[TYPO3-linux] can't select database in install tool

[Marcus Raphelt]

Hi Darryl,

in general, the necessary steps to upgrade a Typo3 install are

  * Backup Filebase and Database (!!!) using tar and mysqldump
      o At some point, the upgrade procedure might fail and you need to
        start over. This allows you to do so.
  * Clean up the current Site as far as possible - update Extensions to
    the latest supported version, update the Reference Index etc
  * Create ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL file
  * Download the Typo3 Source, untar, set typo3_src to the new folder
  * Log into the Install Tool, fix errors shown in "System Environment",
    start the Upgrade Wizard
  * Do a DB Compare

That's it in general. The Typo3 core itself usually can be upgraded
without issues, most likely the installed extensions will need some
attention.
Usually, I upgrade my sites in this order:

4.5 => 6.2
6.1 => 6.2
6.2 => 7.6
7.6 => 8.x

If the 123 wizard shows up, then something went wrong.

Cheers,

Marcus



Am 12.06.2017 um 13:55 schrieb Darryl Krause:
> Hi all
>
> I have been using Typo3 since about 2002, so I have done a number of installs and upgrades, although I'm still using older versions of Typo3. The hosting provider recently upgraded to PHP 5.6, so I needed to upgrade from Typo3 6.1. (Yes, I know that I am way behind the times. I have another site still on 4.5, which I'll have to look at next. )
>
> I first tried upgrading from 6.1 to 7.6.
>
> I have a problem with the install tool. It allows me to connect to the database (step 2).
> But then in step 3 under "Use an existing empty database" the drop-down list shows my database but won't allow me to select it.
>