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Upgrade Instructions

Quickly get your board updated with the last version of MyBBPlus

Warning: Always previously back up your MyBB or MyBBPlus database, and any custom themes you have before attempting to upgrade!

  1. Unzip the release archive to your computer using an archive utility capable of decompressing the download format you chose (WinZip, WinRAR)
  2. Using an ftp client (FlashFXP, FileZilla, SmartFTP), upload the contents of the "Upload" directory to the directory in which you have a previous version of MyBB or MyBBPlus installed, with the exception of uploading of the following file:
    ./inc/settings.php
  3. In your browser, visit the URL where you installed your forums, appending /install/upgrade.php on to the end of it.

    If you installed your forums to http://www.yoursite.com/forums/, then you would visit http://www.yoursite.com/forums/install/upgrade.php
  4. Select the version of MyBB or MyBBPlus which you were previously running and click "Next". Follow the upgrade process through making sure each step is completed successfully before clicking "Next" to continue with the next steps of the upgrade process.
  5. Once the upgrade process has completed, please remove the install directory from your web server and follow any remaining instructions in the upgrade wizard, or in the announcement for the upgrade. This can include reverting selected templates to default.

Congratulations, your forums should now be running the version of MyBBPlus within this release.

You have already a valid MyBBPlus license, skip the next chater. Otherwise, read the following tm make your forum functional!

MyBPlus Additional Instructions : LICENSE

To use MyBBPlus, you must purchase a license.

If you can access normally the admin, you will find the forum displaying an error page "No license".
IMPORTANT: By following the link on this page to mybbplus.com to acquire your license, some fields will be pre-populated into the form.

You now have 4 options :

  • 2 weeks (free)
  • 1 year : 29,95$US
  • 3 years : 74,95$US (-17%)
  • 5 years : 109,95$US (-27%)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The license is valid for only one forum (eventually multidomain). So carefully fill if it is not already pre-filled the domain and the absolute path to the forum!

You will receive in return an e-mail containing your license code.
Then go to the admin and complete the fields in Configuration > Settings plugins > MyBBPlus (details of each field are documented) and confirm.

Your MyBBPlus forum is now is now functional.

Thanks for choosing MyBBPlus !