Upgrading from Drupal 5.8 stack to 5.9 stack

We have done a lot of work using a Windows Drupal 5.8 stack, and would like to upgrade to 5.9 and preserve the work we have done. Is it possible to upgrade the 5.8 Drupal stack to 5.9 and keep our data/work, or do we have to do a separate 5.9 install and start over? If upgrade is possible, where can I find the instructions to do so? Thanks!

Hi Dondi,

You have several options to update the BitNami Drupal.

You can download the new version of Drupal and install over the stack. You should follow the upgrade steps that you can find at http://drupal.org/getting-started/5

Another option is to install the new BitNami Drupal Stack (or module) on another directory. If you stop your servers you can install the new Stack on another directory with the same ports. Once you have the second Stack you can follow these steps:

1.- Start the old Stack and create a database backup:

> <installation_diractory>/mysql/bin/mysqldump.exe -u root -p --opt bitnami_drupal5 bitnami_drupal5.sql

You can also create this backup through the phpmyadmin application.Then stop this database.

2.- Start the new database and restore de database:

> <installation_diractory>/mysql/bin/mysql.exe -u root -p -e "drop database bitnami_drupal5" 
> <installation_diractory>/mysql.exe -u root -p bitnami_drupal5 < bitnami_drupal5.sql

3.- Go to http:/127.0.0.1/drupal5/update.php

It is possible that you need to copy some files if you have modified the default settings. You can find which are these files in the drupal guide.

I hope it helps you!

Thank you Beltran. This was very helpful.