things to try. Any help would be nice.
thanks
Bob

PS - I could try removing everything and starting fresh with 2.5 but I'm not sure how to get rid of everything so I won't have other problems when I start clean?

[BMM01]

Hi Bob

If you're having that much trouble I think your idea to remove everything and to start fresh with 2.5 is the way to go.

To remove everything you need to delete the 1.7.3 folder from your web server and to drop the associated database.

Then you should be able to start fresh with 2.5.

Hope this helps.

[btodd01]

Hi Bob

If you're having that much trouble I think your idea to remove everything and to start fresh with 2.5 is the way to go.

To remove everything you need to delete the 1.7.3 folder from your web server and to drop the associated database.

Then you should be able to start fresh with 2.5.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info. I will try that if i don't hear anything better over the next few days.

Thanks for the instructions - I thought it might be fairly simple but was not sure.
Bob

[janhelge]

Use akeeba backup to backup your system.

Best ting will be to do this on a testserver:

What you can do is to backup your files , remove all files and ftp Joomla 2.5 files to webserver, but keep your old configuration.php and .htaccess in root. After that remove installation folder and log in to your admin panel. You will have database errors, go to Extensions>Database. In upper right corner you can select FIX. This fix your database.

I think this is the easiest and best practice to update from Joomla 1.7 to Joomla 2.5.

[janhelge]

And don't forget your images and templates folders.

Not shore if your templats works, then you just need to change this code in your templateDetails.xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install version="1.5" type="template">

to

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE install PUBLIC "-//Joomla! 2.5//DTD template 1.0//EN" "http://www.joomla.org/xml/dtd/2.5/template-install.dtd">
<extension version="2.5" type="template" client="site">

Just remember the </extension> in bottom as well

All files in root and folders at template must be included, one of my Joomla 2.5 templates looks like this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE install PUBLIC "-//Joomla! 2.5//DTD template 1.0//EN" "http://www.joomla.org/xml/dtd/2.5/template-install.dtd">
<extension version="2.5" type="template" client="site">
  <name>Template name</name>
  <creationDate>05/08/2013</creationDate>
  <author>Your name</author>
  <authorEmail>[email protected]</authorEmail>
  <authorUrl>http://www.mydomain.com</authorUrl>
  <copyright>Please feel free to use :-)</copyright>
  <license>O</license>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <description>Template description</description>
	<files>
		<filename>favicon.ico</filename>
		<filename>index.php</filename>
		<filename>templateDetails.xml</filename>
		<filename>template_preview.png</filename>
		<filename>template_thumbnail.png</filename>
		<folder>css</folder>
		<folder>images</folder>
	</files>
	<positions>
		<position>flags</position>
		<position>topmenu</position>
		<position>logo</position>
		<position>topmenu</position>
		<position>slideshow</position>
		<position>footer</position>
	</positions>
</extension>

[leolam]

@ JAnhelge. THAT is definitely not a good advise! Never mess up with default and proper working code!

@ btodd01: Follow the steps as I outlined http://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?f=625&t=691030

Leo

[janhelge]

Hi Leolam.

But when your procedure have been tried many times and it just fails. No way it will work! Hours and maaany days have been used trying to find a solution. What is the alternative? Install a fresh joomla and copy and past the data? There must be a way to just attach the old database in to a new Joomla installation. Anyway it works each time! :-) What steps must be done to convert the old database in to a new installation? I really don't care about the extensions, they can be fixed after migration. I just want my database! Correct procedure? How?

[btodd01]

I forgot I didn't reply to this post.

I started over with 3.3.3 eventually - so this post is no longer required.
Thanks