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devtay:
stephdl and janet,
Thanks so much for the assistance. I think I'll start looking into the upgrade to SME 9 before starting this project. I'm going to have to experiment with the upgrade process as I don't currently have a test server, just the production one. I can't afford to down the enterprise while I play so I guess it's server shopping time.
I like the idea of using the iBay to hold OsCommerce versus the /opt directory. I got the /opt directory idea from a post here a while back. I also like the fact that I can update it using the instructions on the OsCommerce wiki. Where I always get messed up when I install third party software is the config db and the templated config files. I'm afraid I'm going to monkey something up by not using instructions directly from this site. Fingers crossed.
I'm taking all of this advice to heart. Thanks so much again for the assistance. Invaluable as always.
janet:
devtay
Upgrade to sme9 is ONLY via backup & restore process, & it should go smoothly.
A basic server with users, ibays & settings from the backup should be running straight away.
As always the recommendation is to remove custom templates, & reconfigure them for SME9 after the install & restore is done.
The amount of extra effort on post upgrade reinstallation of contribs & "retweaking", will depend on how many contribs & tweaks you have made to your sme8.1 server.
Check the wiki for availablility of compatible contribs, not everything is working correctly on SME9 as yet, but good progress has been made & many contribs work OK.
Re osCommerce etc, there are a few db settings particularly re PHP that you will need to configure, & some for ibay access & file size issues, easily done with db commands though.
Ask again when the time comes or read the Wiki.
devtay:
I'm mostly worried about my 50gb worth of email and my custom php web app making it through the upgrade. I have also yet to be 100% successful with a usb backup.
Last time I did an upgrade and restore I used affa and one other contrib that listed the contribs I had installed on the old server and didn't have on the new one. I'll have to do some reading on the forums to get a good handle on the process from 8 to 9. Thanks for pointing out that I need to check for v9 compatibility of my installed contribs. I neglected to remove my custom templates last time too. That was a headache.
Truthfully, I've been waiting for an excuse to play with v9 anyways. Thanks again.
janet:
devtay
All user email is included in a backup.
Also included are all files in ibays, so if your web app is in an ibay it will be backed up & restored.
All mysql databases are backed up & restored too (ie mysql db for your web app).
Things in /opt are not backed up by default so you need to add /opt to the backup inclusion list, refer Backup server config Howto.
You might have to tweak php settings for your web app to suit SME9, but any settings configured in SME db system will be backed up & restored.
So far it sounds OK.
I would stick with the built in backup to USB done in the console menu (login as admin to server). It should work fine & you can use that backup to restore to SME9 during the first reboot.
stephdl:
Near Off Topic, but I would add it, with SME you can Install phpvirtualbox and test your dev directly on the server, the developer of phpvirtualbox has released a new version, and I hope (we have exchanged some emails) that the development will come again.
Anyway that solution is not comparable to a proxmox solution where the sme is virtualized but it allows you to get on the same server, your sme and other virtual servers.
My 2C if you want to reinstall and buy a new server.
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