In this article you will find the instructions about how to upgrade from a previous version of MediaLibrary with saving all your existing MediaLibrary data.
New installation
If all is OK, then (and ONLY then) proceed to repeat the procedure in your work environment.
If you decide to overwrite the files in your existing installation (not really recommended) follow the next guidelines.
If you DO NOT have shell access (command line) to your server through SSH (for example shared hosting):
ONLY use the method below if you have shell access to your server through SSH:
To keep your MediaLibrary Medias data in upgrading from a previous version (deinstall/reinstall), please follow the instructions below. This will restore all existing Media data (including descriptions and reviews) at your new MediaLibrary 3.5.x Shop installation.
IMPOTENT:
As mentioned, now MediaLibrary 3.5.x Shop fetchesMedia Descriptions
(Editorial Reviews) from Amazon also. It means that whenever
you do Refetch Information
for a Media from Amazon, your edited Media Description will get
overwritten!
To avoid this, set Medias (after edit your descriptions) to "On your own" for each Media in the Edit Media interface. This will prevent changes to your Media details.
The current 3.5.x Shop versions of MediaLibrary supports full XML export also, so future upgrades will be relatively painless. Still, we recommend using the XML export / XML import method, as it gives you much greater control over what goes in your new installation. F