[TYPO3-dev] Something like rake db::migrate_plugins

[Björn Pedersen]

Am 09.06.2011 13:28, schrieb Loek Hilgersom:
> Hi Christian and Philipp,
> 
> I am also looking into this option. Like you say, it's already there in
> the install-tool, so it would be great if we could use that from a
> script that applies the necessary database changes automatically based
> on changes in TCA.
> 
> Did you make any progress on this issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> Loek
> 
> 
> Op 19-05-11 01:22, Philipp Bergsmann schreef:
>> hi!
>>
>> i thought of something like this too some month ago, but i didn't really
>> put any effort into that yet...a CLI-script would be great for CI and
>> continuous or automated deployment!
>>
>> something like this is found in TYPO3, it's in the install tool (the
>> compare tables feature in the database analyzer).
>>
>> regards
>> philipp
>>
> 

Automatic db updates might sound easy. As long as it is only adding
fields/tables, it will make no problems.

But especially with legacy installations, some changes might be
disastrous. One example:

Templavoila changed the main storage fields from text to blob. If you
have an old installation from non-utf-8 times, this change will break
templavoila.

Björn