TWiki Upgrade Notes

Upgrading to TWiki 01-Sep-2001

Upgrade from your 01-Dec-2000 edition to the new, next generation 01-Sep-2001 TWiki Production Release in a few straightforward steps.

Major Changes from Dec 2000

The 01 Sep 2001 release has these changes that affect the upgrade of the 01 Dec 2000 version:

Upgrading the Site

Follow this step-by-step guide to upgrade the 01 Dec 2000 version to the 01 Sep 2001 release, and transfer all of your original data: [ We assume export TWIKIROOT=/some/dir/ ]

Step 1: Backup & Unpack

  1. Backup all existing TWiki directories ( bin, pub, data, templates )

Step 2: Upgrade TWiki document files

Step 3: Upgrade cgi-bin scripts

Step 4: Upgrade template files

Step 5: Upgrade public files

Step 6: Upgrade data files

TWiki Access Control

Known Issues

-- MikeMannix - 26 Aug 2001