Upgrading activeCollab SmallBiz to Corporate

Upgrading from activeCollab Small Biz to activeCollab Corporate can be done at any time. Once you're ready to upgrade, just carry out the following steps:

1. Upgrade to the latest version of activeCollab

If you are not already running the latest version of activeCollab, please upgrade your setup by following these instructions. In case you are having difficulties finding the version you are running, check this article.

2. Update License File

Download the License file from your activeCollab.com profile (the Download License button is next to the Download activeCollab button) and upload it to your /config folder. There should already be one license.php document. Just overwrite it with the new license file.

3. Get activeCollab Corporate and upload new modules

Visit your profile page on activeCollab.com and download the installation package:

Unpack the installation package and upload new modules to your activeCollab installation. Modules that need to be uploaded are these:

  • Calendar (located in /activecollab/application/modules/calendar and /public/assets/modules/calendar)
  • Documents (located in /activecollab/application/modules/documents and /public/assets/modules/documents)
  • Invoicing (located in /activecollab/application/modules/invoicing and /public/assets/modules/invoicing)
  • Pages (located in /activecollab/application/modules/pages and /public/assets/modules/pages)
  • Public Submit (located in /activecollab/application/modules/public_submit and /public/assets/modules/public_submit)
  • Source (located in /activecollab/application/modules/source and /public/assets/modules/source)
  • Status (located in /activecollab/application/modules/status and /public/assets/modules/status)
  • Tickets (located in /activecollab/application/modules/tickets and /public/assets/modules/tickets)
  • Time Tracking (located in /activecollab/application/modules/timetracking and /public/assets/modules/timetracking)
  • Project Exporter (located in /activecollab/application/modules/project_exporter and /public/assets/modules/project_exporter)

After you upload the new modules, they will be available for installation on the Administration > Modules page.

4. Clear /cache folder

Remove all files with names beginning with cch_ from /cache folder.

In case of any problems, please contact activeCollab support by emailing support@a51dev.com.

Thank you for upgrading!