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Originally Posted by ManFromDet
Hi Paul,
I'm just another X-cart user - Sergey and others have final say-so. But, I've skipped X-cart versions as well and I've been able to upgrade via a fresh install of the latest version and Qualteam has upgraded my DB for me. I suspect that this would be your upgrade path as well.
I would absolutely suggest that your host provider make a backup copy of your DB before you let Qualteam touch it. Example: I installed a copy of my previous cart (old version) on my server in another folder, and moved my old DB to that installation as a backup. This isn't public-facing, no one has access to this cart but me - but it's a working backup, just in case.
Finally, I do not plan to touch V5 for at least 6 to 12 months AFTER it is released. It's sorta like buying a new car in it's first production year; wait until the product has been refined a bit before using it.
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Thanks for the info! But regarding the DB: I was assuming that to proceed with a fresh install I'd need a fresh DB, and only when it's all set up and customized would I then have Qualiteam would *migrate* the data, and NOT "upgrade" my old DB. Do you know if they move data from old DB to new, or do they actually change old DB structure to be compatible with new installation? Seems that an upgrade would not really work since a new install could also have new mods installed which would require DB changes which would then not be back-ported...
Thanks again,
Paul