Trying to upgrade from 3.5.4 to 3.8.1 so that I can go to 4.0
 

Hi folks -

I am having an issue when trying to upgrade from 3.5.4 to 3.8.1.

A little background on what I have done -

- I have created a blank test database container
- uploaded a fresh install of 3.5.4
- installed a clean 3.5.4 that results in a running forum with 95 tables in the database
- uploaded the "upload" folder of the extracted 3.8.1 forum installation files
- run the install/upgrade.php from my browser

When I do this, I get the following error on step 1:

Step 1) Upgrade to vBulletin 3.5.5 Complete!


Fatal error: Cannot redeclare delete_product() (previously declared in /home/sumthin/html/test/includes/adminfunctions.php:3195) in /home/sumthin/html/test/includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php on line 21

The xml versions are reported in the heading of the install page as follows:
XML File Versions:

vbulletin-style.xml
vbulletin-settings.xml
vbulletin-language.xml
vbulletin-adminhelp.xml

3.8.1
3.8.1
3.8.1
3.8.1

I am using WS-FTP Pro to upload the files - so I am confident that the uploads are correctly uploading the files.

Please let me know some things to look for - I have literally done this install 50 times and cannot get it to work (that is why I went back to a fresh, clean 3.4.5 with no data in the tables to try the upgrade to 3.8.1).

I would really appreciate some help here - I have been a paying customer here for some time, and intend to upgrade to 4.0 when and if I get the 3.8.1 installed and running cleanly.

Thanks and best regards -

mqqn