Re: [Tiki-users] Upgrade Problem with failing installer.php - persistently losing contact to database

15x is no longer supported.

I suggest to go to 24x


On Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:19:33 +0200 Tiki users mailing list [email protected] said

> Hi Devs, 
> I try to upgrade a Tiki from ~Tiki13 manual latest trunk from November 2013
> to git Tiki15 from August 2022 
> I also tried a manual downloaded daily build and newer versions with
>    git. 
> The process of (re)installation fails, after the database connection
>    is established: 
> The tiki-install.php persistently falls back into the 'Tiki
>    Installer Security Precaution' state. 
> I can get this away only by deleting everything and restart from 0
>    with a new checkout and database (backup of the original) 
> The message of the installer is as following: 
> "Tiki Installer Security Precaution 
> You are attempting to run the Tiki Installer. For your protection,
>      this installer can be used only by a site administrator. 
> To verify that you are a site administrator, enter your database
>      credentials (database username and password) here. 
> If you have forgotten your database credentials, find the
>      directory where you have unpacked your Tiki and have a look inside
>      the db folder into the local.php file." 
> 
> I cannot access the old Tiki via the web anymore, but I have FTP
>    access and access to  phpMyAdmin; I could download the database and
>    I have FTP access to all data. 
> Current state is, that a manual dailybuild installation failed and I
>    moved the database to a server where I have command line access. 
> Despite having a command line now, there is no joy and I am stuck at
>    the same point whatever I try. 
> Notes: 
> 
> On the original server I have no command line, thus I moved to
>        another server with the very same provider, where I have command
>        line access. 
> 
> There I did a checkout Tiki 15 from git and connected that to
>        a copy/backup of the original database. 
> All composer dependencies are sorted (sh setup.sh option c and
>        f) 
> 
> There was some problem with the utf-8 collation, that I could
>        not yet figure out: 
> -> all tables of the current import are in
>        utf8mb4_unicode_ci, 
> -> whilst the original database was utf8_unicode_ci 
> -> still the installer (tiki-install.php) complains about the
>        wrong collation 
> I changed the DB Engine from Mylsam to InnoDB for all tables,
>        but the installer still loses connection and does not get back
>        to finish the installation process 
> Thank you for any pointer to where to look, what I miss or where
>      to find a documentation. A solution would be a burner ;-) . 
> 
> Any help or further question is appreciated ... I am on that
>      since hours now, whilst a usual Tiki upgrade can be done in a few
>      minutes if it goes well ... I feel stuck in the mud now. 
> 
> Best regards 
> Torsten

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