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author | Frederic Guillot <fred@kanboard.net> | 2015-11-15 15:14:26 -0500 |
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committer | Frederic Guillot <fred@kanboard.net> | 2015-11-15 15:14:26 -0500 |
commit | 5dc7a242bc3100b3834722c097d8b241a4fd1e65 (patch) | |
tree | df821862600fffe058f6e78f2e21fb5adcbb0918 /doc | |
parent | a42f1ea2bd0e208a67ac42a956f3a0bc366256de (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/update.markdown b/doc/update.markdown index 0c59a85e..3233adcb 100644 --- a/doc/update.markdown +++ b/doc/update.markdown @@ -1,26 +1,33 @@ -Update -====== +Upgrade Kanboard to a new version +================================= -**Always make a backup of your database before upgrading!** +Upgrading Kanboard to a newer version is seamless. +The process can be summarized to simply copy your data folder to the new Kanboard folder. +Kanboard will run automatically database migrations for you. + +Important things to do before updating +-------------------------------------- + +- Always make a backup of your data before upgrading +- Always read the [change log](https://github.com/fguillot/kanboard/blob/master/ChangeLog) to check for breaking changes +- Always close all user sessions (flush all sessions on the server) From the archive (stable version) --------------------------------- -1. Close all sessions (logout) -2. Rename your actual Kanboard directory (to keep a backup) -3. Uncompress the new archive and copy your `data` directory to the newly uncompressed directory. -4. Copy your custom `config.php` (if you created one) to the root of the newly uncompressed directory. -5. Make the directory `data` writeable by the web server user -6. Login and check if everything is ok -7. Remove the old Kanboard directory - +1. Uncompress the new archive +2. Copy the content of your data folder into the newly uncompressed directory +3. Copy your custom `config.php` if you have one +4. Copy your plugins if necessary +5. Make sure the directory `data` is writeable by your web server user +6. Test +7. Remove your old Kanboard directory From the repository (development version) ----------------------------------------- -1. Close all sessions -2. `git pull` -3. `composer install` +1. `git pull` +2. `composer install` 3. Login and check if everything is ok Note: This method will install the **current development version**, use at your own risk. |