From: Glen Newell <skipworthy-AT-realivetech.com>
Date: 06 Dec 2006 02:19:41 UTC   (06:19:41 PM in author's locale)
To: Ben <westbywest-AT-riseup.net>

Thanks Ben- unfortunatly, my auto-update module hasn't worked since I've
had the helm here, and I've never known why: the module acts as if
there's a permissions issue, but it all looks as it should...( I know-
nothing is ever as it appears...) Does this sound familiar?

G

Ben wrote:
> Hi Glenn,
>
> Does your current version of dada have the "auto-update" module? You
> will need to enable it from the site admin menu.
>
> >From the .99.3 release notes:
> www.dadaimc.org/mod/software/notes/dadaIMC/index.php
>
> 10) There is a new "auto-update" Module that may be installed from the
> Administration page. This allows for easy updating of files, based on
> version numbers and MD5 hashes of the files on your site, compared to a
> master list at www.dadaimc.org/. A great way to release patches
> and small version upgrades that don't require database schema changes. A
> future update will allow you to save backup copies of files before
> updating, to preserve any customizations you may have made.
>
> I was able to upgrade from .99 to .99.3 via auto-update, although it did
> not go smoothly. The biggest problem was probably with the updated
> codebase also requiring an updating theme, meaning that trying to view
> the updated site via the old theme would not work. Make sure you update
> the default theme along with everything else.
>
> Besides that, I'd recommend backing up both the PHP files and the
> database and then doing an incremental auto-update. I.e. first site
> root, then modules, and so on. It can also help to have the current
> .99.3 tarball handy to copy in any files that auto-update misses.
> Finally, it would help to enable both dada and php error logs, since
> that would let you track down upgrade problems from database changes
> (e.g. missing table columns).
>
>
>
> Glen Newell wrote:
>
>> Glen Newell wrote:
>>
>>> So...I have a couple of what might seem dumb questions... I can't even
>>> seem to get started on the upgrade from 99 to 99.3. The documentation
>>> refers to an upgrade 'package', and the only packages I can find at
>>> dadaimc seem to be for new installs- I unzip them and fail to find any
>>> 'upgrad-xx' directories per the instructions...did I fall asleep in
>>> class when the url was posted?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help...
>>>
>>> Glen
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

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