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Important update notes
Before updating an existing PSW 2.x installation please read the following.
Creating a backup
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Backup all files and databases prior to migration. In case of problems during the update installation
this will enable the contents of PrintShop Web to be restored. To create a backup do the following:
1 Launch the PrintShop Server Manager application and stop the Apache, MySQL and PrintShop
Server services
2 Locate your PrintShop Web folder and copy the following folders to a different folder or volume:
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The files folder located in the PrintShop Web website folder.
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The psw database folder located in the data folder of the MySQL folder (in the PrintShop
Web folder). Alternatively a database administration could be used to backup the database
(e.g. the free MySQL Administrator application).
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The template folder containing the standard skins and your custom skins.
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If you modified the httpd.conf and ssl.conf files (f.e. changed the VirtualHost(s) ) these
should be backupped too. These files are located in the conf folder of the Apache folder
which resides in the PrintShop Web folder.
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If the e-mail notification messages are customized the html source of these messages
should be backupped. Simply copy and paste the html source to a plain text editor and save
the file. Due to the introduction of the shopping cart option the structure of these messages
is changed and the upgrade to PSW 2.2 overwrites the existing messages. These messages
are managed in the Settings section. After the upgrade the messages should be edited to
meet your requirements.
3 Once the above backup procedure is completed you can launch setup.exe. It is not necessary to
restart the services, this will be done automatically by the setup program.
The files folder