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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/installation.xml b/docs/en/xml/installation.xml index 2697bb391..0a68c250f 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/installation.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/installation.xml @@ -1173,11 +1173,21 @@ bash# ./checksetup.pl <section> <title>Upgrading From Previous Versions</title> <para> - The developers of Bugzilla are constantly adding new tables, columns and - fields. You'll get SQL errors if you just update the code. The strategy - to update is to simply always run the checksetup.pl script whenever - you upgrade your installation of Bugzilla. If you want to see what has - changed, you can read the comments in that file, starting from the end. + A plain Bugzilla is fairly easy to upgrade from one version to a newer one. + However, things get a bit more complicated if you've made changes to + Bugzilla's code. In this case, you may have to re-make or reapply those + changes. + It is recommended that you take a backup of your database and your entire + Bugzilla installation before attempting an upgrade. You can upgrade a 'clean' + installation by untarring a new tarball over the old installation. If you + are upgrading from 2.12 or later, you can type <filename>cvs -z3 + update</filename>, and resolve conflicts if there are any. + </para> + <para> + Because the developers of Bugzilla are constantly adding new tables, columns + and fields, you'll probably get SQL errors if you just update the code and + attempt to use Bugzilla. Always run the checksetup.pl script whenever + you upgrade your installation. </para> <para> If you are running Bugzilla version 2.8 or lower, and wish to upgrade to |