How to Upgrade DotNetNuke (Auto Merge Method)

Upgrading DotNetNuke Auto Merge Method
By Lee Sykes
February 2009

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to upgrade DotNetNuke using the auto merge method. This method is available when upgrading DotNetNuke versions 4.6.2 and above.

The auto merge method makes it much easier and quicker to upgrade DotNetNuke than versions below 4.6.2. If you need to upgrade DotNetNuke from below 4.6.2 you need to follow the tutorial on How to Upgrade DotNetNuke Manually.

This tutorial demonstrates the steps that are recommended for upgrading live DotNetNuke websites and in this example we upgrade DotNetNuke v4.6.2 to v4.9.1 and then v4.9.1 to v5.

Tutorial References

How to backup a live hosted DotNetNuke website and restore it to a localhost installation

How to Upgrade DotNetNuke from v3.2.2 to v4.4.1

The videos contain:

Video 1 - Introduction, Checks, Backup, Auto Upgrade

  • Introduction, upgrading DNN 4.6.2 and above
  • How to check your DotNetNuke installation version
  • How to download the upgrade packages of DotNetNuke
  • How to extract the zip files
  • Backup Everything!
  • How to turn off Auto Upgrade using the web.config file
Time Length: 9min 19secs

Video 2 - How to Take The Live Site Offline, Upgrading, Checks

  • How to take the live site offline
  • How to create an app_offline.htm file
  • How to FTP all DNN upgrade file
  • How to reset the permissions
  • How to initiate the upgrade process
  • How to check your DotNetNuke installation for a successful upgrade
Time Length: 10min 43secs

Video 3 - How to Upgrade the Core Modules, How to Upgrade to V5+

  • How to check the DotNetNuke version installed
  • How to upgrade the DotNetNuke core modules
  • How to extract the latest core modules from the DotNetNuke install zip
  • How to make the latest versions of the modules available to install
  • How to install the updated modules
  • How to upgrade DotNetNuke to version 5+
  • How to fix the styling problems
  • How to upgrade the DotNetNuke core modules in v5+
Time Length: 9min 51secs

Total Time Length: 29min 53secs

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