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8/16/2006 7:27 AM
 
Poh Weng Tham

Joined: 9/26/2005
Posts: 2

Hi,

I've previously installed DNN3 for my company's intranet site but is currently considering using DNN4 for a non-profit website. However, one of my main concern is if I were to opt for DNN4 for the new website and have it hosted, what would happen when a newer version comes along later?

Do I have to upgrade my site to the new version? If so, how easy is it to upgrade without losing all the information and configurations?

If I don't have to upgrade to the newer version, would there be a risk that the hosting company may not support older versions at some stage? I'm just wondering if anyone who uses Version 1 or 2 have any problems, now that the latest DNN version is 4.

Hope I've posted this on the correct thread. Last but not least, great work to the DNN folks!

Cheers!
 
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8/16/2006 10:02 AM
 
Douglas Vogel

Joined: 6/1/2004
Posts: 96
thampw wrote

Do I have to upgrade my site to the new version? If so, how easy is it to upgrade without losing all the information and configurations?

If I don't have to upgrade to the newer version, would there be a risk that the hosting company may not support older versions at some stage?

You would never have to do an upgrade, the only exception might be a security issue (such as needing to upgrade from 4.3.3 to 4.3.4).

It is pretty easy to do an upgrade.  Here are some notes I saved when I recently did my upgrade.

You will never lose information if you take care to backup the database and backup all the files and folders.  I know this first hand because I have had to do a restore.  This is pretty easy.

What the hosting company has to support is ASP.net version 2 (if you want to install DotNetNuke Version 4.3.4).   And they would have to continue support of a database you are using, such as MS SQL.  I can't really imagine them ever quitting that support!
So they don't have to support DotNetNuke, just database and .Net software.

    - Doug Vogel     
 
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8/16/2006 10:28 PM
 
Poh Weng Tham

Joined: 9/26/2005
Posts: 2
Thanks Doug, it makes more sense to me now
 
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