Upgrading - Windows Server 2003 / 2008

Important Upgrade Notes For 64bit operating systems you will need to run any executables manually after upgrading. This is due to windows security requesting a confirmation to run the program. You should double-click on the following files, then close the window when running: [MCPInstallDir]/files/bullet.restart.bat [MCPInstallDir]/files/filezillaserver.restart.bat [MCPInstallDir]/shoutcast198/windows/sc_serv.exe [MCPInstallDir]/[MCPInstallDir]/sctransv2/win32/sc_trans.exe

 

How to Upgrade to latest release

1. Firstly, we want to backup crucial files.
   a) Copy the [MCP-InstallDir]/database.php to your desktop
   b) Copy the [MCP-InstallDir]/system/theme/MediaPanel to MediaPanel_original
   
   
2. Download latest release
   http://www.cast-control.net/billing/client_area.php
   
   
3. Extract Contents
   Extract the contents to your desktop which will reveal 3 items:
   a) upload_and_rename
   b) readme.txt
   c) software_license_agreement.txt
   
   Open upload_and_rename and delete the database.php file.
   Now copy all the files within this directory to your [MCP-InstallDir] overwriting everything.
   
   
4. Empty templates cache
   Delete all the .php files from the directory [MCP-Install]/temp/templates_c/
   
   
5. Launch the upgrade script
   Open your browser and launch the URL listed below.
   
   MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE THE URL BELOW TO POINT TO YOUR OWN SERVER!
   
   http://yourdomain.com/mediacp/system/upgrade.php
   
   
   
6. 3rd Party Billing Systems
   If you are using WHMCS, Blesta or another billing system - the latest files are available in [MCP-InstallDir]/other/
   You will want to upgrade these files to take advantage of the latest features.
   
   
7. Delete setup & other dirs
   Delete the [MCP-InstallDir]/setup and [MCP-InstallDir]/other directories.
   
   

That is it - now you will be running the latest version available.

Wowza Media Server Upgrade 

Upgrading is quite straight forward, since all the configurations and content are stored within the MediaCP database.

1. Backup Wowza Media Server
   It is a good idea to take a backup of Wowza Media Server in case you come across a problem.
   
   
2. Uninstall Wowza Media Server
   Uninstall Wowza Media Server from your system.
   Do not worry about the configurations as these are all stored in the MediaCP database.
   
   
3. Install the Latest Version of Wowza Media Server
   Install the most recent version and apply any patches that might be available.
   
   
4. Reconfigure Wowza / MediaCP Integration
   You will now need to reapply the configurations to Wowza Media Server.
   Please refer to the installation documentation for your operating system, you may skip Java JDK section.
   
   • Windows 2003 Server
   • Windows 2008 Server
     
     
5. Update MediaCP Configuration
   Login to the MediaCP, navigate to Administration -> Configuration and select the Plugins tab.
   Update the path to Wowza Media Server with the new version number.
   
   
6. Restart all Wowza Services
   Login to the MediaCP, navigate to Administration -> Media Services and press restart on each service.
   
   NOTE: A quick way of doing this is holding CTRL + Click on the restart icon, this will open the restart in a new page/tab.