[horde] Migrating to a new Horde install

[Simon Brereton]

> From: horde-bounces at lists.horde.org [mailto:horde-
> bounces at lists.horde.org] On Behalf Of lst_hoe02 at kwsoft.de
> Zitat von Simon Brereton <simon.brereton at dada.net>:
> 
> >> From: horde-bounces at lists.horde.org [mailto:horde-
> >> bounces at lists.horde.org] On Behalf Of lst_hoe02 at kwsoft.de Zitat
> von
> >> Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Zitat von lst_hoe02 at kwsoft.de:
> >> >
> >> >> Done like described aka use a copy of the Horde3 Database and
> try
> >> to
> >> >> do schema upgrade with Horde4 and
> IMP/Turba/Kronolith/Nag/Mnemo.
> >> >> All worked well until nag schema upgrade ended with thrashing
> the
> >> >> installation:
> >> >
> >> > What do you mean with "nag schema upgrade"? The backtrace is
> coming
> >> > from loading the sidebar and doesn't have anything to do with
> >> > upgrading.
> >> > Also, since this is user-specific code, is this happening for
> every
> >> user?
> >>
> >> It occured at nag schema upgrade eg. white screen and the
> mentioned
> >> error. But as of now it is gone after starting over with a fresh
> >> database clone and executing the upgrade script for
> Horde4/PostgreSQL
> >> (convert TEXT to BYTEA) *before* doing the schema upgrades. So
> this
> >> problem is solved, coming to the next:
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> > Can I just clarify the steps you've taken please?
> >
> > Something like:
> >
> > pear channel-discover pear.horde.org
> > pear install horde/horde_role-beta
> > pear run-scripts horde/horde_role
> >
> > pear install --alldeps horde/horde-beta pear install horde/imp-beta
> > pear install horde/kronolith-beta pear install --alldeps
> > horde/mnemo-beta pear install horde/turba-beta pear install
> > horde/ingo-beta etc..
> 
> Yes to some degree. I have installed the Alpha and done a upgrade to
> the RC.
> 
> > Clone the current horde3 db to horde4
> > execute the upgrade script for Horde4/PostgreSQL
> 
> Yes
> 
> > cd /usr/share/horde4/config/
> > cp conf.php.dist conf.php
> 
> This i have done already before. I have first setup a complete new
> database and configured Horde and the Apps for the first time to test
> if its working. Then i switched over the database to the clone of the
> Horde3 database and do the schema upgrades.

Okay, thanks - this is the bit I wasn't seeing.  Makes sense and will facilitate my dual upgrade/migration process!

> > Go to the Administration Panel
> > Update Schemas
> > Then configure the components?
> >
> > And this successfully copies contact/calendar and sync devices
> data?
> 
> I have not yet finished because the contacts need adjustment as we
> have more than one table, some of them are read only mapped with a
> non-Horde Schema (SAP).
> What is partly working is the event data, but the conversation to UTC
> is not working until now.
> SyncML seems to be there but i have not connected any device to test.
> 
> > So far on the test server I have Horde up and running, but I have
> no data.
> 
> Have you checked the tables if they are empty and created test data
> to see where they end up?

Sorry, I meant I have no data because I still have it pointing at a brand-new DB with nothing in it.  Trying to fix the mail system before I configure a back-end.

Thanks again.

Simon