Merge pull request #5975 from silverstripe/pulls/4.0/clarify-upgrader-docs

Clarify upgrader docs
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#### Upgrade references to renamed and namespaced classes
4.0 moves many classes to namespaces, and renames many methods.
A tool is available to (semi-)automatically update your 3.x code to the new 4.0 names.
See https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-upgrader/ for the latest documentation on
how to upgrade your code. Typically the process will be:
Nearly all core PHP classes have been namespaced. For example, `DataObject` is now called `SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject`.
We have developed an [upgrader tool](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-upgrader/) to (semi-)automatically update your 3.x code to the new naming. Here's an example how to upgrade your `mysite` folder:
composer global require silverstripe/upgrader
cd ~/Project/Root
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If you want to do a dry-run, omit the `--write` option to see a preview of a diff of
all changed project files.
This will resolve the majority of upgrading work, but for specific changes that will
require manual intervention, please see the below upgrading notes.
This will resolve the majority of upgrading work, but we strongly recommend reviewing the diff
running some regression testing on your functionality. SilverStripe core classes can be referenced
in your PHP files, but also in YAML configuration and SilverStripe templates.
For a full list of renamed classes, check the `.upgrade.yml` definitions in each module.
The rename won't affect class-based permission codes or database table names.
#### Upgrade template locations and references