[horde] Upgrade problems from 3.x to 4.x

[Ralf Lang]

Am Montag, 6. Juni 2011, 14:13:30 schrieb Vilius Šumskas:
> > My webserver is currently running version 3.3.9, which was installed as
> > part of the Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.7.  It works fine.
> > 
> > However, I can't figure out how to upgrade to the most recent version of
> > Horde. I've backed up the database and the horde directory, and have
> > attempted the PEAR upgrade described at
> > http://www.horde.org/apps/horde/docs/INSTALL#installing-with-pear.
> > 
> > As the file path, I specified /var/www/webmail, which is where the
> > current version is installed (not /var/www/webmail/horde or anything
> > like that).
> 
> A folder for new installation should be empty. You cannot upgrade on top of
> existing files.
> 
> > Running "sudo pear install -a -B horde/horde" appeared to download all
> > of the requirements except some alpha PECLs until finally the
> > installation reported that it had completed.
> > 
> > However, none of the files in /var/www/webmail were altered by this
> > installation, leaving the original Horde 3.3.9 still installed!
> > 
> > Attempting another run of "sudo pear install -a -B horde/horde" gives a
> > number of complaints like:
> > 
> > ...
> > horde/Horde_Icalendar requires package "horde/Horde_Mime" (version >=
> > 1.0.0, version <= 2.0.0, excluded versions: 2.0.0)
> > horde/Horde_SyncMl requires package "horde/Horde_Icalendar" (version
> > 
> > >=
> > 
> > 1.0.0, version <= 2.0.0, excluded versions: 2.0.0)
> > horde/Horde_Imap_Client requires package "horde/Horde_Mime" (version
> > 
> > >=
> > 
> > 1.0.0, version <= 2.0.0, excluded versions: 2.0.0)
> > No valid packages found
> > install failed
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong?
> 
> You didn't discover/updated Horde's PEAR channel.

Move the old installation away and keep for reference.

More caveats: http://www.ralf-lang.de/2011/06/01/migrating-horde-3-to-horde-4-
top-6-ways-to-mess-up/


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