Merge pull request #622 from owncloud/upgrade-major-release

Emphasize not skipping major upgrades, no update app in oC EE.
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Carla Schroder
2014-10-20 20:37:14 -07:00
2 changed files with 13 additions and 6 deletions

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@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ manager and staying in sync with your distro updates, rather than using the
Updater app or upgrading manually. You should still maintain regular backups
(see :doc:`backup`), and make a backup before every update/upgrade.
.. note:: Enterprise customers, and anyone with a large ownCloud installation
.. note:: If you have a large ownCloud installation you
should not use the Updater app, in order to avoid PHP timeouts. The Updater
app is better for smaller installations that have less data and fewer
users, and for admins who do not have shell access, for example on a
hosted server. Larger installations should update ownCloud with their
users, and for admins who do not have shell access, for example on shared
hosting. Larger installations should update ownCloud with their
Linux package managers or manually upgrade, and then complete the update
with the ``occ upgrade`` command, which is in the ``owncloud`` directory.
Run ``occ help`` to see complete command options.
Run ``occ help`` to see complete command options. ownCloud Enterprise
Edition does not include the Updater app.
The Updater app performs these operations:

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@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ by the third digit of the version number. For example, 4.5.1, 5.0.17, 6.0.4 and
version number.)
Major releases are indicated by the first and second digits. So 4.5.0, 5.0.0,
6.0.0, and 7.0.0 are major releases. You may use the Update app for staying
current with new point releases, but not for upgrading to a major release.
6.0.0, and 7.0.0 are major releases. You may use the Updater app for staying
current with new point releases (Community Edition only), but not for upgrading
to a major release. Please see :doc:`update` for instructions on using the
Updater app.
You cannot skip major releases; for example, upgrading from 5.0 to 7.0. This is
unsupported, and you'll likely experience unpredictable results. It is best to
install all upgrades and updates in order.
.. note:: If you installed ownCloud from your Linux distribution repositories
using your package manager, then it is best to update/upgrade ownCloud using