RokDownloads 1.0b9 Released

RokDownloads 1.0b9 Released

Written by James Spencer Sunday, 28 February 2010 00:00

RokDownloads has been updated to version 1.0b9 which fixes the corruption of the Uploader jar file.

Joomla 1.5 Component

Version: 1.0b9
  • Fixed corruption of Uploader jar file

Uninstalling an older version

IMPORTANT WHEN MOVING FROM VERSIONS BEFORE 1.0b3!

In order to uninstall a version of RokDownloads prior to 1.0b3 use follow these steps. Newer versions can use the normal uninstall.

1. Do the normal uninstall via the Joomla! Components Manager

2. Make sure the following files and folders are deleted from your joomla installation.

administrator/components/com_rokdownloads/
administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_rokdownloads.ini
administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_search_rokdownloads.ini
components/com_rokdownloads/
images/rokdownload_thumbs/
language/en-GB/en-GB.com_rokdownloads.ini
language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_rokdownloads_latest.ini
language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_rokdownloads_most_downloaded.ini
language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_rokdownloads_recent_updates.ini
language/en-GB/en-GB.plg_search_rokdownloads.ini
modules/mod_rokdownloads_latest/
modules/mod_rokdownloads_most_downloaded/
modules/mod_rokdownloads_recent_updates/
plugins/search/rokdownloads.php
plugins/search/rokdownloads.xml
plugins/content/rokdownload.php
plugins/content/rokdownload.xml
plugins/content/rokdownload/
plugins/editors-xtd/rokdownload.php
plugins/editors-xtd/rokdownload.xml

3. Then run the following sql statements on your joomla database (please replace the "jos" with the prefix you are using for your site.

DELETE FROM jos_components WHERE OPTION='com_rokdownloads';
DELETE FROM jos_modules WHERE module LIKE 'mod_rokdownloads_%';
DELETE FROM jos_plugins WHERE element LIKE 'rokdownload%';

4. Your Joomla! installation should now be ready to upgrade to the new version.

Upgrading

IMPORTANT! Backup your jos_rokdownloads table before you uninstall the previous version. The install process will keep the current jos_rokdownloads table and modify it for the new structure but it is best to have a backup just in case.

Steps:

1. Backup the jos_rokdownloads table
2. Uninstall the RokDownloads Component
3. Install the new version of RokDownloads.

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