Pre-Installation Notes

• Verify that you are currently using Version 5.  This upgrade does not work with any other versions.
• Make a backup copy of the entire /affiliatewiz/ folder on your web server.
• Make a backup of your Affiliate Wiz SQL Server database.  This upgrade will significantly alter the database including renaming all tables.  A database backup is vital in case the upgrade script fails.
• Please verify that your server meets the following requirements
  • .NET Framework 2.0 (Note: this can be installed using the Windows Update tool)
  • Make sure the IIS Application for AffiliateWiz has selected .NET 2.0 on the ASP.NET Tab.  If 1.1 is selected and you change to 2.0 make sure this application pool is not shared by other applications running .net 1.1 or you will get an error.
    

   

Installation Instructions

1. Extract the upgrade files contained in AffiliateWiz8UpgradeFrom5.zip  to a temporary location on your local computer.  You will now see several folders.
    
2. From within SQL Query Analyzer, execute the script called AffiliateWiz8UpgradeFrom5.sql on your existing Affiliate Wiz database.  This script is found in the /database/ folder in the location where you unzipped the files.  The database is now converted to the new format.  If you are unsure how to do this, please review Steps 5-7 of the original database instructions found at: support/SQLnewdb.asp and noting that in step 5 the SQL script is named AffiliateWiz8UpgradeFrom5.sql.
    

   Note: If any errors occurred while running the database script, you should record the error and email it to us. At the same time restore the database to the backup copy you just made.  Do no proceed on with the installation.

   
    

3. Copy the files AND FOLDERS from INSIDE the directory called "RootDirectory" to the web server directory where Affiliate Wiz is installed.  If you installed the software at http://www.yourdomain.com/affiliatewiz then that is where these files are to be copied.  You will be overwriting the existing files.  Be sure to include the subdirectories including Bin, Admin, Language and Affiliate.
    
4. Copy the file in the images directory to the images directory.  This will most likely be... http://www.yourdomain.com/affiliatewiz/images.  
    
5. Login to the Affiliate Wiz admin area and make sure things are working properly.   The admin console is located in a folder called /admin/ off the folder where you installed Affiliate Wiz.
    
6. Click Preferences/Setup and make sure the field called "Base File Path of Software" is set correctly.  This must be the physical file path to the location where AffiliateWiz is installed.  This is used to find the Language Files.  If not set correctly the web interface will load more slowly.  Once set correctly, click Update Preferences/Setup.