Minor Release Upgrade (Drupal 5.1 to Drupal 5.2) -- Method 2

Procedure:

1. Disable (offline) the original / production site using the Site Maintenance module.
   
2. Restore / create the mysql smvprod instance.
3. Create a fresh copy of drupal 5.2 into smv52
4. Copy the 3rd party modules into /sites/all/modules
5. Copy the user files (/files) into /files.
6. Rename the existing directory from prod to prod.20070824.
7. Rename the new updated directory from smv52 to prod.
   
8. If disabled, login with url ending in /user to display the login screen.
   
9. Run the update.php.
10. Reset the garland color theme, to set the defined aquamarine color.
11. Enable (online) the updated site using the Site Maintenance module.

Tips:

1. Use an ftp client such as filezilla, for reliable, fast transfers.