_UPDATING

UPGRADING: 2006.06.25 by Jon Link
CONTACT: jon@astrodogpress.com

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** "Some Chess" some rights reserved 2007
** Some Chess written by Jon Link
** 
** This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
** modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
** as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 
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** 
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** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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** General Public License for more details.
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**
** The images found in the folder alt-pieces [p,r,n,q,k][d,l][d,l].png are GPL, 
** from Wikimedia Commons, see gpl.txt
**
** All other images are ©Jon Link and may be used freely but only with permission
**
** a small portion of the code to display the chess board 
** was taken from phpChessBoard written by Andreas Stieger
**********************************************************************************/


!!-- ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE UPDATING --!!


UPDATING (Automated):
1) 	delete all files and folders on the server *except* the following: 
		¥ config.php
		¥ /backup
		¥ /playerImg

2) 	copy the contents of the new Some Chess folder to your server

3) 	load the index page in your browser to auto-update the somechess database & tables;
	you get get a message after successfullu updating.

4)	it is recommended that you delete these files: 
		¥ MYSQL
		¥ MYSQL_UPDATE
		¥ install.php

5) 	invite friends & play chess!


UPDATING (Manually)
1) 	delete all files and folders on the server *except* the following: 
		¥ config.php
		¥ /backup
		¥ /playerImg
		
2) 	copy the contents of the new Some Chess folder to your server

3) 	use the "MYSQL_UPDATE" file to update your database.*
	NOTE: you should only run the querries that are new to your version
	each set is labeled with a version number and date

4)	it is recommended that you delete these files: MYSQL, MYSQL_UPDATE, install.php

5) 	invite friends & play chess!


*If you are unfamilar with MySQL I recommend going to the MySQL website and reading about SQL Queries.  
Or using a program like phpMyAdmin (if available).

hints:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/
http://dev.mysql.com/