nuBuilder Update


To update nuBuilder follow these steps:

Log in to nuBuilder, click the Update Button on the Database Tab of the Home Form to start the Update process.

  • Backup
  • Download
  • Prepare
  • Update

Database Backup

Step 1 - 4

  • Be sure to backup your database before doing this update.
    You can export your nuBuilder database to a file by using phpMyAdmin or the mysqldump utility.
    The Backup consists of a single file containing all nuBuilder tables and data (e.g. nubuilder4.sql)
  • Backup your nuBuilder files. E.g. add them to an archive 20201229_backup_nubuilder4.zip

Download Instructions:

Step 2 - 4

  • Pull the latest nuBuilder 4 files from either Sourceforge or Github.
  • Alternatively, use a subversion client to obtain the latest files.

Delete & Unpack:

Step 3 - 4

  • Delete all files and folders in your nuBuilder folder except for nuconfig.php.
  • Extract the downloaded .zip file to your nuBuilder root folder.

Update

Step 4 - 4

  • Now, you are ready to do the Update. If all goes well you should see a message: "You will need to log in again for the changes to take effect"
  • After updating, test your site carefully to verify there are not any issues.
  • The Github commit/change history information is valuable to see where something changed.

The recommandation is to have a test environment to test changes before applying them to the production environment.