[opencms-dev] upgrading version of workplace while keeping content

[Alexander Kandzior]

The safest way to update is to do a full export of all data and modules from
the "old" OpenCms instance, scrub the instance completly, do a fresh
re-install with the setup wizard, and them import the data / modules again. 

Best Regards,
Alex.

Alexander Kandzior
Alkacon Software - The OpenCms Experts
http://www.alkacon.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org] On Behalf Of Martin Kuba
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:30 PM
> To: opencms-dev at opencms.org
> Subject: [opencms-dev] upgrading version of workplace while 
> keeping content
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I want to ask what is the best way to upgrade OpenCMS 
> installation of the CVS HEAD version while keeping already 
> created content. To be more precise, I have installation of 
> 5.3.5 with the disabled upload button in Mozilla and I want 
> to upgrade to the latest CVS version which has this problem fixed.
> 
> When I just replace the webapps/opencms/ directory and
> keep the WEB-INF/conf/  subdirectory, I think that the 
> workplace stays the old version because it is in the 
> database, right ? And if I drop the database and do a fresh 
> install, I will lose all created content. What is the right 
> way of it ? I think that the OpenCMS core developers must 
> have the same situation quite often, don't they ?
> 
> Martin
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