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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => Installation, Migration & Upgrade => Topic started by: Za42 on February 27, 2015, 06:07:10 AM

Title: downgrade v3.0.6 to any V2
Post by: Za42 on February 27, 2015, 06:07:10 AM
Hello there,

I have been having issues on product pricing recently.

After help in this forum, I was told it was a template issue.

Having contacted the template helpers, they have said its only compatible with virtuemart V2.

So; how do I downgrade? Can I simply install VM2 in extensions and that'll do it, or do I have to delete all virtuemart items then reinstall vm fresh?

A complete virtuemart newbie, so any helpful replies appreciated.
Title: Re: downgrade v3.0.6 to any V2
Post by: AH on February 27, 2015, 09:13:13 AM
You cannot downgrade as the database has changed

You would have to restore a backup of the old site before upgrade

Or uninstall and re-install VM - but you would lose everything in VM if you did this.

Whatever you do - try it on a test version of your site first

If you do not have a test version - you should set one up to allow you to test changes to your site - BEFORE doing anything with your live site. 

I hope you can see that if you had a test site and performed the upgrade on that first, you would have been aware of the potential issues and probably not have updated live?
Title: Re: downgrade v3.0.6 to any V2
Post by: GJC Web Design on February 27, 2015, 19:18:22 PM
Also I would have thought any reputable template builder would at least offer - even for a fee - to get your template working on VM3 -
they aren't that different -- what happens when u rename the templates/YOUR-TEMPLATE/html/com_virtuemart folder?
Title: Re: downgrade v3.0.6 to any V2
Post by: Milbo on March 08, 2015, 10:42:08 AM
Yepp, besides the layout overrides, old templates should still work. We have even a fallback to use the old css if in the template folder. So just disable your overrides and check the result.