{"id":467,"date":"2016-02-01T14:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.idevaffiliate.com\/?p=467"},"modified":"2021-05-17T22:11:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T05:11:11","slug":"idevaffiliate-upgrade-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/idevaffiliate-upgrade-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"iDevAffiliate Upgrade Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alert alert-info\" style=\"text-align: center; padding-top: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>This tutorial is for customers using our <u>Self-Hosted Editions<\/u> only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers using our <strong>Cloud Edition<\/strong> do not use these instructions as we handle the upgrade for you on our cloud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Please watch this video or follow the step-by-step instructions below.<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Upgrading iDevAffiliate\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/86159676?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"980\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Step 1.<\/span> Backup your database before continuing! Please consult your hosting provider for help with this task.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Step 2.<\/span> Clear your browser cache. <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">This is important!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Step 3.<\/span> Using your favorite FTP program, remove all files in your current \/cache folder. <span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">This is important!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Step 4.<\/span> Using your favorite FTP program, upload the <strong>install folder<\/strong> and <strong>idevaffiliate.zip<\/strong> file to<br \/>\nyour web hosting account into the current location of your existing iDevAffiliate files.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-danger\">Important Note: Be sure to use AUTO-DETECT mode when uploading files.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">Step 5.<\/span> From your web browser, run the installation\/upgrade program.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.{your website domain}.com\/idevaffiliate\/install\/index.php<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to adjust the above path to match your actual location of iDevAffiliate. You should now see a page that looks like this in your browser:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-471\" src=\"\/\/help.idevaffiliate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade.png\" alt=\"upgrading idevaffiliate\" width=\"800\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade.png 800w, https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade-60x23.png 60w, https:\/\/www.idevaffiliate.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/idevaffiliate_upgrade-150x58.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-danger\">Individually Installed Plugins<\/div>\n<p>If you have installed plugins that are not included in the edition you are using (ie. they have been installed separately), you will need to download each plugin package again from your account and upload the new license key file. 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