I want to upgrade from 1.8.1RC to 1.8.7, and my understanding is that I should be able to just replace the 1.8.1RC files with the 1.8.7 files.
1). Am I correct in this assumption?
2). If my assumption is correct, which files do I need to keep from my old installation besides "_basic_config.php" (or should I just mirror my changes in the new version of this file?) & skins\custom
You should probably keep _basic_config.php and _application.php (so the version number is updated). Any other /conf files that you have manually changed should probably be left alone, or carefully upgraded.
I don't know if the custom skin changed between versions, but if you have altered it much then yeah, you should keep yours and find out what could be changed at a later date.
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You should probably keep _basic_config.php and _application.php (so the version number is updated). Any other /conf files that you have manually changed should probably be left alone, or carefully upgraded.
I don't know if the custom skin changed between versions, but if you have altered it much then yeah, you should keep yours and find out what could be changed at a later date.