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UpgradesPmWiki is designed to make it easy to upgrade the PmWiki software without affecting your existing data files or installation. For most upgrades, you simply copy the files in the new release over your existing installation. Note for PmWiki 1.0 sites: Upgrading from 1.0.x to 2.0 requires more than simply copying the 2.0 software over the 1.0 installation. See Upgrading From PmWiki 1 for more details. Contents Generic instructions1. Read the release notesPlease read carefully the ReleaseNotes before performing an upgrade, about the changes between your previous version and the new one. See if there are any significant changes or preparation tasks that must be handled before performing the upgrade. 2. BackupIt's always a good idea to have a backup copy of your existing PmWiki installation before starting. You can copy the entire directory containing your existing installation, or you can just make copies of the wiki.d/ directory and any other local customization files you may have created (e.g., config.php, localmap.txt, etc.). 3. Download and extractDownload the version of PmWiki that you want from the download page. Extract the tar image using 4. CopyCopy the files in cp -a pmwiki-x.y.z/. pmwiki
Note that BSD systems will not have the -a option as a command-line argument for cp, but that's okay, since it's just shorthand for cp -dpR, so use that instead of -a. Some environments have an alias established for cp that enable interactive prompts before overwriting a file. To work around this specify the absolute path to cp, such as /bin/cp. On (some) FreeBSD servers and Mac OS X systems you need to use cp -Rpv pmwiki-x.y.z/. pmwiki
5. Update customisations and recipesThat's it! Your base PmWiki installation is complete. Now use the PmWiki:Site Analyzer to determine which recipes could be updated to the most recent version. Unless you have made customizations to the pmwiki.php script or to the files in scripts/, your PmWiki installation should continue to run correctly! (Changes to these files are not recommended). (Local customizations should go in local/config.php, pub/css, and pub/skins/yourskinname) Note: Additional tips can be found on the PmWiki:Troubleshooting page. Upgrading from version 2.1.27 to 2.2.0Between the stable versions 2.1.27 and 2.2.0 there are a number of additions. Some of them may need changes to local config files or to wiki pages, and they are outlined here. For the full list of changes see the release notes. If you are upgrading from a 2.2.beta version, your wiki may already include these features.
Upgrading from version 2.2.0 to the latest versionNote: this page may have a more recent version, see PmWiki:Upgrades. Some additions since version 2.2.0 may need changes to local config files or to wiki pages, and they are outlined here. For the full list of changes see release notes and change log.
FAQHow can I determine what version of PmWiki I'm running now? See version - Determining and displaying the current version of PmWiki (pmwiki-2.2.112). How can I test a new version of PmWiki on my wiki without changing the prior version used by visitors? The easy way to do this is to install the new version in a separate directory, and for the new version set (in local/config.php): $WikiLibDirs = array(&$WikiDir, new PageStore('/path/to/existing/wiki.d/{$FullName}'), new PageStore('wikilib.d/{$FullName}')); This lets you test the new version using existing page content without impacting the existing site or risking modification of the pages. (Of course, any recipes or local customizations have to be installed in the new version as well.) Then, once you're comfortable that the new version seems to work as well as the old, it's safe to upgrade the old version (and one knows of any configuration or page changes that need to be made). This page may have a more recent version on pmwiki.org: PmWiki:Upgrades, and a talk page: PmWiki:Upgrades-Talk. |