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January 27, 2011 1:32pm
Subscribe [3]#1 / Jan 27, 2011 1:32pm
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“If you saved your templates as flat files in 1.x, upload the contents of your 1.x system/templates/ directory to system/expressionengine/templates/<site_short_name>/ and verify permissions on the templates folder is set to 777. The updater will sync your templates with the database and move the old files to a folder within the templates directory for archival purposes.”
<site_short_name> = ??
thanks.
Peter
#2 / Jan 28, 2011 2:54am
Peter ,
Normally would be default_site so system/expressionengine/templates/default_site/
Does that help?
#3 / Jan 28, 2011 3:41am
In my 1.69 install I have many different folders named after my template groups
Should I put these folders into:
. . . system/expressionengine/templates/
??
I realize I am likely over complicating things - just need a bit of reassuring. Appreciate it.
#4 / Jan 28, 2011 3:44am
log cabin,
No you should create that folder if it doesn’t exist already in templates and then move all those folders named after your template groups inside system/expressionengine/templates/default_site/
It goes without saying to backup everything first
Let us know how you get on
#5 / Jan 28, 2011 3:56am
yahoo - I’m on my way ... thanks.
I will post results of upgrade . . . especially if I screw it up.
Peter
#6 / Jan 28, 2011 3:57am
Good stuff. We’ll be here
#7 / Jan 28, 2011 11:09am
I got it done.
Experience:
- I had a template error during install (redundant files no longer needed) - ignored
- Ran into issues with field type errors but found a helpful thread - updated custom field types in new install/cp
- Installed a Flickr plugin that I had used / coded for
- Installed Word Limit plugin
- Fixed {tags} for said Flickr module + some others that had syntax changes between versions 1 & 2
- deleted “index.php” from some links as EE2 didn’t recognize / fulfill these references
(is there a preference I can change? - instead of changing code?)
- still need to tackle ImageReSizer issue - photos modified in code using this plugin in EE1 don;t work in EE2
- still need to figure out how to save Templates as files - getting an error when updating templates
Overall the EE2 is working and was not too painful to undertake. I like the layout of the new control panel. For anybody new to EE - seeing Channels, Categories, FieldGroups, and Status Groups - all lumped together should help them to logically realize the essence of this software . . . though I still have yet to fully wrap my head around it!
#8 / Jan 28, 2011 11:30am
That’s excellent news! Please don’t hesitate to post again in case there’s anything else.