Updating Osclass Enterprise

Manual Update

These are short instructions, we're going to extend them in the future. If you experience problems you should report them on Osclass Enterprise forums.

For these instructions, it is assumed that your Osclass Enterprise URL is http://example.com/ and you are using PHP v7.1+.

Step 1: Take a backup

You should take a backup of your database and files. All your data is held in the database, so you will need to have a copy just in case you change your mind after upgrading and need to go back. The same reasons are sustained to make a backup of oc-content folder.

Step 2: Replace Osclass Enterprise files

*First, you need to enable Maintenance mode in the Tools menu. If you have Permalinks enabled, you should disable them before updating Osclass Enterprise. Then, proceed with the update process.

1. - Get the latest Osclass Enterprise. (zip or tar.gz)
2. - Unpack the zip file that you've downloaded.
3. - Using FTP or you SSH, upload the new files. You should replace all the old Osclass Enterprise files with the new ones: oc-admin and oc-includes directories and sub-directories, and in the root directory (ajax.php, contact.php, index.php, item.php and so on). Do NOT delete config.php file.
4. - Be careful when copying the oc-content directory. You should make sure that you only copy the files from inside this directory, rather than replacing your entire oc-content directory. If you have customized the default theme without renaming it, make sure not to overwrite those files, otherwise you will lose your changes. (Though you might want to compare them for new features or fixes...)

Step 3: Update your installation

Just enter the oc-admin (http://www.example.com/oc-admin/) and a button will appear to update your website and database if necessary.

before v2.4

Visit http://www.example.com/oc-admin/index.php?page=upgrade&action=upgrade-funcs. If a database upgrade is necessary, Osclass Enterprise will update your database to be compatible with the last code. If some new values in t_preference are necessary, it will update too.

after v3.10.0

Please check this for more information.

Final steps

Your update is complete. Remember to activate permalinks if you have disabled before. It wasn't too difficult, was it? If anything goes wrong, you should go to the Osclass Enterprise forums.