Hi Alex, Nothing screams out at me what's not working. If you are able to jump on IRC we can take a look together.
Upgrading should be pretty straightforwards but I am not sure what we are missing here. I think it's time to add an upgrade section to the docs also. A+ Dave On 3 April 2013 03:15, Alexander Gabriel <[email protected]> wrote: > ugh. just updated to 1.2.2. > This time I copied %COUCH%/etc/local.ini and %COUCH%/var/lib/ just in case. > I'm afraid it has been painful. Took me several iterations, deinstalling, > reinstalling, restarting etc. until at least 1.2.2 was installed and could > be accessed at http://127.0.0.1:5984. > This time though this had only worked after completely > eliminating C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software Foundation\CouchDB. So > all my couches were gone. > I copied back %COUCH%/etc/local.ini and %COUCH%/var/lib/. Result: CouchDb > is not accessible again. > > What do I need to do to get my couches into the new version of couchdb? > Is there a wiki about upgrading on windows? If so then I couldn't find it. > > Alex > > > > > *********************************************************** > > > > Alexander Gabriel > Wiesenstrasse 22 > 8800 Thalwil > 079/ 372 51 64 > [email protected] > www.barbalex.ch > > > > 2013/4/1 Dave Cottlehuber <[email protected]> > > > Hi Alex, > > > > It sounds like you installed couch over the top of the existing > > installation? This won't work, a number of libraries will be left with > > alternative / incompatible versions. > > > > - stop the service & ensure there are no erl, werl, couchjs, or epmd > > processes running > > - move or copy your %COUCH%/var/lib/ and %COUCH%/etc/local.ini elsewhere > > - uninstall couch > > - make sure %COUCH% is completely gone > > - reinstall 1.2.1 > > > > Usual caveat about having a backup applies. > > > > > > > > On 1 April 2013 14:47, Alexander Gabriel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi experts > > > > > > I am on Windows 8, 64bit. > > > > > > I just saw that my version 1.2.0 was not the latest and greatest any > > more. > > > So I downloaded "setup-couchdb-1.2.1_otp_R14B04.exe". Then installed > it. > > > Then restarted. > > > But I can't contact my couch any more. > > > > > > > > > 1. Looked in the services: Apache CouchDB 1.2.1 is supposed to be > > > running > > > 2. http://127.0.0.1:5984/_utils is unavailable > > > 3. Clicked "start CouchDB" and get this error in erlang emulator: > > > *Erlang R14B04 (erts-5.8.5) [source] [smp:8:8] [rq:8] > > [async-threads:0] > > > **Eshell V5.8.5 (abort with ^G) > > > **1> {"init terminating in > > > > > > > > > > do_boot",{{badmatch,{error,{{app_would_not_start,crypto},{couch_app,start,[normal,["../etc/couchdb/default.ini","../etc/couchdb/local.ini"]]}}}},[{couch,start,0},{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}} > > > **init terminating in do_boot () > > > Abnormal termination* > > > and also a command-window telling me: "CouchDB 1.2.1 - prepare to > > > relax... > > > 4. restarted windows again but still the same symptoms > > > > > > Can you please help me to relax? > > > > > >
