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[nishunb Friend nishunbJoin date: March 2010Posts: 57Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 6]

#152843

Hi

I am upgrading for the first time the JA job board myself. I went through the WIKI document for the upload procedure and I was confused regarding the Step #5 which

‘Step #5 – Restore uploads folder

Restore uploads folder under site_root/components/com_jajobboard folder from previous backup to another folder of your website, let’s say your_site_root/jbuploads, and then configure this to be the uploads folder.’

Now I have been unable to find the any folder by the name of Upload in ‘site_root/components/com_jajobboard’ folder. The current path for ‘Uploads folder’ is ‘/images/stories/jbuploads’.

Now the question remains that should I copy the ‘Jbuploads’ folder from the current path and then after upgradation, copy it back to the same location OR should I copy another folder (??) from ‘site_root/components/com_jajobboard’ folder to the uploads folder path.

Its a bit confusing for me. Any suggestion will be highly welcome.

Thanks
Nishant

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#350702

<em>@nishunb 187545 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi

I am upgrading for the first time the JA job board myself. I went through the WIKI document for the upload procedure and I was confused regarding the Step #5 which

‘Step #5 – Restore uploads folder

Restore uploads folder under site_root/components/com_jajobboard folder from previous backup to another folder of your website, let’s say your_site_root/jbuploads, and then configure this to be the uploads folder.’

Now I have been unable to find the any folder by the name of Upload in ‘site_root/components/com_jajobboard’ folder. The current path for ‘Uploads folder’ is ‘/images/stories/jbuploads’.

Now the question remains that should I copy the ‘Jbuploads’ folder from the current path and then after upgradation, copy it back to the same location OR should I copy another folder (??) from ‘site_root/components/com_jajobboard’ folder to the uploads folder path.

Its a bit confusing for me. Any suggestion will be highly welcome.

Thanks
Nishant</blockquote>

Guy,

Please refer to the following notes for your solution:

– You must copy data from this folder /components/com_jajobboard/jbuploads/ to this folder /images/stories/jbuploads/
– After upgrading to the latest version, you should recheck the configuration settings of Jobboard to see that they are set correctly or not via Admin: Components => JA JobBoard => Global Settings => System Configuration => Upload folder

[nishunb Friend nishunbJoin date: March 2010Posts: 57Downloads:0Uploads:5 Thanks: 6]

#350793

Hi

Thanks for your reply. However as I mentioned earlier, there is no ‘jbuploads’ folder at /components/com_jajobboard/ path.

The ‘jbuploads’ folder is ONLY present is at the following path /images/stories/jbuploads.

So the question remains that should I backup the ‘Jbuploads’ folder and copy it back to the same location ( /images/stories/jbuploads ) after the upgrade of the JA job board.

And if this is correct then what is the purpose of backing up the entire files and folders as per step # 1

Step #1 – Backup previous Job Board version

Backup site_root/components/com_jajobboard folder.
Backup site_root/administrator/component/com_jajobboard folder.

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#350850

<em>@nishunb 187710 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi

Thanks for your reply. However as I mentioned earlier, there is no ‘jbuploads’ folder at /components/com_jajobboard/ path.

The ‘jbuploads’ folder is ONLY present is at the following path /images/stories/jbuploads.

So the question remains that should I backup the ‘Jbuploads’ folder and copy it back to the same location ( /images/stories/jbuploads ) after the upgrade of the JA job board.

And if this is correct then what is the purpose of backing up the entire files and folders as per step # 1

Step #1 – Backup previous Job Board version

Backup site_root/components/com_jajobboard folder.
Backup site_root/administrator/component/com_jajobboard folder.
</blockquote>

Hi,

Folder /components/com_jajobboard/jbuploads still exists in version 1.4.3 and under. If your current JA JB version is 1.4.4 and over, you no need to back up folder /images/stories/jbuploads because it will not be deleted after uninstallation.

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#350859

Hi

Yes, My current version is 1.4.5. So does that mean that I do NOT have to backup any file or folder while upgrading (I have still backed up the 2 folders in step #1)

Therefore Can I simply go ahead and uninstall the current version and install the new one ? ( I am asking this basic question as its not mentioned in the Wiki)

Your confirmation will be reassuring for me to go ahead and update the entire component 🙂

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#351029

<em>@nishunb 187784 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hi

Yes, My current version is 1.4.5. So does that mean that I do NOT have to backup any file or folder while upgrading (I have still backed up the 2 folders in step #1)

Therefore Can I simply go ahead and uninstall the current version and install the new one ? ( I am asking this basic question as its not mentioned in the Wiki)

Your confirmation will be reassuring for me to go ahead and update the entire component :)</blockquote>

Guy,

As you are using JA JB version 1.4.5 so that it’s unnecessary to take care of backing up image folder.

Please back up folder /components/com_jajobboard/ and /administrator/components/com_jajobboard/ to keep your customizations before installing the new one.

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