Upgrade from 2.1 to 2.3 help

cgates

Joined: 2009-04-11
Posts: 11
Posted: Sun, 2009-07-26 16:27

I have upgraded my server to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and successfully installed gallery2 v2.3. I was previously running gallery2 v2.1. I backed up my entire /home/g2data directory which is where my albums previously were. How can I make v2.3 see my old albums or do I have to reload every picture?
 
nivekiam
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Posted: Mon, 2009-07-27 04:46

You didn't perform an upgrade, you installed a separate instance of G2.

Either follow these instructions:
FAQ: How to upgrade Gallery2?

or reimport your photos into your fresh, new install of G2
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cgates

Joined: 2009-04-11
Posts: 11
Posted: Mon, 2009-07-27 12:08

Cant I just point to the directory that has the g2data from the previous version?
 
nivekiam
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Posted: Mon, 2009-07-27 12:46

You have to use the same database and same g2data directory. Without both, you'll have a broken install that's not fixable.

Read the upgrade instructions I posted a link to.
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