From: Evan Prodromou Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 22:42:40 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Better documentation for upgrades X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7ada8c4ccb79c51dbc9b464ea4d2617fae949f81;p=quix0rs-gnu-social.git Better documentation for upgrades --- diff --git a/UPGRADE b/UPGRADE index 71607ea1ee..ca04cc6ba8 100644 --- a/UPGRADE +++ b/UPGRADE @@ -1,17 +1,9 @@ Upgrading ========= -IMPORTANT NOTE: StatusNet 0.7.4 introduced a fix for some -incorrectly-stored international characters ("UTF-8"). For new -installations, it will now store non-ASCII characters correctly. -However, older installations will have the incorrect storage, and will -consequently show up "wrong" in browsers. See below for how to deal -with this situation. - -If you've been using StatusNet 0.7, 0.6, 0.5 or lower, or if you've +If you've been using StatusNet 0.9.9 or lower, or if you've been tracking the "git" version of the software, you will probably -want to upgrade and keep your existing data. There is no automated -upgrade procedure in StatusNet 0.9.9. Try these step-by-step +want to upgrade and keep your existing data. Try these step-by-step instructions; read to the end first before trying them. 0. Download StatusNet and set up all the prerequisites as if you were @@ -32,58 +24,28 @@ instructions; read to the end first before trying them. 5. Once all writing processes to your site are turned off, make a final backup of the Web directory and database. 6. Move your StatusNet directory to a backup spot, like "statusnet.bak". -7. Unpack your StatusNet 0.9.9 tarball and move it to "statusnet" or +7. Unpack your StatusNet 1.0.0 tarball and move it to "statusnet" or wherever your code used to be. 8. Copy the config.php file and the contents of the avatar/, background/, file/, and local/ subdirectories from your old directory to your new directory. 9. Copy htaccess.sample to .htaccess in the new directory. Change the RewriteBase to use the correct path. -10. Rebuild the database. +10. Upgrade the database. NOTE: this step is destructive and cannot be reversed. YOU CAN EASILY DESTROY YOUR SITE WITH THIS STEP. Don't do it without a known-good backup! - If your database is at version 0.8.0 or higher in the 0.8.x line, you can run a - special upgrade script: - - mysql -u -p db/08to09.sql - - If you are upgrading from any 0.9.x version like 0.9.6, run this script: + In your new StatusNet 1.0.0 directory and AFTER YOU MAKE A + BACKUP run the upgrade.php script like this: - mysql -u -p db/096to097.sql + php ./scripts/upgrade.php - Despite the name, it should work for any 0.9.x branch. - - Otherwise, go to your StatusNet directory and AFTER YOU MAKE A - BACKUP run the rebuilddb.sh script like this: - - ./scripts/rebuilddb.sh rootuser rootpassword database db/statusnet.sql - - Here, rootuser and rootpassword are the username and password for a - user who can drop and create databases as well as tables; typically - that's _not_ the user StatusNet runs as. Note that rebuilddb.sh drops - your database and rebuilds it; if there is an error you have no - database. Make sure you have a backup. - For PostgreSQL databases there is an equivalent, rebuilddb_psql.sh, - which operates slightly differently. Read the documentation in that - script before running it. 11. Use mysql or psql client to log into your database and make sure that the notice, user, profile, subscription etc. tables are non-empty. 12. Turn back on the Web server, and check that things still work. -13. Turn back on XMPP bots and email maildaemon. Note that the XMPP - bots have changed since version 0.5; see above for details. - -If you're upgrading from very old versions, you may want to look at -the fixup_* scripts in the scripts directories. These will store some -precooked data in the DB. All upgraders should check out the inboxes -options below. - -NOTE: the database definition file, laconica.ini, has been renamed to -statusnet.ini (since this is the recommended database name). If you -have a line in your config.php pointing to the old name, you'll need -to update it. +13. Turn back on XMPP bots and email maildaemon. NOTE: the 1.0.0 version of StatusNet changed the URLs for all admin panels from /admin/* to /panel/*. This now allows the (popular) @@ -91,15 +53,12 @@ username 'admin', but blocks the considerably less popular username 'panel'. If you have an existing user named 'panel', you should rename them before upgrading. -Notice inboxes --------------- - -Notice inboxes are now required. If you don't have inboxes enabled, -StatusNet will no longer run. - UTF-8 Database -------------- +If you are upgrading from a 0.8.x or 0.9.x version, you can safely +skip this section. + StatusNet 0.7.4 introduced a fix for some incorrectly-stored international characters ("UTF-8"). This fix is not backwards-compatible; installations from before 0.7.4 will show @@ -119,3 +78,21 @@ what to do. option enabled. 2. When you're ready, set $config['db']['utf8'] to true, so that new notices will be stored correctly. + +Older versions +============== + +IMPORTANT NOTE: StatusNet 0.7.4 introduced a fix for some +incorrectly-stored international characters ("UTF-8"). For new +installations, it will now store non-ASCII characters correctly. +However, older installations will have the incorrect storage, and will +consequently show up "wrong" in browsers. See below for how to deal +with this situation. + +NOTE: the database definition file, laconica.ini, has been renamed to +statusnet.ini (since this is the recommended database name). If you +have a line in your config.php pointing to the old name, you'll need +to update it. + +Note that the XMPP bots have changed since version 0.5; see above for +details. \ No newline at end of file