I am upgrading the version for the first time. I am following "http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/7.1.4-7.1.5". I downloaded the patch and uploaded the files at the specified locations. I have a question about Step 2, do I need to upload the whole folder "Dolphin-Patch-v.7.1.5" or can I upload the upgrade folder in root folder and then follow the step 3 and so on...

Thanks

 yes, download all (patch 7.1.5 ) root site dolphin

The way the upgrade works is that you are going to be overwriting some Dolphin files with the ones in the patch.  So open up the patch directory on your local drive and upload the files that are inside to the root of your site; this will overwrite the necessary files with the patched ones.  Then point your site to the upgrade folder and follow directions.

I extracted the patch on my local drive. There are few folders lets say administration > profiles.php file. I followed the same structure on server administration > profiles.php (new pathced file). I did the same for all the files now I want to know there is a folder upgrade, do I need to upload the whole Dolphin-Patch-v.7.1.5 folder on the server or do I need to upload the upgrade folder only on root. Because I already replaced the old files with the patched files. Please clear my doubt.

Here is the process :

1.) Backup all files and db in cpanel.

2.) Download and extract the patch.

3.) Open Filezilla if you don't have download here.

4.)Drag and drop all file in root or public_html

5.)Follow detailed instructions here.

Open the patch directory on your local drive.

You should see something like a list of directories and files that match what is on your site.

Select all and then select upload, select overwrite files (upload in binary mode)

This will include the upgrade directory being loaded to your site.

Then go to http://your-site-domain-here/upgrade/

That will start the upgrade process.

Thank you for the replies. 

I did the same process described on the above posts, but I am getting 

Warning: require_once(./../inc/header.inc.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/my/public_html/Dolphin-Patch-v.7.1.5/upgrade/index.php on line 7

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './../inc/header.inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/my/public_html/Dolphin-Patch-v.7.1.5/upgrade/index.php on line 7

It's done. Thanks to all for your support.

 http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/7.1.4-7.1.5

''502 Bad Gateway''

I get the same error as you describe Raman_kain how did you pass it? you suddenly just write "done" after posting the error? :-)

Thanx

Make sure all files in the patch were correctly uploaded and that existing files were overwritten - /upgrade needs to be in the main Dolphin directory, alongside /modules, /templates, etc.