I wanted to update the Chevereto v3.18.3 installation on my server to the newest Chevereto v3.20.3 release. So, I went to the update page and found the instructions. Or, so I thought.
The page warns it is outdated, but it would be beneficial to at least have a message there for Chevreto 3.X updates. The way it was set up now, I first spent a lof of time looking for:
The next instruction left me searching a lot more (including this site and Google) because it says:
In the end, I just downloaded the Chevreto release and uploaded it through FTP. That worked very well. the settings.php file was retained. I then visited the site where it showed me that the database needed to be updated. I clicked the button and everything worked out.
Perhaps it is a good idea to put something along those lines on the upgrade page. 😉
The page warns it is outdated, but it would be beneficial to at least have a message there for Chevreto 3.X updates. The way it was set up now, I first spent a lof of time looking for:
Where the information is really in app/settings.php
The next instruction left me searching a lot more (including this site and Google) because it says:
And in 3.X the includes folder does not even exist and a lot of browsing never shows me a "CHV_CRYPT_SALT" anywhere.
In the end, I just downloaded the Chevreto release and uploaded it through FTP. That worked very well. the settings.php file was retained. I then visited the site where it showed me that the database needed to be updated. I clicked the button and everything worked out.
Perhaps it is a good idea to put something along those lines on the upgrade page. 😉
