Moving from VB 3.0.7

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I am moving a larger client site form VB3.0.7 and it is also running VBa CMPS 1.01.

It has numerous hacks, styles loaded on the site.

I'm assuming I can upgrade to VB first, and then do an upgrade on the CMPS system secondly... Then on to VBa Links, and then VBa Gallery...

Any advice before I start this... Whatever I do, I have to ensure the forum, homepage are down as little as possible during the process...

Any specific order I should do this in?

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... I'm assuming I can upgrade to VB first, and then do an upgrade on the CMPS system secondly... Then on to VBa Links, and then VBa Gallery. ...I can't speak for vBa Gallery (which is now PhotoPost vBGallery... we can't offer any support for it here) but for both vBa CMPS and vBa Links then yes... do vBulletin itself first then vBa CMPS and then vBa Links. Check over on the PhotoPost forums for advice about PP vBGallery because at one point there was a conflict with the phrases used in vBa Links.

... Any advice before I start this... Whatever I do, I have to ensure the forum, homepage are down as little as possible during the process...

Any specific order I should do this in?There is no definitive sequence but I would most likely throw up an HTML page with the usual "Under Construction" message, upgrade vBulletin, upgrade CMPS, remove the HTML page and restore CMPS as the front page, then work on vBa Links and any other software like PP Gallery.