Upgrading to activeCollab 2.3

1. Download latest activeCollab 2.3 release

The latest release will be available on your activeCollab.com profile. To access that page, just click on My Profile link in main website administration when you are logged in.

Installation package that has all the latest files is available when you click on Download activeCollab button bellow your license details:

2. Upload New Files

Upload new and replace existing files. If files and folder from the list bellow exist, you should replace them:

  • /activecollab (entire folder)
  • /config/defaults.php
  • /public/assets (entire folder)
  • /public/upgrade (entire folder)
  • /public/api.php
  • /public/captcha.php
  • /public/index.php
  • /public/restore.php
  • /public/thumb.php
  • /tasks (entire folder)
  • api.php

Please check out this short article to learn how to upload files without making system unusable.

For Versions Older than activeCollab 2

If you are upgrading form version older than activeCollab 2, you should:

  1. Upload content of /custom folder as well (there are two empty folders in it and that is ok).
  2. If you used localized version of activeCollab, you should move existing translations from /activecollab/localization to /custom/localization folder.

3. Clear Cache

To clear cache, please delete cch_ files from /cache and all %% files from /compile folder.

4. Run the Upgrade Script

Go to /public/upgrade link in your setup (if you have installed activeCollab on www.example.com/projects upgrade script will be located in www.example.com/projects/public/upgrade) and follow onscreen instructions. In this step, activeCollab upgrade utility will upgrade your database to the latest version.

Please do not forget this step!