version 6 upgrade, a clean install or not clean install that is the question..

[Cain72]

Hey guys,

 

 

im ready to do an upgrade from 5.x.x to 6, from what i can see the changes are pretty dramatic. i would assume that a clean install would be in order (the main reason is i have always had a problem with auto billing for all clients and to this day have had to do it all manually each month)..

 

so the real question is.. if i do a clean fresh install of v6, can i maintain or transfer my current client historic info across, for those who have gone down this road, are the changes within v6 that epic that there is some kind of DB tools to help you with this upgrade in regards to client historical information ?

 

or am i reaching to far and expecting to much change here?

 

in the end i would like to have a clean install of v6 with all my old historic client info.. is this possible and if so how ?

 

as usual thank you for your time.

 

Cain

[lee-wservices]

I would think your best bet is just to do a upgrade as the upgrade process will update all the database info to be 6 eady.

[brian!]

remember to backup your database before starting the upgrade - in case you need to revert back.

 

if you have a problem with automated billing, that might continue with v6 - depends if the issue is being caused by an addon/hook or a database setting... if it's the latter, it will probably be imported into the v6 database.

 

it might be worth checking the Bug Reports forum to see if any of the confirmed bugs will impact you or the services you offer.

[PascM]

in the end i would like to have a clean install of v6 with all my old historic client info.. is this possible and if so how ?

 

It is possible but kinda difficult unless you know your way with MySQL