2nd fresh Piwik install on live server possible? (3 replies)

hello

since I cannot update my v1.x Piwik to the V2.x branch (update always ends in errors) I thinking about solutions
I can find as beginner.

1st one was to export V1 DB and migrate it into my local Xampp (I created a new db, imported via mysql the backup db and fitted the config.ini but that did not work...).

2nd thought was since I can still use and access the live Piwik though the update did not work (I had to re-upload a backup of the piwik folder but DB seem to be still ticking though I did not use any backups here) I thought about renaming the working piwik folder to piwikV1 and to vreate a new one calles piwik or piwikV2.
You get the idea.

Into the new folder I would copy a fresh Piwik 2.03 or whatever new version I can grab with a new and fresh DB!

So, in theory I could access at least the new Piwik that starts a new DB with new tracking infos...and perhaps I could access the old one too for information gathering purposes :p

But since I am a newbee to all of this I do not know if there are some or crucial issues with the tracking code or how Piwik works or what ever :(

Could some one please explain things to me?

thanks
alot