Re: [mv] upgrade from 3.x to 4.x

[Sean Abel <Sean_Abel@clotho.com>]

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Hey, Thanks a lot - I'll take a look and send a not back to the list.

Hope there's something I can do to help as well - I'm pretty decent with mysql!

sean

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>On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 01:36:50PM -0500, Sean Abel wrote:
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> > Has anyone done this? I'd like to upgrade the site on a test server
> > but am curious as to what changes I'll need to do to the MySQL
> > tables, etc.. to make this happen - I assumed that the Minivend site
> > would have at least something but I must not be looking in the right
> > place.
> >
> > Does anyone have any tips?
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>If you've not been mucking with the internals it should just run, maybe
>with a few changes in catalog.cfg.  Those kick out as obvious errors
>when you restart.  You should not need to change any mySQL tables.
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>If you have been playing with the internals all bets are off.
>
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>I would suggest this setup:
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>Root your new minivend4 packages at:  /var/mvend4nn
>Put your old minivend at: /var/mvend3nn
>mv your old catalog to:  /var/mv/catalog3
>cp -aR your old catalog to a new one at: /var/mv/catalog
>change your minivend.cfg in /var/mvend3nn to look at catalog3
>and make sure it runs.  Now you can revert just by changing
>your vlink.
>Set up 4 to look at /var/mv/catalog.  Start it.  TCP port
>will conflict; change it in 4 if you need it.  The catalog
>will now be running in 3 and 4 at same time and will go to
>either one depending on vlink.  If you can keep your head
>straight, you can set up 4 in a mirrored subdirectory.
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> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Sean Abel
> > Software Developer
> > Clotho Advanced Media, Inc.
> > Sean Abel
> > Software Developer
> > Clotho Advanced Media, Inc.
> >
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Sean Abel
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Clotho Advanced Media, Inc.

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