I want to upgrade from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 but im scared lol

I didn't have any problems. If you have made any changes to the source files, you might want to make the changes to the files in the upgrade patch before uploading them. Fortunately for me, there were only a few source files that I had changed, and it was easy to update the new ones. It's easy to lose track of these kinds of changes if you don't keep good records. What I did, was create an empty directory structure of my site on my computer, and every time I make a change to a source file, see more I download it to the right place in the directory structure on my ;local machine. It takes a little extra work, but over time, I have a directory structure of all my changed files that I can compare to the new versions.

The new upgrade patch makes things a lot easier. I've been griping for that for a while, and I used to create a 'patch' myself with only the changed files. I've been doing that since RC3, without any problems. I never saw the sense in needlessly overwriting 4,800 files.

You'll always be told to make a backup of your entire site.... probably good advice. I've never done that before an upgrade, but I really haven't officially launched my site and don't have much at risk as far as members.

Be brave...just do the upgrade. Have a few beers, and maybe a tequila shot or two..... that's what I do when I'm nervous about something :)

I agree. Do a complete backup of your site and database. I personally had quite a few changes in core files due to mods. I did have a record or what mods I installed so that was easy to reinstall. For me, the easiest thing to do was to build a new site (using a test area) and duplicate it. It didnt take that long and I know probably not as easy as HL's, but I chose to have those mods, so its my responsibility.

You wanna see what I did, I wrote it here:
http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/topic/My-7-0-1-Upgrade-Experience.htm

Dont see more be scared. This is how you learn... Just make sure you have your backups in place :).. Oh yeah.. have a drink for me too :)

All good advice.

As a developer I do things a little differently - I always have a mirror of my site running on my development machine - this is very easy to achieve using something like WAMP / MAMP / LAMP - These are Apache server packages that allow you to run your website on your local computer - Just like your web server. This way you can make mods or test and change - all without affecting your live site. (it's a great way to learn web coding without screwing things up too)

I simply make see more a copy of the site and database on my dev machine and apply the mod / update / etc to this - this way if there is an issue I can always revert to the original version. Having this on your local machine means that it only takes seconds to copy or zip the whole site directory structure - whereas it could take hours to download a copy from your server via FTP, a real PITA as most will attest.

For all of my sites I also keep a journal detailing all of the mods I apply - much like a set of instructions that you would get with mods here in the marketplace, this way I can manually replicate everything should the need arise, it's also quick to search through when trying to review mods at a later date. It also means that i have a copy of the changed code too.

So in effect - I have a complete local copy of the site - which I make a copy of, that is used for testing. If this is successful, I then repeat the mod / update / etc on the live site.

Many ways of skinning a cat - this is just mine.

As for the other question of - whether to update or not? It seems pretty stable to me, but then I have only attempted this on a stock install, others have had various issues whilst using non-stick templates and mods - hopefully most of the bugs have now come to light - most are easy fixes, so your mileage may vary depending on how modded your site is. Personally I would go ahead with testing it on a copy of your site, but hold off updating your live site until you are 100% happy.

HTH

/DM

I'm scared too!

I'm right behind you all..lol