Command Line Upgrade Script

axelseaa · Post by **axelseaa** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:53 am

Is there a way to run serendipity upgrades via the command line? I have a multisite install setup, and this would simplify things.

If there isn't currently a command line script, would this theoritically be easy to accomplish?

Post by **jhermanns** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:38 am

all the script would have to do is apply the database patches you find in the db folder. they can't be use "raw", but they need to be parsed (to make them mach the respective dbms).

but the functions for that are already there, of course, as php scripts inside the serendipity_functions_installer.inc.php (or some name like that

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Post by **garvinhicking** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:00 am

Hi!

An example script for that is in the bundled-libs directory of s9y. It got unmaintained, so if anyone here wants to polish it up, have a go.

Since multisites are usually already very customized, we can't provide a generic tool for that. And for single-site installers a shell script is pretty unneccessary because the web-based upgrader is so cool.

Best regards,
Garvin

munk · Post by **munk** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:49 pm

Hi Garvin,

garvinhicking wrote: An example script for that is in the bundled-libs directory of s9y. It got unmaintained, so if anyone here wants to polish it up, have a go.

I wrote the docs/upgrade.sh script originally and didn't realize it was now out of date, my fault for not keeping in the loop I suppose. I just stumbled across the script in the docs folder just now after upgrading and read the 'not working' message in it!

Is it worth fixing this script? I don't personally use it any more since I'm using the FreeBSD portupgrade system to keep an eye on upgrades now, but if you want it fixing I don't mind.

I also don't mind if you want to nuke it given there are now plugins(?) available to backup s9y prior to upgrade and that the upgrade wizard is now shiny enough anyway

Your choice.

Great work on s9y since 0.8 when I probably last spoke to you! Looks fantastic in 1.x, dogs dangly bits

Cheers,

Jez

EDIT:
PS any idea how you can search for 'upgrade.sh' on this forum?!

Post by **garvinhicking** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:51 pm

Hi!

Thanks a lot, glad to hear that!

I'm not sure about fixing it up...I must say it should give possible interested commandline-users enough help to adapt it to their needs? So I'm not sure if that would be wasted effort...your call.

Have fun,
Garvin

munk · Post by **munk** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:52 pm

Crikes that was a quick response, I'd only just edited my last post. Well, I'll leave it if that's ok with you, I'm going to test out the backup plugin I think I saw a while back see what that's about.

Cheers.

Post by **garvinhicking** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:53 pm

Hi!

Yeah, definitely I would put more work into the backup plugin, which might also need some polishing.

munk · Post by **munk** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:56 pm

garvinhicking wrote:Hi!

Yeah, definitely I would put more work into the backup plugin, which might also need some polishing.

Ok nice one I'll have a look see how it goes.

Cheers.