I have a few questions:

1. Is there a best way (step-by-step) to upgrade my "live" LinksSQL 2.2.1 site to 2.99.1?

2. What is the equivalent of the links.html file in the new version?

3. Will most of the existing Plugins work properly with the new version?

4. How do I keep my existing templates in the new version? If I just want to overwrite them with the luna template, what do I need to do?

Thanks a lot.

Always learning!!!

Please do not upgrade live sites until the final has been released. You should make a duplicate of your site and test with that instead. Unlike the Links SQL 1.x to 2.x upgrade, the Links SQL 2.x to Gossamer Links 3.x upgrade is just like a regular minor upgrade, just run the installer.

It's the same file.

Most plugins should still work.

You don't have to do anything. When you upgrade, your template set will be still be used. You have to change the default template set to 'luna' if you want to use it.

Adrian

Thanks Adrian. Any rough guestimate on timeframe of final release?

1. Upgrading to 2.99.1

cp -Rp /cgi-bin/links2.2.1 /cgi-bin/linkspreupgrade
mysqldump --add-drop-table links2.2.1dbname > links221.sql

upload 2.99.1.tar.gz --> tar -zxvf 2.99.1.tar.gz
ensure that the ownership on the 2.99.1 directory and fiels are correct.

run upgrade from http or ssh whichever lets you feel comfortable

complete the update by installing the fixes if it doesn't throw "INVALID LICENSE" Errors

Check your site both with 2x and luna templates. if anything goes wrong, you could simply rollback all the changes done by way of upgrade by:

rm -Rf /cgi-bin/links2.99.1
cp -Rp /cgi-bin/linkspreupgrade /cgi-bin/links2.2.1
mysql -u username -p linksdbname < links221.sql -- you will be prompted for password

(this would leave few unused tables from 2.99.1 -- if you want to avoid that, drop the db and then do the last step)

2. Not sure what you mean by that? I am sure that template filenames are unchanged, unless i have missed some finer detail (barring of course few issues wrt newsletter and bookmark)

3. Normally yes. I have one global behaving differently though.

4. Not needed.

[EDIT]
If you are running multiple GT products under mod_perl, then you would also need to edit your startup.pl file
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Thanks
HyTC
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