? 1040810-UPGRADE-minor-version-updates-step-7.patch
Index: UPGRADE.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/UPGRADE.txt,v
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--- UPGRADE.txt	4 Feb 2011 19:56:27 -0000	1.28
+++ UPGRADE.txt	10 Feb 2011 12:43:24 -0000
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ First steps and definitions:
     applying it to your live site. Even minor updates can cause your site's
     behavior to change.
 
+  * Each new release of Drupal has release notes, which explain the changes made
+    since the previous version and any special instructions needed to update or
+    upgrade to the new version. You can find a link to the release notes in the
+    Downloads section of the Drupal project page
+    (http://drupal.org/project/drupal), in the Links column for the version you
+    are upgrading or updating to.
 
 UPGRADE PROBLEMS
 ----------------
@@ -41,7 +47,6 @@ If you encounter errors during this proc
 
 More in-depth information on upgrading can be found at http://drupal.org/upgrade
 
-
 MINOR VERSION UPDATES
 ---------------------
 To update from one minor 7.x version of Drupal to any later 7.x version, after
@@ -59,11 +64,18 @@ following the instructions in the INTROD
    If you made modifications to files like .htaccess or robots.txt, you will
    need to re-apply them from your backup, after the new files are in place.
 
-   Sometimes an update includes changes to settings.php (this will be noted in
-   the release announcement). If that's the case, replace your old settings.php
-   with the new one, and copy the site-specific entries (especially the lines
-   giving the database name, user, and password) from the old settings.php to
-   the new settings.php.
+   Sometimes an update includes changes to default.settings.php (this will be
+   noted in the release notes). If that's the case, follow these steps:
+
+   - Make a backup copy of your settings.php file, with a different file name.
+
+   - Make a copy of the new default.settings.php file, and name the copy
+     settings.php (overwriting your previous settings.php file).
+
+   - Copy the custom and site-specific entries from the backup you made into the
+     new settings.php file. You will definitely need the lines giving the
+     database information, and you will also want to copy in any other
+     customizations you have added.
 
 4. Download the latest Drupal 7.x release from http://drupal.org to a
    directory outside of your web root. Extract the archive and copy the files
@@ -111,7 +123,6 @@ following the instructions in the INTROD
    Disable the "Put site into maintenance mode" checkbox and save the
    configuration.
 
-
 MAJOR VERSION UPGRADE
 ---------------------
 To upgrade from a previous major version of Drupal to Drupal 7.x, after