Always when updating a Roxen installation, remember shut down the
server during the update session to avoid any errors from
occuring.
Windows Binary Update
Updating a Windows installation follows the same procedure as for
the Windows
installation. Within the wizard, specify the current location
of the installation. Roxen will now install a new server directory in
the same fashion as for Unix, see below.
Configurations files and files created by others
than the installation program will not be overwritten. However, be
adviced to make copies of any Roxen file that you have modified to
prevent accidental information loss.
Unix Binary Update
The installation script takes a number of options; use
--help to list them. For instance, --without-start
makes sure Roxen will not start after the update is complete.
sh roxen-[version].sh [--options]
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It will take a while for the script to extract the Pike binary and
start the real installation script. When it has finished it will
prompt for the location of your current installation:
Installation prefix ("roxen" will be added): /usr/local/
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Enter the path to your current Roxen installation. Remember
not to add "roxen" to the path since the installation script itself
adds "roxen" to the path. The script will install the new version of
Roxen in roxen/server-x.x.x/, where x.x.x is the Roxen version
including a build number.
Take care not to keep any essential code in your old
roxen/server/ directories. After three updates Roxen begins
deleting old server directories. Keep vital code in your
roxen/local/modules/ directory instead. After each update, make
sure any local changes in the old Roxen-source is moved to the new
roxen/server/ directory.
Unix Source Update
The result when updating a Roxen installation compiled from the
source is the same as when updating a binary installed Roxen. What
differs however is the procedure.
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make install
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Follow the instructions in the installation manual but only
through the first three commands as you already have a configurations
interface available.
