activeCollab v1.0.6 is available for download
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Ilija Studen
on Feb 19. 2008. 5:01 pm
activeCollab 1.0.6 is a bug fix release that addresses problems with roles and project groups. All users are advised to upgrade.
* Release notes
* Upgrade instructions
Download it from Licenses page of your activeCollab.com profile section. Just click on the big red Download activeCollab button and you'll get the latest version. If you have any questions send email to support@a51dev.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
* Release notes
* Upgrade instructions
Download it from Licenses page of your activeCollab.com profile section. Just click on the big red Download activeCollab button and you'll get the latest version. If you have any questions send email to support@a51dev.com and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
activeCollab team member
I was able to follow the upgrade instructions from version 1.0.5 without any problems. Thanks again for the quick work. And... it fixed the problem I was having!
This upgrade went fine, but I have a question: The upgrade instructions always specify exactly which files to replace, but can we assume that it's safe to repackage the download a .zip or .tgz that will unpack over the top of the old one? In other words, is it safe to replace all files in a working installation with the files and folders from the download, assuming we use a method that won't erase any already existing files? (svn update would be the ideal way to do this but I could live with unpacking an archive over the top of the existing site).
Thanks.
Thanks.
Ilija Studen
on Feb 20. 2008. 10:35 am
Mostly we change stuff in /activecollab and /public/assets folders. These folders do not hold any of your data and can be simply overwritten with files form installation package. There is a lot of files there and it can take quite some time to upload all of them (especially if you can use only FTP). Because of that we post a list of changed files so you can upload just them instead of the whole archive.
I know that upgrading is not something that you do for fun (maintain a couple of webapps myself) so we are thinking about ways how we can design a system that is easy to upgrade. If would be good for both us (we can deliver more features and improvements easily) and our customers (don't need to manually upgrade their favorite app every couple of weeks). SVN is one of the possibilities, but it is not designed for that and only developers are familiar with it. We have a couple of ideas to play with so we'll see, just wanted to make clear that we understand that upgrade is a problem and want to improve the whole process.
PS: As a Mac user I just love the way desktop Mac apps are upgraded. Easiest thing ever... UNIX based web is way more complicated that Mac OS and does not have a build in upgrade mechanism but if we can deliver just a porting of that experience I will be really happy.
I know that upgrading is not something that you do for fun (maintain a couple of webapps myself) so we are thinking about ways how we can design a system that is easy to upgrade. If would be good for both us (we can deliver more features and improvements easily) and our customers (don't need to manually upgrade their favorite app every couple of weeks). SVN is one of the possibilities, but it is not designed for that and only developers are familiar with it. We have a couple of ideas to play with so we'll see, just wanted to make clear that we understand that upgrade is a problem and want to improve the whole process.
PS: As a Mac user I just love the way desktop Mac apps are upgraded. Easiest thing ever... UNIX based web is way more complicated that Mac OS and does not have a build in upgrade mechanism but if we can deliver just a porting of that experience I will be really happy.
activeCollab team member
Thanks for the info and feedback Ilija. Even if svn won't work for everyone, it would be a nice option for the experienced admins who control many (or most?) AC installations.
Failing that, next time I'm going to try creating a .zip from the guts of the distro and unpacking it over the top of a working install (after backup db and files of course). I'll post here on how it goes.
FWIW, I consider WordPress an example of a web app that's incredibly easy/smooth to upgrade. Unpack the dist over the top of existing files and you're done - it never touches your custom files (themes, plugins, uploads, etc.)
Failing that, next time I'm going to try creating a .zip from the guts of the distro and unpacking it over the top of a working install (after backup db and files of course). I'll post here on how it goes.
FWIW, I consider WordPress an example of a web app that's incredibly easy/smooth to upgrade. Unpack the dist over the top of existing files and you're done - it never touches your custom files (themes, plugins, uploads, etc.)
Sorry to ask a stupid question, but I missed the V1.05 upgrade, and now want to upgrade from V1.04 -> V1.06. I just want to make sure that I understand the upgrade instructions. Please tell me if I have the right idea:
1) Download V1.06
2) Back everything up
3) Follow the instructions for upgrading V1.04->V1.05, but use the files in V1.06
Is that right?
Thanks!
Gyasi
1) Download V1.06
2) Back everything up
3) Follow the instructions for upgrading V1.04->V1.05, but use the files in V1.06
Is that right?
Thanks!
Gyasi
Ilija Studen
on Feb 21. 2008. 5:45 pm
Canister:1) Download V1.06
2) Back everything up
3) Follow the instructions for upgrading V1.04->V1.05, but use the files in V1.06
Is that right?
Yes, it is.
activeCollab team member
BrianJCohen
on Mar 3. 2008. 12:46 am
I am finding that I'm unable to upgrade from 1.0.4 to 1.0.6. This is what I did, from the command-line:
1. Unpacked the 1.0.6 zipfile, made a backup of my existing site.
2. Ran cp -Rpui corporate/for-upload/* activecollab_directory/ (where activecollab_directory is my site installation dir). When prompted by `cp`, I chose to overwrite only the following files:
* activecollab/application/ActiveCollab.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/controllers/RolesAdminController.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/models/project_groups/ProjectGroups.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/_role_form.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/add.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/edit.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/index.tpl
* public/assets/modules/system/stylesheets/main.css
3. Deleted the cache files
When I try and access the site, I'm told to remove the 'installer' directory, which I do (from public/installer ... had to figure that out myself). Then I'm given a fatal error about a missing class (I closed the tab so I'm not sure what it was).
1. Unpacked the 1.0.6 zipfile, made a backup of my existing site.
2. Ran cp -Rpui corporate/for-upload/* activecollab_directory/ (where activecollab_directory is my site installation dir). When prompted by `cp`, I chose to overwrite only the following files:
* activecollab/application/ActiveCollab.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/controllers/RolesAdminController.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/models/project_groups/ProjectGroups.class.php
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/_role_form.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/add.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/edit.tpl
* activecollab/application/modules/system/views/roles_admin/index.tpl
* public/assets/modules/system/stylesheets/main.css
3. Deleted the cache files
When I try and access the site, I'm told to remove the 'installer' directory, which I do (from public/installer ... had to figure that out myself). Then I'm given a fatal error about a missing class (I closed the tab so I'm not sure what it was).
Ilija Studen
on Mar 3. 2008. 6:30 am
Hi Brian,
As Canister said, you should:
1) Download V1.06
2) Back everything up
3) Follow the instructions for upgrading V1.0.4->V1.0.5, but use the files in V1.0.6
As Canister said, you should:
1) Download V1.06
2) Back everything up
3) Follow the instructions for upgrading V1.0.4->V1.0.5, but use the files in V1.0.6
activeCollab team member
