Redmine

h1. Upgrading

h2. Upgrading from a SVN checkout

1. Go to the Redmine root directory and run the following command:

  svn update

2. Migrate your database (please, make a database backup before doing this):

  rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production"

3. Clear the cache and existing sessions:

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rake tmp:cache:clear

rake tmp:sessions:clear

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4. Restart the application and go to “Admin → Roles & permissions → Permissions report” to check/set permissions for the new features, if any.

h2. Upgrading from a downloaded release

1. Uncompress the new program archive in a new directory.

3. Copy your database settings (@RAILS_ROOT/config/database.yml@) into the new @config@ directory.

4. Migrate your database (please, make a database backup before doing this):

  rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV="production"

5. Copy the @RAILS_ROOT/files@ directory content into your new installation.

6. Start the application and go to “Admin → Roles & permissions → Permissions report” to check/set permissions for the new features, if any.