No admin/login access on attempted upgrade from stable to dev branch; returns 404

[hellomoto]

I hid/set aside the old /wire/, index.php, and .htaccess, as well as /site/config.php. Debug=1. $config->urls->admin = /pw/, as it's set as. I'm finding that others are encountering a similar issue but haven't found any solution yet, at least none that works for me. Please help, thanks much

[monchu]

Hi, to upgrade or downgrade what I always do is to rename the existing wire folder then copy a new wire folder. In general thats the only thing you need to do for pw upgrade. Once you're happy with the upgrade then you can remove the old wire folder.

You only have to replace .htaccess and index.php if you upgrade from pw 2.xx to 3.xx

[Robin S]

10 hours ago, hellomoto said:

I hid/set aside the old /wire/, index.php, and .htaccess, as well as /site/config.php.

If you removed /site/config.php that will definitely cause a problem. No need to touch that file when upgrading.

[cstevensjr]

You may want to take time to review the instructions on upgrading ProcessWire, which should provide adequate guidance on what to do:

On the ProcessWire website

https://processwire.com/docs/install/upgrade/

https://processwire.com/docs/install/troubleshooting/#troubleshooting-upgrades

On Github

https://github.com/processwire/processwire

 

 

 

[adrian]

Or just use this module for automatic upgrades: http://modules.processwire.com/modules/process-wire-upgrade/

Then if you want to downgrade you can use the version switcher in Tracy to instantly switch to any previous version installed with the Upgrades module.