Upgrading ownCloud to New Version Releases - Revision history

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-15T19:46:44Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 19:34, 15 November 2016

2016-11-15T19:34:08Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T22:01:36Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T22:00:16Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:59:01Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:57:53Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:54:59Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:52:19Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:48:26Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi */

2016-11-14T21:45:35Z

Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi

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 ===Upgrading ownCloud 8.2.1 to Nextcloud 10.x on Amahi===
-About June 1, 2016 one of the founders, some developers, and some staff broke away from the ownCloud organization. The result was the creation of a "fork" product based on ownCloud 9, called "Nextcloud". Nextcloud 9 was introduced as a "plug-in" replacement for ownCloud 9. However, due to severe bugs inherited from ownCloud the update/upgrade process did not function correctly. Later releases of Nextcloud 9.0.54 and 10.0.1 repaired the process. Unfortunately due to the broken process many Amahi users stayed with earlier stable releases of ownCloud. Implementing Nextcloud would have resulted in users starting from scratch with new installations. This was a big problem for instances that had big collections of stored data and sharing configurations. Amahi has decided to go straight to Nextcloud 10.0.1. So the question, can we skip a major upgrade step (Nextcloud 9.0.54)? Well, kind of, with some issues, it is possible. This section will help you do that.
+About June 1, 2016 one of the founders, some developers, and some staff broke away from the ownCloud organization. The result was the creation of a "fork" product based on ownCloud 9, called "Nextcloud". Nextcloud 9 was introduced as a "plug-in" replacement for ownCloud 9. However, due to severe bugs inherited from ownCloud the update/upgrade process did not function correctly. Later releases of Nextcloud 9.0.54 and 10.0.1 repaired the process. Unfortunately due to the broken process many Amahi users are still using earlier stable releases of ownCloud. Implementing Nextcloud would have resulted in users starting from scratch with new installations. This is a problem for instances that have big collections of stored data and sharing configurations. Amahi has decided to go straight to Nextcloud 10.0.1. So the question, can we skip a major upgrade step (Nextcloud 9.0.54)? Well, kind of, with some issues, it is possible. This section will help you with that.
 The '''supported upgrade path''' should be for example; ''ownCloud 8.2.1 => Nextcloud 9.0.54 => Nextcloud 10.0.1''. This works flawlessly. The steps that follow are not '''not guaranteed''' to work for every new upgrade instance of Nextcloud 10. ownCloud 8.2.1 is the earliest release tested. If the upgrade steps do not work for a new upgrade instance you will have to start with a complete new installation. The Nextcloud Community will not help with issues where an upgrade step was skipped.
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 # Now do the usual upgrade process (i.e. via the browser GUI). The upgrade "should" complete successfully. '''DO NOT''' login to Nextcloud yet.
 # Copy the original “index.php” and “version.php” files from the "known" location in to the “owncloud” directory, replacing the existing copies (this will overwrite the modified version.php).
-# After the copying of the PHP files, restart the Apache server or reboot.
+# After the copying of the PHP files, restart the Apache or reboot the server.
-# Login to Nextcloud as the “administration user” and go to the “Admin” application. A scanning operation will begin in “Security & setup warnings” section.
+# Login to Nextcloud as the “administration user” and go to the “Admin” application. A scanning operation will begin in the “Security & setup warnings” section.
 # After a period of time a warning message will appear in “red” stating that a “Code Integrity check...” failure has occurred.
 # On the red line for this failure, "click" on the "Rescan" link. This will force a new Nextcloud scan. After the new scan the code check failure should disappear.
-# Test the new instance. On the surface most things will upgrade correctly. Sharing and data configurations tested worked "mostly". Some applications may not upgrade correctly, usually disabling/enabling each application should fix the issue. If using “External Storage Support”, there maybe a double entry for the same items. Delete the second one.
+# Test the new instance. On the surface most things will upgrade correctly.
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 '''NOTE:''' With the introduction of Nextcloud it has not been determined how version release numbering will be managed.
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 # On the red line for this failure, "click" on the "Rescan" link. This will force a new Nextcloud scan. After the new scan the code check failure should disappear.
 # Test the new instance. On the surface most things will upgrade correctly. Sharing and data configurations tested worked "mostly". Some applications may not upgrade correctly, usually disabling/enabling each application should fix the issue. If using “External Storage Support”, there maybe a double entry for the same items. Delete the second one.
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 [[OwnCloud|Main ownCloud Page]]

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 # Change the entry to: $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8,2,1); '''<span style="color:#FF0000"><== DO NOT TRY THIS FOR VERSIONS PRIOR TO V8.2.1, IT MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL.</span>'''
 # Drop and create the database instance.
-# Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from database backup):
+# Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from backups??):
 ## Restore the old "config.php".
 ## Restore the database.

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 # In “owncloud” directory, in the “version.php” file.
 # Find the line containing "$OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom".
-# Change the entry to: $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8,2,1); <== '''<span style="color:#FF0000">DO NOT TRY THIS FOR VERSIONS PRIOR TO V8.2.1, IT MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL.</span>'''
+# Change the entry to: $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8,2,1); '''<span style="color:#FF0000"><== DO NOT TRY THIS FOR VERSIONS PRIOR TO V8.2.1, IT MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL.</span>'''
 # Drop and create the database instance.
 # Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from database backup):

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 # Change the entry to: $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = array(8,2,1); <== '''<span style="color:#FF0000">DO NOT TRY THIS FOR VERSIONS PRIOR TO V8.2.1, IT MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL.</span>'''
 # Drop and create the database instance.
-# Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from new backups):
+# Perform the usual recommended upgrade steps (from database backup):
 ## Restore the old "config.php".
 ## Restore the database.

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 # Rename the “nextcloud” binaries directory to “owncloud”.
 # Copy the downloaded binaries (owncloud) directory over to the "/var/www/html/" location.
-# Go to the copied "owncloud" directory under /var/www/html/, find PHP files; "version.php" and "index.php". '''Copy''' them to a known location, they will be required later after the upgrade.
+# Go to the copied "owncloud" directory under /var/www/html/, find PHP files; "version.php" and "index.php". '''Copy''' them to a known location, they will be required downstream in the upgrade.
 # In “owncloud” directory, in the “version.php” file.
 # Find the line containing "$OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom".

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 '''NOTE: ''' The section for '''[https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Backup_and_Recovery_of_ownCloud Backup and Recovery of ownCloud/Nextcloud ]''' has been updated, please read carefully!
-<more information shortly>
+# Backup the ownCloud 8.2.1 (not guaranteed to work for anything earlier) instance to be upgrade, including the database.
+# Rename the old owncloud code directory in “/var/www/html/”, to say “xowncloud”.
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