The installer appears when the file version is greater than the database version. The file version number comes from $INSTALL/intranet/cgi-bin/kohaversion.pl the database version comes from the systempreferences table, in the Version variable.
Those are the two places to check then. Good luck. On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 19:36 +0200, C W Nel wrote: > Sorry for not being clear. > To make a long story short, the basic problem is as follows: > > Changing the database name in koha_conf.xml causes the install page to > appear, even though a database of that name exists. > If I can understand why, I can most likely solve the problem. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Hafen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:40 PM > To: C W Nel > Cc: koha-devel@lists.koha.org > Subject: RE: [Koha-devel] Koha 3 Hosting > > Obviously I misunderstood your first post. Looking back it seems that > you are trying to copy your Koha 3 install from one server to another. > I'll proceed on this topic then. If this is the case it should work > fine. Copy the database and all the installed files, and it should work > fine. Apart from changing the database stuff in koha_conf.xml as you > mentioned you did. > > Getting the install page in the staff client means you have a newer > version of the files than you had on the other server. That's my best > guess. > > Good luck. > > On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 18:30 +0200, C W Nel wrote: > > Thanks Michael. > > > > I actually am not copying the Koha 2 database to Koha 3. > > There are 2 different servers, one running Koha 2, the other Koha 3. > > > > Will again have a look at the INSTALL files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Hafen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:20 PM > > To: C W Nel > > Cc: koha-devel@lists.koha.org > > Subject: RE: [Koha-devel] Koha 3 Hosting > > > > On Wed, 2008-10-08 at 17:22 +0200, C W Nel wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > > > I actually am not upgrading. I did a separate Koha 3 installation > > > and want to set it up for multiple hosting. > > > > > > I just need to know what is to be done. The procedure that I > followed > > > with Koha 2 does not work with Koha 3. (Copy database, copy > koha-conf, > > > create another virtual host port in koha-httpd.conf) > > > > > > > > > > > This is where I'm getting confused. Why are you copying the Koha 2 > > database to use with Koha 3. > > Anyway, the thing to know is that there are significant differences > > between Koha 2 and Koha 3. The install process even is quite > different. > > You did get the most important thing right though, which is to make > sure > > the other Koha install is on different ports. > > I might have gone a different way though. If you have control over > the > > DNS it's better, IMO, to go with Name virtual hosts rather than port > > virtual hosts. That's what I've done. All of the virtual hosts end > up > > on the same port, making managing firewalls and links easier, and are > > accessed instead by different dns names. If you don't have control of > > the DNS though that's not possible. > > Anyway, if you are doing a clean install of Koha 3 there are > > instructions included in the source code. Check out the INSTALL.* > > files. > > On the other hand, if you are trying to migrate from Koha 2 to Koha 3 > > well, that's a different story. The link in my previous post covers > > that topic. > > > > Good luck. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list Koha-devel@lists.koha.org http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel
