How to Upgrade From DDLCMS v1.0 to v2.x
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1. If you're using a custom skin, backup your skin (the folders in the "skins" directory)

2. Backup your full database (just as a safety precaution).

3. Backup your full site, including all files/folders (just as a safety precaution).

4. Your current downloads table needs to be modified to work with the new script. You can use Phpmyadmin to run the following MySQL command on your database:

ALTER TABLE `downloads` ADD `rating` VARCHAR( 15 ) CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL AFTER `reports` ;

5. Your current topsites_Accounts table needs to be modified to work with the new script. You can use Phpmyadmin to run the following MySQL command on your database:

ALTER TABLE `topsites_Accounts` CHANGE `Signup` `Signup` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL 

6. Using Phpmyadmin, export the tables that you want transferred to your new installation, skip any that you don't need (most of you will want to export the downloads table, and maybe the topsites_Accounts table).  

Export these tables and save them to your computer:

blacklist
downloads
instantle
news
partners
spamwords
topsites_Accounts
whitelist

7. Drop all database tables.  Or, delete the database and create a new one, with a new username and password.

8. Delete all files and folders from your document root.

9. Install DDLCMS v2.x.  Follow ALL the instructions that are included with the script.

10. Go back into your Phpmyadmin, Import the tables you exported above, into your current database.

11. If you were using a custom skin:

    a. Make a copy of the default skin folder (as a precaution) call it "default2"
    b. Change the name of the "default" folder to whatever your original skin folder was
    c. Rename "default2" back to "default"
    d. Upload all the images from your backed up skin folder (from step 1 above) to your new skin folder
    e. Enter your Admin Control Panel, Admin > DDL > Edit Options and select your custom skin folder, click Save.
    f. You may want to change the value of the "Hovercolor" field in Edit Options.
    g. You may have to play with the header.php file IN THE SKIN FOLDER to further customize your site.

12. Test your site.