In order to load a custom module (or 3rd Party modules) for windows, you need to put the
some_module.dll inside the
data/modules folder. And for Unix/Linux... you need to put
some_modules.c file inside the
anope-1.7.x/src/modules directory. Go to back to your anope home directory and type
(g)make depending on your compilers, after the compililation is finished and if it return no errors type
(g)make install.
Next, from irc you can load the module(s) by giving the command
/OperServ MODLOAD some_modulewithout the filename extension (.c / .dll)
For more info read the
MODULES file provided inside the
DOCS folder.
And as for upgrading, backup all the *.db file(s). fetch the 1.7.15 tar.gz or .zip and configure/install them as you normally do. Its always better to start a new configuration from
example.conf ... and also, remember to READ the CHANGES file