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Hello. Having modified "footer", "header" and other aesthetic files such as, for example, the menu, I would have a question. What files do I need to replace to go to version 1.1 to work in the php 7 environment? Now I'm at version 1.03 and php 5.6.x environment
Thanks

Caution: First of all, I don't know what FP plugins do you use and if they outside the Flatpress 1.1 Core System, so there is the possibility that they will not work with PHP 7.x.

I would recommend the following steps for testing a update to Flatpress 1.1.

Create a subfolder on your web space
Sample: … musicletter.it/myupdatetest01

Transfer the officially Flatpress 1.1 Version into this subfolder and run the Setup procedure
- test Login
- test create a entry

Then made a full backup of current Flatpress 1.0.3 blog
Take a look here: https://wiki.flatpress.org/en:doc:basic:upgrade

After that transfer follwing files to your … musicletter.it/myupdatetest01 subfolder
- the complete Flatpress Language pack for your language
- fp-content/attachs
- fp-content/content
- fp-content/images
- fp-interface/themes/"your musicletter theme"
- fp-plugins/"your personal plugins"

Open your browser and go to … musicletter.it/myupdatetest01
- Log in
- go to control panel
- choose Maintain in the Administration area
- click on Rebuild index
- choose Themes in the Administration area
- switch to "your musicletter theme"
- choose Plugins in the Administration area
- activate "your personal plugins"

Then test, test and test again. If all work fine then switch the complete domain/website to php 7.x and test again. If your test environment work with PHP 7.x you can delete the subfolder myupdatetest01 and switch back to PHP 5.6.

Find a time to update your website to PHP 7.x. But please remember, Flatpress 1.1 does not work with PHP 7.4. The offcially Flatpress 1.1 is running on PHP 5.6/7.1/7.2 and 7.3.

Thanks for the precise explanation. I'm not very skilled but I'll try. One last question: having also modified config and other files do you think it is risky?
In short: could I mofidicate the files strictly necessary for operation in the php 7 environment?

musicletter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:25 pm... One last question: having also modified config and other files do you think it is risky ...

I'm not sure what you mean. But try this steps by your own risk and after this you know it.

Download your complete musicletter folder with all content from your webspace. Backup done.

Download and extract the Flatpress 1.1, then move the whole content of Flatpress 1.1 to your musicletter folder and override all files on the webspace. Update done, a quick and dirty method.

Test your Blog with PHP 7.x. But remind, it's possible, that your visitors see all errors or something else what is going wrong.

The way back.
If something going wrong, delete all content in your musicletter Webspace folder and upload your backup.

Sorry, at moment can I change fp 1.03 php 5.x in fp 103 php 7?

https://www.flatpress.org/2018/12/16/be ... g-release/

How can do It?

I want try before with this. What do you think?

https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpr ... 03php7.zip

I tried this morning to replace it with the new 1.03 fp files. Everything worked fine, but not in my server's php 7.2.16 environment. In fact, the installed version is up to php 7.1.
Maybe I'm repetitive: but is there the possibility to take only specific "core" type files and others to update it to php 7.2.16 versions?

Dear Flatpress friend, thank you for your commitment and help. With difficulty I managed to correctly update to FP 1.1 keeping my aesthetic and functional changes. Unfortunately, however, this latest version of Flatpress does not work with php 7.2.16 and although I have been fond of this platform for over 10 years, I believe, if it will not be updated, to migrate the site to Wordpress as soon as possible. Obviously I hope that the computer minds of this site (I'm just one who writes about music) can find an update. Thank you so much.

musicletter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:01 am... this latest version of Flatpress does not work with php 7.2.16 ...

Sure? I'm running more than one FP 1.1 on PHP 7.2 and PHP 7.3. Funny, but ok

musicletter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:01 am… to migrate the site to Wordpress as soon as possible ...

Feel free to do this

musicletter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:01 amUnfortunately, however, this latest version of Flatpress does not work with php 7.2.16

This is a statement I doubt hardly. I ran FlatPress in many environments, including PHP 7.2. How does "it does not work" look in detail?
The error messages posted on the other topic do look more like a incomplete update.

musicletter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:36 pm I want try before with this. What do you think?

https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpr ... 03php7.zip

The update package for 1.1 covers every 1.0 version, including 1.0.3 - no need to go multiple steps.