Upgrading your Director install is important in order to stay up to date with all the security and bug fixes available with the latest version of Director. To upgrade your Director install, login to the Account Center at slideshowpro.net to download the latest version, then follow the instructions below.

Upgrading to the latest version from 1.2

Before upgrading to 1.2, remember that you must be running Director 1.1 or later before upgrading to 1.2. If you are running a version of Director before 1.1, follow the instructions below to upgrade to 1.1.9, then complete the upgrade to 1.2.

To upgrade to 1.2, delete the 'app' folder from your server's ssp_director folder. Then drag all the files from the upgrade package to your ssp_director folder on the server, making sure to overwrite the old copies. Login to Director to complete the upgrade.

Upgrading to 1.1.9 from 1.0.8 or later

Delete the 'app' folder from your server's ssp_director folder. Then drag all the files from the upgrade package to your ssp_director folder on the server, making sure to overwrite the old copies. Login to Director to complete the upgrade.

Upgrading to 1.1.9 from 1.0.7 or earlier

Upgrading from earlier releases requires a few extra steps. Remember, make a good backup before starting in case anything goes wrong.

STEP 1

First, check to ensure your conf.php resides in the config folder. If it still is in inc/data, move it to config now.

If you have used inc/user/user_setup.php to set any values for your specific setup, move that file (user_setup.php) to the config folder at the root of your ssp_director folder. If user_setup.php is empty, you can skip this step.

If you have set up custom CSS styles in css/user.css, move user.css to the config folder before continuing.

STEP 2

Delete everything in your ssp_director folder except the following five folders: albums, album-thumbs, album-audio, config, xml_cache.

STEP 3

In the upgrade package, you should find a single folder inside the ssp_director folder (it should be named app) along with several php files. Upload the app folder and the php files to your ssp_director folder on the server.

Finally, upload the .htaccess file (also in the ssp_director folder). If you do not see this file, make sure your FTP program is set to show hidden files. This file should also be placed at the root of your ssp_director folder.

That's it! Now just login to your Director install, and you will be automatically redirected to the upgrade page.