i'm here for somes simple question

 

I want to upgrade my personal mysql version of wwforum to official 8.05a mysql version

 

I know that mysql official version come only with 8.0 version, but in past i made a personal porting on MySQL

 

I taked Access DB of 7.91 versione and i made a functionally conversion on MySQL tables with no one alteration of tables and field type (exception for  data type) .....the forum run perfectly

 

What i have to ask is

 

*) I can see 8.05a version have some tables added respect old version and others tables are deleted....i can see the same thing for somes fields in somes tables that exist again

 

If i add new tables in 8.05a version to my MySQL DB it could run (i cannot lost data)?

May be a problem that i have not data in this new tables ?

For examples, i can see new tables for POLL....if i add this to my DB , the old polls works fine ?

 

I will use this way to update my database to offical versione....tell me please if i wrong...

 

I hope you understand my inperfect english

 

 

 

 

what i need to know is what appen if in some tables i have no data..for example in POLL tables....the old poll will run again or may i have problems ?

 

I will try in local how it run....

i'll add new tables and delete the not needed tables i hope don't find many problems, so i'll be in line with official version and  after i'll buy a forum license and stop to problems

 

Thanks to your answer

 

i started the conversion of my personal version of MySQL wwforum to Official version 8.05a...my personal version respect structural DB field as was in 7.91 version.

 

I have some question for complete conversion...

 

I see the major structural change in database are in tblTopic table....some filed was added, as "Start_thread_id" , "Last_Thread_id" and "Icon", and some others was changed, as filed date which became "Event_Date"

 

In previus version this field does not exist, so after added to my DB, i made an ASP script which insert in this fileds the correct data

 

No problem for "Start_thread_id" , "Last_Thread_id" , but i have problem to understand "Icon" and "Event_Date", which are new and i don't know which type of data need

 

Have "Event_date" contain  the old "Start_date" or "Last_visit" data (or similar)?

 

What i have to insert in "Icon" field ? Which type of value ?

 

Exist some script which do this automatically ?

 

Why i i cannot access to room ? I have an icon with STOP image...and i don't understand how change it

 

...and the last commercial question...

 

Buing license can i delete the Google ADV ?

 

Thank you for your answer

 

and....another question

 

In boolean field, if i put value 1 for TRUE and not -1 is the same or forum don't work ?

 

i made some script in ASP to upgrade field where i had problem and now it run !!

 

If someone have difficult to migrate his forum from a personal version could ask me if want

 

Now i ask only if you could confirm i can delete Google adv buying license....

 

thanks to all