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| author | Colin Guthrie <colin@mageia.org> | 2013-12-03 11:24:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Colin Guthrie <colin@mageia.org> | 2013-12-03 11:24:46 +0000 |
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Add some Mageia instructions on how to do the updates.
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diff --git a/README.mga.md b/README.mga.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4482eba580 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.mga.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +## Mageia Update Instructions + +phpBB is a free bulletin board written in PHP. Mageia use this to power their [forums](https://forums.mageia.org/). + +## Updating Code + +To be completed by Maât. + +## Testing + +1. Create a backup database of one of the forums (pick your preferred language - using "en" here) + + [root@alamut ~]# psql -U postgres + psql (9.0.13) + Type "help" for help. + . + postgres=# CREATE DATABASE phpbb_xx WITH TEMPLATE phpbb_en OWNER phpbb; + +2. Copy the current forum folder on the webserver (note the folder has to be two letters) + + [root@alamut ~]# ssh friteuse + [root@friteuse ~]# cd /var/www/forums/ + [root@friteuse forums]# cp -a en xx + +3. Edit the copies db config and point it at the new db you just created + + [root@friteuse forums]# vi xx/phpBB/config.php + +4. Test the "new" [forum](https://forums.mageia.org/xx/) to make sure it works as current. + +5. Update the code to what is in git. First we have to restore the "install" folder which is removed for security. + + [root@friteuse forums]# cd xx/ + [root@friteuse xx]# git checkout -- phpBB/install + [root@friteuse xx]# git pull + +6. The forum shold be disabled automatically. You can login and perform the upgrade. + +7. When done, delete the "install" folder. + + [root@friteuse xx]# rm -rf phpBB/install + +8. Now test the forum as normal and make sure the upgrade has worked! + +## Deployment + +Mostly the same as above. As space is limited we should tidy up first. + +1. Delete our test schema. + + [root@alamut ~]# psql -U postgres + psql (9.0.13) + Type "help" for help. + . + postgres=# DROP DATABASE phpbb_xx; + +2. Make a database dump file as a backup. + + [root@alamut ~]# pg_dump -U postgres phpbb_en | xz >forums_dump/forum_en-20131202.sql.xz + +3. Trash the test folder + + [root@alamut ~]# ssh friteuse + [root@friteuse ~]# cd /var/www/forums/ + [root@friteuse forums]# rm -rf xx + +4. Copy the forum files "just in case" + + [root@friteuse forums]# cp -a en en-bak + +5. Perform steps 5 onwards as per the testing section above. |