I feel a lot more confident about tackling my older sites now. I’d only done 3.0 ones so far.

Now that I know several (hopefully ALL) the possible problems and fixes, my panic level should be much lower.

But that’s a project for tomorrow … not today!

Cindy

The scenario I wrote above was ONLY if you find database erros after the upgrades.

IF you have a 2.0 Store… (Not a 1.3 that was upgraded to 2.0 in the past)

1) Run 2.0 EPN Upgrade files to add EPN Only
or
2) Run 2.0-3.0 EPN Upgrade files to go full 3.0

IF there are no problems and the site works fine… no need to do anything more.

BUT

IF during process #2, you end up with database errors, reload the 2.0 epn update.php file ONLY and run it. Then go back and reload the 3.0 epn update.php file ONLY and run it.

If you are upgrading an original 3.0 store to 3.0 EPN…

1) Install the 3.0EPN files
2) Run update.php from browser and follow instructions.

There should be no issues with this upgrade.

It really is a confusing set of updates for me too Cindy… even with experience, this has been challenging! LOL

Just to clarify …

1) If I have a 2.0 site that I want to leave as 2.0, then just the 2.0 EPN update should be all I need? Anything else to be on the look out for?

2) And if I have a 2.0 site that I want to upgrade to 3.0, then I need to do the 2.0 EPN update, then the 3.0 upgrade, and then the 3.0 EPN update?

3) However, if I have already upgraded a 2.0 to a 3.0 a few weeks ago, can I just do the 3.0 EPN update? Or do I need to do the 2.0 EPN update and then the 3.0 EPN update also?

#2 and #3 seem a bit contradictory so I’m confused. Personally, I have sites that fall into #1 and #3 while #2 is probably not going to happen for me.

Fortunately for you, you understand a lot about the backend of all this stuff. But for the rest of us, an error causes panic and since we “know nothing”, we really don’t even know where to begin!

Cindy

I upgraded a couple sites from 2.0 to 3.0 . I cannot say it was “Without a hitch”… but overall, the errors were my own fault.

I WOULD NOT upgrade a 2.0 store if it was originally a 1.3 store – it wont work! The newest edition that will work on 1.2 or 1.3 stores, is a 2.0 epn.

@ Relle -

I wouldnt start over with ANY site older than 1 month old! If you have the site and have the database… do the conversion as you would. If you find db errors, run the update file from the previous version to correct database errors.

example: running a 2.0 to 3.0 EPN upgrade… You install the files and the site starts sending db errors.

Go back into the files and grab the update.php from 2.0 to 2.0 epn, run it.

Go back a second time, run the update.php from 2.0 to 3.0, run it.

Go back a third time, run the update.php file from 3.0 to 3.0 EPN, run it.

I have found that not all the update.php files contain ALL of the code needed for each step, so doing it in the order above has worked for me.

Mark

Since April 1st… I have only transitioned 5 sites of my own so far.

1007 clicks, 48 bids, 6 sales, 1 registration

So… it definitely works right!

You’re well on your way to your first check from eBay! Did you notice that the minimum payout is only $5?! Wonder how long that will last!

Cindy

I’m just overly suspicious of CJ’s reporting practices and hope that the EPN is a breath of fresh air.