[horde] Upgrading to 4 from Groupware 1.2.9

Jan Schneider jan at horde.org
Tue Oct 4 14:20:32 UTC 2011


Zitat von Brian Spraker <spraker at yahoo.com>:

> ________________________________
> From: Simon Brereton <simon.brereton at buongiorno.com>
> To: horde at lists.horde.org
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [horde] Upgrading to 4 from Groupware 1.2.9
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: horde-bounces at lists.horde.org [mailto:horde-
>> bounces at lists.horde.org] On Behalf Of Jan Schneider
>> Zitat von Brian Spraker <spraker at yahoo.com>:
>>
>> > Greetings all,
>> >
>> > I am looking to perform an upgrade of the Horde system from
>> Groupware
>> > 1.2.9 to the new system I've seen that appears to be stable and
>> > working.
>> >
>> > However, I'm a bit concerned about the database transition during
>> this time.
>> >
>> > Currently, I have these items installed and working without
>> problem:
>> >
>> > Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.9 Address Book (turba) H3
>> (2.3.5)
>> > Calendar (kronolith) H3 (2.3.5) Dynamic Mail (dimp) H3 (1.1.6)
>> Filters
>> > (ingo) H3 (1.2.5) Horde (horde) 3.3.11 Mail (imp) H3 (4.3.9) Notes
>> > (mnemo) H3 (2.2.4) Password (passwd) H3 (3.1.3) Tasks (nag) H3
>> (2.3.6)
>> > Vacation (vacation) H3 (3.2.1)
>> >
>> >
>> > I understand that pear can be used to install everything - and I
>> also
>> > see the files are available for download if I check for newer
>> versions
>> > (Groupware shows 4.0.3 upgrade exists and Horde shows 4.0.9 upgrade
>> > exists - but all others look to be updated).
>> >
>> > When I go to the page to download the updates, I'm quite confused
>> as
>> > to what I need to download in order to perform the updates.  I
>> could
>> > use pear - but I'm concerned how that installer works - and where
>> the
>> > files will be placed (is there a way to overwrite the default
>> install
>> > directory?)
>> >
>> > Therefore, can anyone provide pointers on how I can upgrade to the
>> > newest applications and ensure that nothing in the database would
>> be
>> > lost during the process?
>>
>> http://www.horde.org/apps/webmail/docs/INSTALL
>
> Not sure about Groupware, but I imagine it's the same.  There are  
> good reasons not install over your current document root.  But the  
> install instructions in general can't be easier.  Add the channel to  
> Pear, prime the channel, install the packages you want..  It should  
> take about 20 minutes and 4-6 commands depending on your system.
>
> Simon
>
> Appreciate the information.  The only thing I'm concerned about is  
> any potential database manipulation that I currently have set.  I've  
> added some custom fields to some tables and added some tables to the  
> database.

This may or may not cause problems during the upgrade. It really  
depends on the nature of changes, e.g. if they collide with new tables  
or columns in H4 etc. But you need to test the upgrade anywhere.

Jan.

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