Admin Manual - Upgrades

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The following are instructions for upgrading an existing installation of Pika 3 to this new version. These instructions assume you have an existing Pika site, you are familiar with MySQL database and Apache webserver administration, and are using a UNIX-based server to host your Pika site. If you don't already have a Pika site running, please refer to the file 'install.txt' for instructions on installing a fresh copy of Pika. Assistance is available if you have trouble upgrading this software on your own! Simply contact us at support@pikasoftware.com.

  1. Notify users that the Pika system will be taken down for software upgrades. As a courtesy, try to notify them a week in advance, and then again within 24 hours of the upgrade.
  2. Download the new Pika 3 .ZIP file from pikasoftware.net.
  3. Unzip the downloaded file. It will contain a "www" directory, a "sql" directory, and the file you are now reading.
  4. Use the user accounts screen to verify that all staff are logged out of the system.
  5. Next, disable logins so no one accidentally tries to log in during the upgrade. Go to the system settings page, uncheck 'Logins', and click 'Save'.
  6. Find the directory where Pika is currently installed. Move this directory to a different location, but remember where you put it in case you want to undo the upgrade. One option is to rename the directory, for example renaming it from 'pika_main' to 'pika_main-Jan25-2004'. This way you can keep an archive of multiple, oldercopies of your Pika site.
  7. Move the contents of the "www" directory to a location where Pika was previously installed. Now your Pika site will be using the new version.
  8. Restore your Pika system settings by copying the file 'config/settings.php' from the old Pika directory to the new Pika directory.
  9. Restore any customizations by copying the contents of the 'custom' directory over the contents of the new Pika directory.
  10. Log into the upgraded Pika site and verify that everything is working correctly.
  11. Re-enable logins by opening the system settings screen, check 'Logins' and click 'Save'.
  12. Notify your staff that your upgraded Pika site is now ready to use!

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