WHMCS Upgrade Best Practices

These are the procedure I follow for upgrading 4GoodHosting WHMCS:

• Take a backup of the current billing2 directory as you will need to repace certain files and folder later on.
• rsync the files from new WHMCS
• Perform the installation by following the link: https:4goodhosting.com/billing2/install
• You will need to make sure that the below add-ons work: ASPnix License Manager, BusyRack DNS Manager, Jetserver CSF Manager, Custom ID Protection,Enom Balance Widget, Unban Center, Xenica
• After WHMCS upgrade, replace .htaccess, configuration.php, includes/hooks, includes/additionaldomainfields.php and templates, modules and vendors you want with the old one.
• For Busyrack DNS manager: Make sure that you check icon after upgrade and replace the code on the file clientareadomains.tpl with the one by comparing.
• Replace WHMCS templates with the current 4GoodHosting template (WHMCS> General Settings > Template) from backup.
• Check if custom moneris gateway is added by comparing the folder /home/goodhost/public_html/billing2/modules/gateways with that in the backup. Go to Setup > Payments > Payment Gateways in WHMCS, and make sure that Moneris and INTERAC Online is the one that are active under Manage Exisiting Gateways.
• Add /home/goodhost/public_html/billing2/modules/registrars/cira from backup and make sure that it is working. If not, the developer will need to make the required adjustments to the module.
• Make sure that you add the .htaccess restrictions on /home/goodhost/public_html/billing2/4gh-secure-super with the one in the backup.
• Rest of the steps will be different after each WHMCS upgrade.