[rt-users] Version 3.8.1 upgrade - UPGRADING.mysql file clarification

[Drew Barnes]

Yup.

Todd Herr wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I'm still in the planning stages of an upgrade from 3.6.0, with MySQL 
> 5.0.22, to 3.8.1, and I'm a bit confused by contents of the 
> UPGRADING.mysql file.
>
> The file includes the line:
>
> If you're upgrading RT from versions prior to 3.8.0 then you MUST follow
> instructions below.
>
> but those instructions all seem to speak to an upgrade of MySQL from 4.0 
> to 4.1, and I'm already running MySQL 5.0.22:
>
>
> 1) Backup RT database. It's really good to test that you can restore from
>     this backup.
>
> 2) Follow instructions in the README file to the step 7).
>
> 3) Apply changes described in the seven step, but only up to version 3.8.0.
>
> 4) Apply mysql 4.0->4.1 schema changes. RT tarball has script
> etc/upgrade/schema.mysql-4.0-4.1.pl that generates SQL queries to 
> upgrade schema
>   of
> the DB. Run it:
>
>      perl etc/upgrade/schema.mysql-4.0-4.1.pl db user pass > sql.queries
>
> 5) Check sanity of sql queries yourself or consult with your DBA
>
> 6) Apply queries. Note that this step can take a while. May require 
> additional
>     space on your hard drive comparable with size of your tables.
>
>      mysql -u root -p rt3 < sql.queries
>
>
> So, my question is, do I have to follow the instructions in the 
> UPGRADING.mysql file, given that I'm already running MySQL 5.0.22?
>
>   

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Drew Barnes
Applications Analyst
Network Resources Department
Raymond Walters College
University of Cincinnati