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diff --git a/docs/html/parameters.html b/docs/html/parameters.html index 59455a082..aad3dd86b 100644 --- a/docs/html/parameters.html +++ b/docs/html/parameters.html @@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ CLASS="section" ><H1 CLASS="section" ><A -NAME="parameters">5.1. Bugzilla Configuration</H1 +NAME="parameters" +></A +>5.1. Bugzilla Configuration</H1 ><P >Bugzilla is configured by changing various parameters, accessed from the "Edit parameters" link in the page footer. Here are @@ -165,8 +167,14 @@ CLASS="command" write locking. What this means is that if someone needs to make a change to a bug, they will lock the entire table until the operation is complete. Locking for write also blocks reads until the write is - complete. The - <SPAN + complete. Note that more recent versions of mysql support row level + locking using different table types. These types are slower than the + standard type, and Bugzilla does not yet take advantage of features + such as transactions which would justify this speed decrease. The + Bugzilla team are, however, happy to hear about any experiences with + row level locking and Bugzilla</P +><P +>The <SPAN CLASS="QUOTE" >"shadowdb"</SPAN > @@ -186,49 +194,10 @@ CLASS="QUOTE" Bugzilla bug changes and comments per day.</P ><P >The value of the parameter defines the name of the - shadow bug database. - Set "shadowdb" to e.g. "bug_shadowdb" if you will be running a - *very* large installation of Bugzilla. - <DIV -CLASS="note" -><P -></P -><TABLE -CLASS="note" -WIDTH="100%" -BORDER="0" -><TR -><TD -WIDTH="25" -ALIGN="CENTER" -VALIGN="TOP" -><IMG -SRC="../images/note.gif" -HSPACE="5" -ALT="Note"></TD -><TD -ALIGN="LEFT" -VALIGN="TOP" -><P ->Enabling "shadowdb" can adversely affect the stability of - your installation of Bugzilla. You should regularly check that your - database is in sync. It is often advisable to force a shadow - database sync nightly via - <SPAN -CLASS="QUOTE" ->"cron"</SPAN ->. - </P -></TD -></TR -></TABLE -></DIV -> - </P -><P ->If you use the "shadowdb" option, it is only natural that you - should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb" option on as well. Otherwise - you are replicating data into a shadow database for no reason!</P + shadow bug database. You will need to set the host and port settings + from the params page, and set up replication in your database server + so that updates reach this readonly mirror. Consult your database + documentation for more detail.</P ></LI ><LI ><P @@ -261,6 +230,23 @@ CLASS="command" ></LI ><LI ><P +> <B +CLASS="command" +>movebugs</B +>: + + This option is an undocumented feature to allow moving bugs + between separate Bugzilla installations. You will need to understand + the source code in order to use this feature. Please consult + <TT +CLASS="filename" +>movebugs.pl</TT +> in your Bugzilla source tree for + further documentation, such as it is. + </P +></LI +><LI +><P > <B CLASS="command" >useqacontact</B |