Yes, we'll be careful about upgrading. There will be clear instructions,
and the default will be to do nothing rather than harm existing data.
Probably the hairiest part will be convering the markup.
I will start renaming the directory as well for future releases... this
has been a longstanding mistake on my part. The tarball should unpack into
phpwiki-1.3.x/ instead of phpwiki/.
~swain
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Michael wrote:
>
> Obviously, when 1.3.4 moves from dev to stable, we will all want to upgrade 8-). As a newbie with 1.3.3, will anyone provide steps or a guide to install the goodness of 1.3.4 without losing all the data I've entered in 1.3.3?
>
> Some useful things might be:
>
> * Initial install and run: will it erase my current pages and fill with default like 1.3.3 did that first time? The manifes mentions that files have moved or changed, but how do I best use that info? Do I delete the old ones, replace with new? Has the mysql schema changed from 1.3.3 to 1.3.4?
>
> * Templates: These templates have (or have not) changed since 1.3.whatever, be careful before overwriting
>
> etc.
>
> The upgrade file in the 1.3.4 dev release is aimed at the hugely popular 1.2.x crowd, which makes sense, but perhaps its time to update the "upgrading" file, which hasn't been changed since 2001/11/14.
>
> I know, lazy to ask, but if I knew more myself, I would do it. Til then, help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
> mwexler @ myway . remove this to email com
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