If you are planning to upgrade your copy of iDC File Manager version 1.4 for iDC File Manager version 1.5 (Lite, Pro, Pro Plus or OEM editions), please follow the following advice.

You can purchase your upgrade version Here.

Prior to purchasing please review the "Which Version?" guide to ensure the edition you choose fits the requirements of your organization.

After you have successfully purchased your copy of iDC File Manager - Upgrade version 1.5 you will receive an order confirmation email
detailing your account login details and the download location of the File Manager source code.

Important:

Prior to installing the upgrade you must first take a full backup of your copy of iDC File Manager version 1.4, this includes:

[Folder] /cgi-bin/FileManager
[Folder] /FileManagerData
[Folder] /Clients

and all of the files and folders contained within these directories. Please note the paths to these folders may differ to your installation and need to be modified accordingly.

It is then advisable to remove:

[Folder] /cgi-bin/FileManager
[Folder] /FileManagerData

from your server and all supporting files and folders contained within these folder, to avoid confusion when the new version is installed.

DO NOT REMOVE the Folder: "/Clients" from the server!
Please note the path to the "Clients" folder may differ to your installation and need to be modified accordingly.

Step1: Starting the Upgrade Installation

To begin the installation of iDC File Manager please refer to the Manual installation guide for your specific server.

When the installation is complete and you have checked that everything is functioning correctly you can then move on to Step 2.

Step 2: Importing your existing user data

iDC File Manager version 1.4 used a flat file csv database called "users.txt" (originally located in the /cgi-bin/FileManager directory) to store the user account details, where as iDC File Manager version 1.5 uses a MySQL database. As a result, you will need to import the data stored in the users.txt file into the new format.

Please access your backup of iDC File Manager version 1.4. and locate the users.txt file. This file can then be uploaded into the new installation of iDC File Manager version 1.5 /cgi-bin/FileManager directory.

When this is complete open up your browser and enter the url to the main File Manager folder located in your servers cgi-bin + Import.pl

e.g.

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http://www.yoursite.com/cgi-bin/FileManager/Import.pl

This script will then read the data stored in the users.txt file, convert it into the new format and then import it into the MySQL database.

Tip: If the Import.pl file cannot be found in the /cgi-bin/FileManager directory please upload it from the main Zip file for you copy of iDC File Manager.

When the user data has been successfully imported you can then move on to Step 3.

Step 3: Importing the main "Clients" folder

The final step is to move the main "Clients" folder (used in version 1.4 to store the user account folders) into the iDC File Manager version 1.5 /FileManager/ directory.

This is the same location you specified in lines 102 - 111 of the Configuration.pl script.

e.g.

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####Main Clients Directory#####################################################
 
clientroot "/home/yoursite/public_html/FileManager/Clients"
#Change the path to the "Main Clients Directory" to your servers path to the
#main public root directory + the sub-folder of the File Manager folder which 
#will hold all your Clients folders.
#For example:
#e.g.clientroot "/home/yoursite/public_html/FileManager/Clients"
 
###############################################################################

When the Clients folder has been successfully moved you have then completed your upgrade to iDC File Manager version 1.5

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