This could be the Aricie module. You can try upgrading that, if they have a new version. DNN4 is very old. To Test you could try removing the Aricie modules and retry the upgrade to see if it works.

We don't know which version you are upgrading from.

The first step I would do is to uninstall any module that is unused, for any 3rd party module that is still used, I would check for compatibility with each next version before upgrades of major versions.

I notice you are using the WatchersNet editor, this was not the default and was not maintained to the current version. You would probably have a hard time finding updates for it, so I would change to the default DNN provided editor until you get further with DNN upgrades as it won't survive to the latest version anyway.

I also see the error you showed started with Aricie PortalKeeper, the last update on that extension was 8 years ago. Don't quote me on this, but I highly doubt it would survive much more upgrades and the version you have is probably just not updated to support DNN 5.2.x. The last release was on codeplex and codeplex no longer exists.

When that cleanup and extensions updates is done, I would take a backup as this alone is a working improvement and only then start trying to update DNN.

There is a documented upgrade path here: https://docs.dnncommunity...rade-path/index.html
Some of those older upgrades need some manual steps, make sure you read the footnotes before starting.

DNN past v5.2.x you need .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 at minimum.
Once you are done with all these you may bump into different issues (other extensions, other errors), let us know and we'll try to help further.

Oops I missed you have the from version in the title :)

Thank you guys for the reply this is the current DNN version 04.09.05 Sure I will try to remove all the unused modules (is there any way to find whether the module is used or not I know the newer version of DNN We can see that)
also, I have followed the DNN update path unfortunately I can t find any foot note for this versions 

any way I will try to remove unused module and do the update

SQL for Modules installed

SELECT distinct MD.FriendlyName FROM [ModuleDefinitions] as MD

SQL for Modules in use.

SELECT distinct MD.FriendlyName FROM [Modules] as M inner join [ModuleDefinitions] as MD on M.ModuleDefID = MD.ModuleDefID


NOTE: Please don't trust this 100%, I just wrote it off the top of my head. There may be other factors involved. But it gives you a start. If anyone has a better idea, please post it.

Posted By David Lee on 7/22/2024 10:57 AM
SQL for Modules installed

SELECT distinct MD.FriendlyName FROM [ModuleDefinitions] as MD

SQL for Modules in use.

SELECT distinct MD.FriendlyName FROM [Modules] as M inner join [ModuleDefinitions] as MD on M.ModuleDefID = MD.ModuleDefID


NOTE: Please don't trust this 100%, I just wrote it off the top of my head. There may be other factors involved. But it gives you a start. If anyone has a better idea, please post it.
 

Seems to be correct to me.

Happy DNNing!
Michael

 

 

Posted By David Lee on 7/22/2024 7:13 AM
This could be the Aricie module. You can try upgrading that, if they have a new version. DNN4 is very old. To Test you could try removing the Aricie modules and retry the upgrade to see if it works.

I think that the error is caused by a breaking change between DNN5 and DNN4. You probably need to upgrade Aricie Shared and Aricie PortalKeeper to solve the 2nd error.

Do you know why PortalKeeper is installed on your instance? What are the features you need for?
This module is now maintained only for internal purposes and it's not publicly released anymore. I could provide you an upgrade for test if needed. 
Maybe the best solution is to uninstall Aricie PortalKeeper, depending on your needs.

Staying at your disposal.