Recommended upgrade path from CMS Builder 3.54 / PHP 7.4 to current version / PHP 8.x
2 posts by 2 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: 2 hours ago (RSS)
Hi,
I’m preparing to upgrade a fairly old but fully functional CMS Builder installation and would appreciate advice from anyone who has done a similar migration.
Current setup:
- CMS Builder v3.54 (Build 2280)
- PHP 7.4.33
- MariaDB 10.11.19
- Apache
The installation includes several custom sections, custom viewers, and some custom PHP code.
I have already created a complete staging copy, including files and database, so I'll do all testing there before touching production.
My main question is about the safest upgrade sequence.
Would you recommend:
A. Upgrading CMS Builder first while still on PHP 7.4, then moving to PHP 8.x
or
B. Moving directly to a newer CMS Builder release together with PHP 8.x?
I was considering using an intermediate CMS Builder release such as v3.59, since it appears to be one of the last versions compatible with PHP 7.x, but I would be very interested to hear what others have done in practice. Any advice and assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards.
Andreas Lazaris
By Dave - 2 hours ago
Hi Andreas,
We usually upgrade both at the same time. So upload the latest CMSB, then switch PHP over to the latest version your hosting supports. Then monitor the CMS Developer Log for any issues.
Our upgrade docs are here: https://interactivetools.com/docs/cmsbuilder/getting-started/upgrading/
And if you have older plugins, you may need to upgrade those as well. But you can wait and see if they generate any errors.
Hope that helps!
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