Upgrading to v3.0.
For users of version 2.7 and above.

These instructions are for the update files only.
For instructions on installing the full version, click here.

1. When upgrading, you should never replace the setup.pl file.
2. When mentioning the word "contests" throughout these instructions, I am also referring to surveys and polls.
3. cookie-lib.pl and version.pl are no longer included.
4. By default, after upgrade to version 3.0, all of your contest, surveys, and polls will be disabled.

1. Notify all of your Contest Administrators and users that you are upgrading.  By default all of their contest, surveys, and polls will be disabled after the upgrade. You will need to inform them of the steps they will need to take to re-enable them.  Those steps are shown below.
     
2. If using NT, you might have to edit the perl files to set a full path for the "require" statements as well as uncomment the line " # print "HTTP/1.0 200OK\n"; ". Most NT servers won't require this.
   With Unix, you might have to change the PERL path.
     
   The files which might need editing include:
       admin.pl
       admin-main.pl
       subs2.pl
       subs3.pl
       translator.pl
       WWCcontests.pl
      
3. If you are upgrading from v2.7 you will find a new file called translator.pl. This file must be uploading into your main WWCcontests directory. Permissions must be set to chmod 755 for unix and IUSR_XXX (RWXD) (RWXD) for Windows NT.
    
4. If you are upgrading from v2.7 you will also find a new directory called translate. You need to create this subdirectory under your WWCcontests directory. Permissions for this director must be set to chmod 777 for unix and IUSR_XXX (RWXD) (RWXD) for Windows NT.
    
5. Upload all the files from translate directory in the zip file to the translate directory. These files need permissions of chmod 666 for unix and IUSR_XXX (RWXD) (RWXD) for NT.
     
6. Replace any old files with the newer files provided in the zip file.
     
7. Upload all new image files into the image directory.
     
8. Log into the Script Administration (admin-main.pl) and check all the variables to be correct.  Since there are new variables and also since some old ones have changed, you should go through every one and make sure they are set to your preferences.
     
9. If you are using your own translation, there are new lines that you will need to translate using the Translator.
     
10. That's it, your script upgrade is done.

1. Log into the Contest Administration (admin.pl).
    
2. By default, all of your contests surveys and polls will be disabled after the upgrade. You should not enable them at this point.
    
3. It is suggested that you perform a backup of all your contests, surveys, and polls at this point.
     
4. For each contest, you need to modify the contest variables. A number of new variables have been added and also some old ones have changed. You should check every single setting to be correct. Once correct, submit the contest variables to activate the new settings.
     
5. Version 3.0 uses a new format for storing entries and answers, you will need to convert your entries by using the conversion option under the section labeled Upgrade/Maintenance Options. This must be done for every contest, survey and poll.
     
6. You can no enable all of your contest, surveys, and polls.
     
7. Check all contests to be working properly.
    
8. That's it. All of your contests should be operating properly and your upgrade will be completed..