Upgrading Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS EGW 1.8 preparing for EGW 14

[rsteinmetz70112]

I just wanted to check in with a few observations. Over the weekend I
upgraded my EGW server from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.0. The in place upgrade
worked very well.

I noticed a few issues relating to Apache2 and PHP

Apache was upgraded to Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)
A number of configuration options have changed but following the
error messages enabled me to correct them
A number of modules were not loaded originally including mod_cgi
and mod_rewrite.
I’m also getting an error:

     PHP Deprecated:  mysql_connect():
     The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the 

future:
use mysqli or PDO instead in
/usr/share/egroupware/phpgwapi/inc/adodb/drivers/adodb-mysql.inc.php on
line 349

 I'm assuming when I upgrade to 14 this will go away.

PHP was upgraded to PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4.7
Again a number of changes in configuration which I was able to take
care of
"magic quotes" have been removed for PHP.
rewrite rules are apparently no long allowed in .htaccess files.

This last item is one that I have some concern about on my system
/usr/local/.htaccess had some rewrite rules identified as for
eGroupware. I’m not sure what they were for but as far as I can tell
everything is working.

This week I intend to try to upgrade to the current community version
using the openSuse repositories. Any think I should look out for?

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[Ralf_Becker_Stylite]

Hi Robert,

I just wanted to check in with a few observations. Over the weekend I
upgraded my EGW server from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.0. The in place upgrade
worked very well.

I noticed a few issues relating to Apache2 and PHP

Apache was upgraded to Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)
A number of configuration options have changed but following the
error messages enabled me to correct them
A number of modules were not loaded originally including mod_cgi
and mod_rewrite.
I’m also getting an error:

     PHP Deprecated:  mysql_connect():
     The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the 

future:
use mysqli or PDO instead in
/usr/share/egroupware/phpgwapi/inc/adodb/drivers/adodb-mysql.inc.php on
line 349

 I'm assuming when I upgrade to 14 this will go away.

Not automatically, but you you can either edit header.inc.php and change
db_type from “mysql” to “mysqli”, or use our header-admin (lower login
in setup) to do so.

PHP was upgraded to PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4.7
Again a number of changes in configuration which I was able to take
care of
"magic quotes" have been removed for PHP.
rewrite rules are apparently no long allowed in .htaccess files.

This last item is one that I have some concern about on my system
/usr/local/.htaccess had some rewrite rules identified as for
eGroupware. I’m not sure what they were for but as far as I can tell
everything is working.

This week I intend to try to upgrade to the current community version
using the openSuse repositories. Any think I should look out for?
Nope, it should just work, thought a MySQL backup of your database is
always a good precaution.

Ralf

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Ralf Becker
Director Software Development

Stylite AG

Morschheimer Strasse 15 | Tel. +49 6352 70629 0
D-67292 Kirchheimbolanden | Fax. +49 6352 70629 30

Email: rb@stylite.de

www.stylite.de | www.egroupware.org

Managing Directors: Andre Keller | Ralf Becker | Gudrun Mueller
Chairman of the supervisory board: Prof. Dr. Birger Leon Kropshofer

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[Ralf_Becker_Stylite]

Hi Robert,

Ralf Becker wrote:

Nope, it should just work, thought a MySQL backup of your database is
always a good precaution.

Ralf

It did just work. It was very easy and I like the new stuff very much
so far. Thank You.

I do have a couple of questions:

• Where do I get the group admin app?

Given you submitted usage-statistic with a submit ID in the past before
October 2014, you will get credentials for groups app next time you
submit with that submit ID.

• Are all of the templates in 14.2 fully supported. Some of the docs
  say only idots and jerryr are updated. I really like the Pixelegg.

It’s actually the other way around (docu you fund is outdated): Pixelegg
is 100% supported and up to date, we try to keep up to date with Stylite
template too as an alternative with similar look to previous EPL
releases and 1.8.

Idots and Jerry are have some problem and are no longer maintained. They
will be removed with next release.

Ralf

–

Robert Steinmetz AIA
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates

New Orleans & Atlanta

–
Ralf Becker
Director Software Development

Stylite AG

Morschheimer Strasse 15 | Tel. +49 6352 70629 0
D-67292 Kirchheimbolanden | Fax. +49 6352 70629 30

Email: rb@stylite.de

www.stylite.de | www.egroupware.org

Managing Directors: Andre Keller | Ralf Becker | Gudrun Mueller
Chairman of the supervisory board: Prof. Dr. Birger Leon Kropshofer

VAT DE214280951 | Registered HRB 31158 Kaiserslautern Germany

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[Ralf_Becker_Stylite]

Hi Robert,

Ralf Becker wrote:

Given you submitted usage-statistic with a submit ID in the past before
October 2014, you will get credentials for groups app next time you
submit with that submit ID.
OK I went in to submit a new statistic to get the groups app.

Your last submission was less than 1 days ago!
Which is correct because I sent one in just before I did the upgrade

The only option I see is to CANCEL. There a piece of text “Postpone for”

Is that how it’s supposed to work? Shouldn’t there be buttons to
"Submit" and “Postpone” ?
Nope, you can only submit every 30 days.

If you submitted yesterday, you should have noticed that yellow box on
the newly opened page containing the account details.

If it was not there you either not using a submission ID or it changed …

Ralf

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Robert Steinmetz AIA
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates

New Orleans & Atlanta

–
Ralf Becker
Director Software Development

Stylite AG

Morschheimer Strasse 15 | Tel. +49 6352 70629 0
D-67292 Kirchheimbolanden | Fax. +49 6352 70629 30

Email: rb@stylite.de

www.stylite.de | www.egroupware.org

Managing Directors: Andre Keller | Ralf Becker | Gudrun Mueller
Chairman of the supervisory board: Prof. Dr. Birger Leon Kropshofer

VAT DE214280951 | Registered HRB 31158 Kaiserslautern Germany