All data from PDC Enterprise will be removed and not able to restore if you don’t have a backup first.

Step 1: Disable PDC Enterprise

• Disable PDC Enterprise to remove all mysql tables related to PDC Enterprise by rename or comment out these files:

1. app/etc/modules/MST_PdpEnterprise.xml => app/etc/modules/MST_PdpEnterprise.xml__
2. app/etc/modules/MST_PdpPro.xml => app/etc/modules/MST_PdpPro.xml__
3. app/etc/modules/MST_PdpStandard.xml => app/etc/modules/MST_PdpStandard.xml__
4. app/etc/modules/MST_Pdp.xml => app/etc/modules/MST_Pdp.xml__

Step 2: Remove PDC Enterprise mysql tables with sql script

Login to phpMyAdmin

I: You may backup these table below before action:

1. mst_pdpdesign_share
2. mst_pdp_act
3. mst_pdp_admin_template
4. mst_pdp_artwork_category
5. mst_pdp_colors
6. mst_pdp_customer_template
7. mst_pdp_fonts
8. mst_pdp_images
9. mst_pdp_image_color
10. mst_pdp_json_files
11. mst_pdp_multisides
12. mst_pdp_multisides_colors
13. mst_pdp_multisides_colors_images
14. mst_pdp_product_status
15. mst_pdp_shapes
16. mst_pdp_shape_category
17. mst_pdp_texts

II: Run SQL Script:

DROP TABLE mst_license; DROP TABLE mst_pdpdesign_share; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_admin_template; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_act; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_artwork_category; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_colors; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_fonts; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_image_color; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_images; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_multisides; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_multisides_colors; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_multisides_colors_images; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_product_status; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_json_files; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_texts; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_customer_template; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_shapes; DROP TABLE mst_pdp_shape_category;

III: Remove row “pdp_setup” in table name “core_resource”

DELETE FROM core_resource WHERE core_resource.code = ‘pdp_setup’;

*You can manual select that row to remove

Step 3: Upload PDC X3 to overwrite all old files from PDC Enterprise

– Disable cache

– Start install PDC X3 like normal way by upload files through FTP, overwrite and replace all old files with new.

– Clear cache

Step 4: Active license key

Products Designer => PDC Configuration => Save Config

Re-enter the domain license key then Save Configs to active it again.

Good luck!