Upgrading Instructions & upgrade.php Clarification

[ThisGuyIKnow]

Hello,

I upgraded from 1.2.3 (Black Rock) to 1.2.4 (Greenland) today. The instructions were very well written, but I wanted clarification on when running upgrade.php is needed. As far as I can grok, it is only needed when a CMSMS version upgrade needs to alter the database tables and it is not needed when using the "diff" methods because those only involve updating files. Is that correct?

I was also wondering if it may be helpful identify that there's 3 distinct methods to upgrading? (see attached image that marks the different methods, I think, with red frames/numbers) Perhaps using the MediaWiki headers could mark the different methods? Only a suggestion, of course.

Still enjoying CMSMS thoroughly! Am using it for 2 of my personal websites and will be implementing it at work soon.

- Gavin

[calguy1000]

Hello,

I upgraded from 1.2.3 (Black Rock) to 1.2.4 (Greenland) today. The instructions were very well written, but I wanted clarification on when running upgrade.php is needed. As far as I can grok, it is only needed when a CMSMS version upgrade needs to alter the database tables and it is not needed when using the "diff" methods because those only involve updating files. Is that correct?

Correct, the upgrade.php is only needed when the database schema changes.  Usually we only do full releases for thse.

I was also wondering if it may be helpful identify that there's 3 distinct methods to upgrading? (see attached image that marks the different methods, I think, with red frames/numbers) Perhaps using the MediaWiki headers could mark the different methods? Only a suggestion, of course.

Still enjoying CMSMS thoroughly! Am using it for 2 of my personal websites and will be implementing it at work soon.

- Gavin
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[ThisGuyIKnow]

Hello,

I upgraded from 1.2.3 (Black Rock) to 1.2.4 (Greenland) today. The instructions were very well written, but I wanted clarification on when running upgrade.php is needed. As far as I can grok, it is only needed when a CMSMS version upgrade needs to alter the database tables and it is not needed when using the "diff" methods because those only involve updating files. Is that correct?

Correct, the upgrade.php is only needed when the database schema changes.  Usually we only do full releases for thse.

Excellent. Thank you. What is meant by "full releases"? Is that, for example, 1.2.4 -> 1.3.0 or maybe 1.2.4 -> 2.0?