3.x Upgrades
JoomSEF 3.x releases now fully support online updates.
After clicking "upgrade" icon from JoomSEF Control Panel toolbar you will get to upgrade page. There you will be shown your installed version and the latest version of JoomSEF available. You can upgrade by clicking the "Upgrade from ARTIO server" link or you can use installation package.
When upgrading, all your current settings and stored URLs will be preserved! There is no need to uninstall and reinstall the component. Uninstalling will remove all your settings as well.
Direct online upgrade from ARTIO server requires the PHP setting allow_url_fopen to be se to on. This may be disabled on some server due to security reasons. In such case, you need to allow it temporarily or upgrade using an installation package.
Using the online upgrade tool, you can also upgrade all JoomSEF extensions, where newer versions are available.
Direct automated upgrade from JoomSEF 2.x (for Joomla 1.0.x) to 3.x (for Joomla 1.5) is not supported. However, you can upgrade simply by installing the latest JoomSEF 3.x version and copying over the jos_redirection DB table (please note that the table prefix jos_ may differ depending on your configuration).
Upgrading to 2.x
Upgrading JoomSEF to version 2.0.0 is quite easy, however it does require some special (although simple) steps, since the whole system of extension calling has been rewritten. For standard (non-paid and built-in) extensions, it is sufficient to use JoomSEF built-in Upgrade system within the administration section of JoomSEF - they will be upgraded automatically along with the JoomSEF core files.
Upgrade to 2.x will also automatically upgrade your JoomSEF DB table and records structure, so we strongly recommend you to backup your URLs prior to upgrading for case, you would like to revert back to some older version. Please, note that because of this, you will also not be able to use backups from older versions with the 2.x, so it may be wise to create another backup just after upgrading to 2.x.
In case you have purchased paid extensions, right after upgrading the JoomSEF core files, go to the Upgrade system again and upgrade all your purchased extensions. It the new Extensions section, you will find all your upgradable extensions listed. It is necessary to upgrade them all in order have the new JoomSEF version work correctly. Forgetting to upgrade the extensions may cause the JoomSEF fatal error to appear.
Upgrading to 1.5.x
If you are upgrading to JoomSEF version 1.5.x from previous version and you want to keep your URLs stored in database, you will need to use a conversion script. The format of URLs isn 1.5.x is slighly different from 1.4.x and to prevent regenerating already existing (and indexed or optimized) URLs you will need to convert them.
To do so, use the JoomSEF DB upgrade script 1.5.0 that is available in our Downloads section.
Upgrading from Versions 1.3.1 and older
If you are using version 1.3.1 (or higher) you may now use the on-line upgrade function available from the JoomSEF Control Panel. Using on-line upgrade feature, you will not loose (or need to backup) your current configuration or existing URLs as it will be preserved.
