[drupal-support] Updating from 4.6.0 to 4.6.3

[Bill Fitzgerald]

Hello, all,

I've been wondering about this as well.  Obviously, the change from 
4.5.5 to 4.6.0 involves changes to the db structure.

However, do any of the changes involved in the 4.6.x upgrades involve 
changes in the db structure, or are all the changes in the code of the 
core drupal files?

Because, if the db remains unchanged, and it is only the core files (ie, 
code) that has been changed, wouldn't it be possible to backup the 
settings.php file, unzip a fresh 4.6.3 release over the 4.6.0 release, 
restore the settings.php file, and be done with it?

So, I guess what I'm asking is: are there any db changes in the single 
upgrades from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 to 4.6.2to 4.6.3?

Thanks,

Bill.

Kobus Myburgh wrote:

>Hi,
>
>If I understand how the update system works correctly, the reason why you can't do that in one step is simple:
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>1. Let's say you are on Drupal 4.6.0
>2. Let's say I am on Drupal 4.6.1
>3. Now, if we both run the same process to update, one of us will get errors.
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>You must first get to Drupal 4.6.1 to bring updates to par with the requirements for update 130 and 131.
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>Each update makes changes to the database. A person on 4.5.5 will have a different looking database to a person having 4.6.0. It is virtually not possible to make all inclusive updates, as it would make the logic in the update script too complex.
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>If I am totally wrong here, please excuse my ignorance, as I would learn something from this too, if I am wrong in my arguments here... :-)
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>Regards,
>
>Kobus
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>>>>abalieno at cesspit.net 9/6/2005 1:41 PM >>>
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>I'm going to upgrade tomorrow but my Drpal install never autoselect the 
>database upgrade.
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>Now I think the basic process is about going from 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and then 
>4.6.2 and finally 4.6.3.
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>But how the hell I upgrade the database? I don't know what to select.
>
>On the site it's written I have to do all the minor steps but this doesn't 
>make sense. On the update.inc file the 4.6.0 version correspond to "update 
>129" and there are only "update 130" and 131 after that. While Drupal went 
>through THREE revisions.
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>If the process upgrade is just about copying over the new files and perform 
>update 130 and 131, why the hell I cannot do that in just one step?
>
>-HRose / Abalieno 
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