How IUpgrade TWiki 4

This topic describes the steps I use to upgrade TWiki 4 Dakar to TWiki 4 Edinburgh. They are based on assumption that the initial installation was done similarly to How I Setup TWiki412 On Dreamhost.

• The first step is to install the latest TWiki release in a different directory
• Check the configuration options in bin/configure to ensure they are similar or the same
• Copy the data/.htpasswd file from the old install to the new, this will allow you to go ahead and log in
• Check the TWiki.TWikiPreferences topic from the old install, it should be unmodified!
  • If it is modified you will want to copy only the modifications to Main.TWikiPreferences on the new install
• Copy the TWiki configuration settings you wish to keep from the old Main.TWikiPreferences to the new Main.TWikiPreferences
  • You may wish to look up the default values for those settings in the new TWiki.TWikiPreferences to see if there are any notes about changes
• Install and configure the plugins in the new install that you wish to keep from the old
  • You may want to check each plugin topic on the old install for custom settings and migrate those to the new install
• Merging topics (save this for another day)

-- JasonHill - 01 Jun 2007