In Mambo terms, patching Mambo means to upgrade Mambo. Mambo upgrades are released as patches. On this page we look at how to upgrade old releases of Mambo to the last of the Mambo 4.5 branch, which is Mambo 4.5.6.
Patching Mambo to Upgrade to Later Versions
Upgrading Mambo from old versions requires the application of several changes to the MySQL database. These 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
Upgrade from 4.5 1.0.9 to 4.5.1 zip
Upgrade from 4.5.1 to 4.5.2 zip
Downloadable zip file containing SQL upgrade patches for versions of Mambo prior to 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 in order:
upgrade45_109to451.sql
upgrade451to452.sql
Step 3 (b): Upgrading from 4.5.2 to 4.5.6
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 4.5.6 package.
Step 5: Bring your site back online: Site->Global Configuration->Site Offline (NO).
That's it. Patch complete.
To download the latest Mambo releases and core extensions please visit the Mambo Code forge: http://mambo-code.org/gf/project/mambo/
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
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