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The required platform for OpenACS 4.6 is the same as +4.5, with the exception of OpenFTS. OpenACS 4.6 and later require OpenFTS 0.3.2 for full text search on PostGreSQL. If you have OpenFTS 0.2, you'll need to upgrade.
A computer with OpenACS 4.5.
OpenACS 4.6 tarball or CVS checkout/export.
Required for Full Text Search on PostgreSQL: OpenFTS 0.3.2
Make a Backup.�Back up the database and file system (see the section called “Manual backup and recovery”).
OPTIONAL: Upgrade OpenFTS.�the section called “Upgrading OpenFTS from 0.2 to 0.3.2”
+ Stop the server +
[root root]# svc -d /service/service0Upgrade the file system.�the section called “Upgrading the OpenACS files”
+ Start the server +
[root root]# svc -u /service/service0Use APM to upgrade the database.�
Browse to the package manager, http://yourserver/acs-admin/apm.
Click Install packages.
Select the packages you want to install. This should + be everything that says + upgrade, plus any new + packages you want. It's safest to upgrade the kernel by + itself, and then come back and upgrade the rest of the + desired packages in a second pass.
On the next screen, click
When prompted, restart the server:
[root root]# restart-aolserver service0Wait a minute, then browse to the package manager, http://yourserver/acs-admin/apm.
Check that the kernel upgrade worked by clicking All and making sure that acs-kernel version is 5.0.0b4.
Rollback.�If anything goes wrong, roll back to the backup snapshot.
OpenACS 5.0 requires PostGreSQL 7.3; OpenACS 4.6.3 supports both 7.2 and 7.3; OpenACS versions prior to 4.6.3 do not support PostGreSQL 7.3. Therefore, if you are upgrading a PostGreSQL OpenACS site from a version before 4.6.3, you must do it in three steps:
Current working notes in Forum OpenACS Development: 4.6.3 upgrade to 5-HEAD: final results.