Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html,v diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html 12 Feb 2004 13:51:40 -0000 1.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/upgrade-overview.html 18 Feb 2004 14:43:03 -0000 1.4 @@ -3,7 +3,4 @@ or better, you should always be able to upgrade all of your core packages automatically. If you haven't changed anything, no manual intervention should be required. If you are running - OpenACS prior to 4.5, upgrading will require manual effort.

It's always a good idea to precede an upgrade attempt with a snapshot backup.

OpenACS consists of files and a database schema. The files - in a new tarball include database upgrade scripts. To start the - upgrade, replace your existing files with the new files and then browse to the APM, which will detect the new packages and offer to run the appropriate database upgrade scripts. After restarting the server again, the upgrade is - complete.

Table�5.1.�Assumptions in this section

name of OpenACS userservice0
OpenACS server nameservice0
Root of OpenACS file tree/var/lib/aolserver/service0
Database backup directory/var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
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+ OpenACS prior to 4.5, upgrading will require manual effort.

If all of these conditions are true:

then you can upgrade automatically using the automated installer in the OpenACS Package Manager (APM), and you can probably skip the rest of this chapter. To upgrade directly from the OpenACS repository using the APM:

  1. Browse to the Installer.

  2. Click install or upgrade under "Install from OpenACS Repository" and select the packages to install or upgrade.

  3. The APM will download the requested packages from OpenACS.org, install the files on your hard drive, run any appropriate database upgrade scripts, and prompt you to restart the server. After restarting the server again, the upgrade is complete.

Figure�5.1.�Upgrading with the APM

Upgrading with the APM

It's always a good idea to precede an upgrade attempt with a snapshot backup.

Table�5.1.�Assumptions in this section

name of OpenACS userservice0
OpenACS server nameservice0
Root of OpenACS file tree/var/lib/aolserver/service0
Database backup directory/var/lib/aolserver/service0/database-backup
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