Just wondering if this advice still holds for upgrading to 3.0. Specifically for 1.4 to 3.0 but for most people more likely 2.x to 3.0.
I guess one would also want to copy over the /bluedragon directory to upgrade the administrator as well. Magnus On Monday, 13 June 2011 10:04:36 UTC-7, Jordan Michaels wrote: > > Hi Dennis, > > I do plan on adding an "upgrade" piece to the installers at some point, > as well as Apache on Windows. It's just a matter of how much time is in > a day. ;) > > Like Al mentioned, to upgrade your OpenBD version, it's simply a matter > of copying your new OpenBD "lib" directory over the old "lib" directory. > You will want to remove the previous files first, as the version numbers > on those files may be different. > > You can use this same "component replacement" method for each piece of > your server: The OpenBD Administrator, Tomcat, and the JRE to name a few. > > Hope this helps! > > Warm regards, > Jordan Michaels > > On 06/12/2011 05:45 PM, Alan Holden wrote: > > If you drop the new war file into the tomcat webapps location, then > > you'll "deploy" another running version of OpenBD, which sounds like > > something you don't really need. > > > > I think you just take the latest war and explode it in a safe place. > > Then take the juicy nougats from within, (backup and) overwrite your > > existing deployment lib, stop (wait...) and restart the J2EE/tomcat > engine. > > > > This FAQ might help with specifics: > > http://wiki.openbluedragon.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Upgrading > > > > I was never really weaned from all that Windows point and click stuff > > myself, so I install webmin on my Ubuntu Linux server. > > > > Al > > > > On 6/11/2011 1:09 PM, Halo Maps wrote: > >> I know how much you java/Linux guys hate windows and all that point and > >> click stuff but there is a fairly large install base of CF on windows > and > >> I've been with CF since *.cfm files were *.dbm files so bear with me. :) > >> > >> I installed OpenBD 1.2 Using the Vivio tech installer package on > >> Win2008 / > >> IIS7 and everything went fine. For this project we needed only minimal > >> CFML > >> functionality, Zero Cost and needed it to work immediately so the OpenBD > >> installer was a perfect solution and got us up and running. Installers > >> for > >> these products would go a long way in expanding the user base, but > >> that it > >> another discussion for a later time. > >> > >> We have since switched from II7 to Apache Windows for the mod_xSend > >> functionality and managed to make the switch over. This transistion > >> was not > >> without issues since the Vivo installer used different ports and it > looks > >> like different install paths than the examples and info I could find > >> on line > >> about installing the software, in particular this entry in Matt's old > >> blog > >> (http://tinyurl.com/d53ef7) but I managed to figure it out and got both > >> Apache and IIS7 working, on separate ports, before I switched off II7 > and > >> over to Apache. > >> > >> I have become increasingly impressed with OpenBD and intend to do more > >> work > >> with it but now since being a much despised windows point and click > >> not much > >> with java guy I know that there will be a learning curve with these > >> applications since they are infinitely configurable which is a good > >> and bad > >> thing depending on your perspective. However right now I wish to > >> upgrade to > >> this particular install from V1.2 to V1.4 of Open BD and am not > >> exactly sure > >> how to accomplish this. > >> > >> > From the scattered documentation I assume that it should be as easy as > >> downloading the latest WAR file and place it in the correct directory > and > >> Tomcat will deploy it but then again not having the familiarity (there > is > >> that learning curve) with all the applications I am not sure. Can anyone > >> who actually read this missive advise me on the correct course of > >> action to > >> upgrade this particular installation? > >> > >> > >> > >> Dennis Powers > >> UXB Internet - A website Design and Hosting Company > >> P.O. Box 6028, Wolcott, CT 06716 - T:203-879-2844 > >> W: http://www.uxbinternet.com > >> W: http://www.ctbusinesslist.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- -- online documentation: http://openbd.org/manual/ http://groups.google.com/group/openbd?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open BlueDragon" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
