[Koha] Upgrade procedure

[Katrin Fischer]

Hi Tom,

also, some information on the upgrade process can be found here:

https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_Debian#Upgrade

Katrin

On 23.08.21 17:29, Katrin Fischer wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> others might add to this, but
>
> a) you don't need to update from one version to another in steps/stages.
> You can directly update from 19.11 to 20.11.
>
> b) the update will take care of the database changes required for all
> instances of a Koha installation.
>
> That said, it's always recommended to do a backup before any major
> update and if possible to test on a test server first.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Katrin
>
> On 23.08.21 16:50, Tom Burke wrote:
>> Hello the list
>>
>> I am a new volunteer IT help for a small number of community
>> libraries in Sheffield, UK. I have been tasked with researching what
>> we need to do to upgrade our Koha installation, but so far have not
>> been able to find any definitive guidance. (I may of course have been
>> looking in the wrong place.) I’d welcome some advice from the list,
>> please.
>>
>> We have a server running Debian Buster on which we have installed
>> Koha 19.11 Common. Then we have 5 actual instances configured, one
>> each for each of the community libraries. We would like to upgrade
>> from 19.11 to a later release. I’ve gained some experience in
>> installing and configuring Koha to a basic degree on local test sites
>> and would now like to test the upgrade procedure; however, I have
>> been unable to find any documentation about the procedure to follow.
>>
>> Among the questions I’ve got are:
>>     a) we assume that if we wanted to move from 19.11 to 20.11, we
>> would have to do it in two stages, i.e. first to 20.05 and
>> subsequently to 20.11 - is this a correct assumption?; and
>>     b) does the upgrade procedure amend the database schema, etc, for
>> multiple instances that are using the same Koha Common installation?
>>
>> My apologies if I’m asking in the wrong place, or if I‘ve simply
>> missed some clear instructions on all this.
>>
>> Tom Burke
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