STEP1: Backup! Backup! Backup your entire database!

You can use your favourite SQL management program (Such as phpMyAdmin) to perform a backup of your entire SQL database. This can be used to restore all your data if something goes wrong.

1. Make a copy of the hwdVideoShare configuration files. This is not an essential step, but will save you time later. These files are located in the administrator component directory.
   

   /administrator/components/com_hwdvideoshare/config.hwdvideoshare.php
   /administrator/components/com_hwdvideoshare/serverconfig.hwdvideoshare.php
   

2. Log into the Joomla administrator and uninstall hwdVideoShare.
3. Download the latest hwdVideoShare-1.1.4 component from our website.
4. Install the file into Joomla.
5. Your video information should still exist in hwdVideoShare.
6. If you want to restore your previous settings then replace config.hwdvideoshare.php and serverconfig.hwdvideoshare.php with the backupsyou made before uninstalling the previous version.
   
7. PLEASE NOTE: If you restore your old configuration file, the new version of hwdVideoShare might have new settings. These settings will not exist in your old configuration file so you must go to the General Settings menu and click the Save button. hwdVideoShare might not function correctly until you do this.
8. Finished!

STEP1: Backup! Backup! Backup your entire database!

You can use your favourite SQL management program (Such as phpMyAdmin) to perform a backup of your entire SQL database. This can be used to restore all your data if something goes wrong.

If you uninstall hwdVideoShare-1.1.1, hwdVideoShare-1.1.2 or hwdVideoShare-1.1.3 then all database information will be deleted!

Fresh Install (Remove all previous trace of hwdVideoShare) 

If you want to perform a fresh install and remove all previous trace of hwdVideoShare then follow these instructions:

1. Log into the Joomla administrator and uninstall hwdVideoShare.
2. Log into your webspace through FTP and navigate to the Joomla root directory.
3. Find the folder called hwdvideos and chmod this directory to 0777.
4. Enter the hwdvideos directory and delete all contents. The hwdvideos directory should include folders called backup, plugin, thumbs, uploads. Remove these folders.
5. Download the hwdVideoShare-1.1.4 component from our website.
6. Install the file into Joomla.
7. Finished!
   

Upgrade Install (Keep all previous video information)

If you want to perform an upgrade so you keep all your previous video information after upgrading then follow these instructions:

1. Log into your webspace through FTP and navigate to the Joomla root directory.
2. Navigate to the hwdVideoShare administrator directory and open the hwdvideoshare.xml file.
   

   /administrator/components/com_hwdvideoshare/hwdvideoshare.xml
   

3. Locate this code on line 335.
   

   <uninstall>
    <queries>
     <query>DROP TABLE `#__hwdvidscategories`, `#__hwdvidsfavorites`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_videos`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_comments`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_group_comments`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_groups`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_comments`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_membership`, `#__hwdvidsgroups`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_videos`, `#__hwdvidsrating`, `#__hwdvidsvideocomments`, `#__hwdvidsvideos`, `#__hwdvidsplugin`</query>
    </queries>
   </uninstall>

4. This code instructs Joomla to remove the database information when hwdVideoShare is uninstalled. In future releases of hwdVideoShare these instruction will not be included, making it easier to upgrade. However, if you want to keep the hwdVideoShare database information when upgrading from hwdVideoShare-1.1.3 you must remove these instructions from hwdvideoshare.xml.
   
5. Delete the code below and then save hwdvideoshare.xml.

   <queries>
     <query>DROP TABLE `#__hwdvidscategories`, `#__hwdvidsfavorites`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_videos`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_comments`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_group_comments`, `#__hwdvidsflagged_groups`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_comments`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_membership`, `#__hwdvidsgroups`, `#__hwdvidsgroup_videos`, `#__hwdvidsrating`, `#__hwdvidsvideocomments`, `#__hwdvidsvideos`, `#__hwdvidsplugin`</query>
   </queries>
   

6. Log into the Joomla administrator and uninstall hwdVideoShare.
7. Download the hwdVideoShare-1.1.4 Alpha RC2.5 (or later) component from our website.
8. Install the file into Joomla.
9. Your video information should still exist in hwdVideoShare.
10. You will need to go to the General Settings and Server Settings in the administrator section. You will need to review and update these settings as you desire.
11. Finished!