[Typo3-dev] Minor note on upgrading extension(s)

[Kari Salovaara]

Michael Stucki wrote:
> Hi Kari,
> 
  > ...but it would have been so easy: Edit typo3conf/localconf.php and 
remove
> the failing extension from $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXT']['extList'].
> 

Actually it didn't work !!! Of course I tried it first !
And remember that I couldn't even get into the BE.

It took me only less that 1 hour to solve the problem and get everything 
work. But it was because I knew what I was doing.

> If you think this should be documented somewhere, tell me where you think
> the best place for this could be and suggest a description of the
> problem/solution.
> 

It should be explained somewhere in documentation where extensions are 
explained. Maybe Inside Typo3 (new version needed also for other reasons).
Description ? Actually this shouldn't happen ! It's an accident, OK, 
like You said (at the end) in future shouldn't happen.
I'll try to write something during Eastern.

Maybe also that please use only stable extensions, all others with your 
own risk and don't ask help (including TV !!!) ;-)

> 
>>Lessons learned:
>>- make backups frequently (both Typo3 and MySQL and at the same moment
>>and more frequently if there is alot development at the site keeping
>>backup versions for longer period)
> 
> 
> Or ask here before starting to panic :-)
> Please never give up your installation without asking on a list (this one is
> probably not the best one for such problems, though) before, there is
> almost always a way to solve the problem.

Not on this list. It's already used wrongly so much.

> (Exception: You dropped the tt_content table ;-))
or database ;-)

Actually I had a very very peculiar situation before. Suddendly sys_stat 
table was unusable in one of our databases. (corrupted) It caused only 
some error code at the end of each page (not even disturbing anything 
much). I just dropped it out manually and created a new empty. And voila 
everything worked, site saved.
Actually I'm just preparing new servers both harware and software, and 
thus I noticed that;
a) Browser Compatibility Chart is very outdated
b) there should be a barometer; what are the oldest and newest versions 
of related applications workable with Typo3, e.g. apache oldest 1.3.x to 
1.3.33 and 2.0.x - 2.0.xx ; php 4.1.2 -4.3.x; IM 4.2.9 - z.x.y
this should be on installation/download page preferably with links to progs.

> 
>>- Typo3 should have checking that newer extensions (newer versions that
>>installed Typo3 should not be installed to site) also some kind of
>>checking that only stable versions could be installed
> 
> 
> Yes that's definitely a requirement, but I don't think that anybody is yet
> working on it.
> 

At the same time there should be some other things done also. Like date 
of different revisions, shorted names of extensions etc. And languages, 
languages, ... This relates also to repository development.

> Cheers, michael

Cheers and Good night,
Kari

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Kari Salovaara
Project Manager
Finland