Upgrading Old Versions of Mambo

Upgrading Mambo from old versions requires the application of several changes to the MySQL database. These SQL upgrades need to be done incrementally, in the order of each upgrade between your current version of Mambo the the latest release.

Mambo SQL files for Upgrading your Version of Mambo

• upgrade451to452.zip (645 bytes)
  Database-only SQL upgrade from Mambo 4.5.1 to 4.5.2
• upgrade45_109to451.zip (1.93 KB)
  SQL to upgrade a Mambo 4.5.1.0.9 database to Mambo 4.5.1
• upgrades_pre45_109 (23.42 KB)
  File containing SQL upgrade patches for early versions of Mambo, prior to Mambo 4.5.1

Steps to upgrade to Mambo 4.5.6

Step 1: Backup your site (both database & site files).

Step 2: Take your site offline: Site->Global Configuration->Site Offline (YES).

Step 3 (a):Upgrading from 4.5 Stable (1.0.7) to 4.5 Stable (1.0.9)

Run the following SQL patches in order:

• upgrade45_109to451.sql
• upgrade451to452.sql

Step 3 (b): Upgrading from 4.5.2 to 4.5.5

Remove the tinymce directory from your current install. The path to this directory is /mambots/editors/tinymce.

Step 4: Replace your files with the files from the complete 4.5.5 package.

Step 4 (a):If you are using 3rd party extensions that have not been updated to run on Mambo 4.6.x, and you need to keep these, then replace your files with the files from the Mambo 4.5.6 package.

Warning

Many extensions are no longer in development. Some are major security risks. Please use your preferred search engine to search for the name of your extensions with the word "vulnerability". If you find reports of vulnerabilities either find out if newer versions exist or consider removing the extension.

If you are not sure if your favourite extensions are up-to-date and secure, please visit the Mambo forums and ask.

To move from Mambo 4.5.5 to the latest version (currently Mambo 4.6.5) you require only two more steps.

Upgrading from Mambo 4.5.5 to the latest version

Step 4 (b): Download the 4.5.5 to 4.6.2 patch from the Mambo repository on sourceforge.http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mambo/Mambo_Patch_4.5.5_to_4.6.2.tar.gz or from the Mambo code forge: http://mambo-code.org/gf/project/mambo/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=1

Note: Choose either tar.gz or zip - do not do both.

Download the patches from Mambo 4.6.2 to the latest version - you will need to apply each patch in order from oldest to newest.
NOTE: As at 28th July, the Mambo Team are testing a Mambo 4.6.2 to 4.6.5 patch that will result in one upgrade to take you from 4.6.2 to the latest release. When this patch is released there will be an announcement on the forums and you will be able to download it from the Mambo forge.

Step 5: Bring your site back online: Site->Global Configuration->Site Offline (NO).

The latest releases are always on this page on the Mambo Code forge:http://mambo-code.org/gf/project/mambo/frs/

You can find older releases in the Mambo CMS package archive here: http://mambo-code.org/gf/project/mambo/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=1