Tips for upgrading to Gallery Server Pro 2.5
Since releasing 2.5.0 a couple weeks ago, I am pleased the upgrade is going smoothly for the vast majority of you. However, a few support issues seem to be repeating themselves, so I wanted to throw out some tips to help it go smoothly. Back up before upgrading – Make a backup of your database and web files before the upgrade. That way, in case anything goes wrong, you have something to revert to. .NET 4.0 required – Version 2.5 requires .NET 4.0, so be sure it is available. I recommend getting your 2.3 or 2.4 gallery running on .NET 4.0 before upgrading to 2.5. The Admin Guide has all the details – read it carefully. SQLite to SQL CE migration errors – There have been two users who reported issues in the upgrade step that migrates data from the SQLite database to the SQL CE database. In one case, [...]