I was able to move from 1.6 to 1.8 with no issues by doing the following:
I am now trying to repeat the process for 1.8 to 1.9 and I can't start the mysql process xampp says its busy).
How can I troubleshooy mysql startup?
Thanks,
Don
1.6 to 1.8 upgrade
Rename d:\moodle to d:\moodle.1.6 Keep a copy of 1.6 moodle around
Unzip Moodle 1.8x to d:\moodle Put 1.8 on server
Copy d:\moodle.1.6\mysql\data\moodle to d:\moodle\mysql data\ Copy mysql database to new location
Copy d:\moodle.1.6\moodledata to d:\moodle Copy moodledata to new location
D:
Cd \moodle
setup_xampp.bat
cd D:\moodle\moodle
copy config-dist.php config.php
notpad.exe config.php Copy any pertainent info from old config file
cd /moodle
xampp_start.exe