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Defect #8541

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Upgrade instructions confusing

Added by Dave Abrahams over 13 years ago. Updated over 13 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Documentation
Target version:
-
Start date:
2011-06-06
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected version:

Description

Step 5 says "copy the folders of your installed plugins..." but it doesn't tell me where to find them

Step 6 says "Run the following command from your Redmine root directory"

Is that the new installation's root directory, or the old one's?

Step 7 says "check for any themes that you may have installed in the "public/themes" directory. You can copy them over but checking for updated version is ideal."

But it doesn't tell me how to check for an updated version. Imagine I didn't create this installation, or I created it 2 years ago just to get a job done and haven't touched it since, and am now tasked with upgrading it. These instructions assume a great deal of background knowledge I don't have or may have lost.

Actions #1

Updated by Dave Abrahams over 13 years ago

Oh, and finally, a step like "swap the old redmine folder with the new one" is missing.

Oh, and one more thing: the database backup should be the very last step, should it not, just to capture as much as possible in case of a problem?

An automated upgrade procedure would be most welcome!

Actions #2

Updated by Tom Rochette over 13 years ago

See the changes done by Etienne Massip @ http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineUpgrade.

Actions #3

Updated by Etienne Massip over 13 years ago

  • Resolution set to Fixed

Dave Abrahams wrote:

Oh, and finally, a step like "swap the old redmine folder with the new one" is missing.

Well, swapping Redmine folders or not is the user choice.

Oh, and one more thing: the database backup should be the very last step, should it not, just to capture as much as possible in case of a problem?

You can do an additional DB backup at the end of the migration, but what if your DB is corrupted by migration ??
A DB backup before DDL operations is commonly a must do.

BTW, I made the other changes you reported so I can close the issue, thanks for reporting.

Actions #4

Updated by Etienne Massip over 13 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed
Actions #5

Updated by Dave Abrahams over 13 years ago

Etienne Massip wrote:

Dave Abrahams wrote:

Oh, and finally, a step like "swap the old redmine folder with the new one" is missing.

Well, swapping Redmine folders or not is the user choice.

Oh, and one more thing: the database backup should be the very last step, should it not, just to capture as much as possible in case of a problem?

You can do an additional DB backup at the end of the migration, but what if your DB is corrupted by migration ??
A DB backup before DDL operations is commonly a must do.

Sorry, of course I meant the last step just before migration operations modify the DB. As I was trying to work through everything I had to do I became increasingly conscious of the long delay between my backup and the first operation that could have modified the DB.

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