Process Question

[ITPDiesel]

OK, I'm about to move my production 2.6.3 to the latest 3.x.x. I've got a test instance that is fully configured (I converted a copy of my 2.6.3 database to create the test instance). I need to clarify the best process for doing the "production" upgrade so that I don't end up losing all of the custom work I've done on the new theme.

How much of the "theme" stuff is stored in the database? It looks like there is a file placed into the theme folder that gets all of the custom stuff entered in the theme records. If I copy my folder structure over to my production server, run the upgrade scripts and then tell SC to use the theme I've already got in place, will it overwrite that file with those settings or will it read it and use what's there?

Thanks!

[Jamie]

How much of the "theme" stuff is stored in the database?

Theme settings you find in the control panel are stored in the database - navigation blocks, content records, links, etc... If you customize that info for your custom theme, that information is saved in the config.xml.php file inside your theme's folder.

It looks like there is a file placed into the theme folder that gets all of the custom stuff entered in the theme records. If I copy my folder structure over to my production server, run the upgrade scripts and then tell SC to use the theme I've already got in place, will it overwrite that file with those settings or will it read it and use what's there?

It will use that config.xml.php file to install the theme. See this page for more information:
http://squirrelcart.com/help/?Making..._Portable.html