User:Chainy/sandbox4

If you are moving from an older version of SMF (for example 1.1.1) to a newer version in the same series (for example 1.1.2) and you want to avoid uninstalling your mods, you may consider Patching. If you want to install a Forum from scratch, please see the instructions on Installing SMF. If you want to convert to SMF from another Forum software, please see the instructions for Converting to SMF.

Upgrading an SMF forum is easy! It can be done in six quick and simple steps:

Download the Upgrade Archive
The latest SMF large upgrade package can be found on the "Download" page of our website.

Firstly, you should download the appropriate package. The Large upgrade is the one required for upgrading. Most of the time, .zip files are the filetype that most forum administrators find the easiest to use. Most operating systems have tools to extract .zip archives already installed.