It has resolved my issue too. Thanks a lot!!!

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De: users [mailto:users-boun...@xwiki.org] Em nome de Vincent Massol
Enviada em: terça-feira, 10 de maio de 2016 08:18
Para: XWiki Users
Assunto: Re: [xwiki-users] xwiki - missing search, empty right 'drawer' menu 
after upgrade from 7.1.4 to 8.0

Hi,

> On 10 May 2016, at 14:13, Pawel Kudzia <kud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a working xwiki 7.1.4 installation. It uses MySQL + file system 
> datastore and LDAP as an authentication backend.
> 
> I'm trying - so far unsuccessfully - to upgrade it to more recent version.
> I've
> tried 7.4.3 and 8.0 but in both cases I end up with broken UI - the 
> search bar at the top is missing - 
> http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/1995162, the right hand 'drawer' menu has much 
> has only Log-in/Log out buttons:
> http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/1995161 . In contrast this is how 7.1.4 
> looks
> like: http://www.bankfotek.pl/image/1995168
> 
> 
> The steps I'm taking during the upgrade process:
> * i move the old instance of the xwiki into another folder
> * there are no files left by the old instance
> * i download and unzip xwiki-enterprise-jetty-hsqldb-7.4.3.zip or 
> xwiki-enterprise-jetty-hsqldb-8.0.zip
> * i copy webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java from the old 
> xwiki installation
> * i also copy the whole data/storage from the old instance

Note that you need to copy the whole data/ directory (ie the permanent 
directory). See http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Upgrade

> * i modify the webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF hibernate.cfg.xml coming from
> 7.4.3 or 8.0 and comment out there the definition of <property 
> name="connection.url">jdbc:hsqldb:file:${environment.permanentDirector
> y}/database/xwiki_db;shutdown=true</property>
> <property name="connection.username">sa</property>
> <property name="connection.password"></property>
> <property 
> name="connection.driver_class">org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver</property>
> <property name="dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.HSQLDialect</property> 
> -->
> 
> and replace it with own connection string to local mysql
> 
> in the xwiki.cfg taken from 7.4.3 or 8.0 i add:
> xwiki.store.attachment.hint=file
> xwiki.store.attachment.versioning.hint=file
> xwiki.store.attachment.recyclebin.hint=file
> xwiki.authentication.authclass=com.xpn.xwiki.user.impl.LDAP.XWikiLDAPA
> uthServiceImpl
> xwiki.authentication.ldap=1
> 
> Then I start the new xwiki using:
> 
> ./start_xwiki.sh -p 8090 -ld /tmp/
> 
> When I visit the newly installed wiki [also after logging in] - 
> there's no Distribution Wizard -  just a familiar front page of our 
> wiki.

That’s because you didn’t copy the full permanent directory.

Thanks
-Vincent

PS: Also make sure to refresh your browser cache.

> I've tried triggering the Distribution Wizard by removing 
> data/jobs/status/distribution/status.xml
> and restarting the xwiki but it did not help.
> 
> I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions that can help me with bringing 
> 8.0 to fully usable state.
> 
> 
> --
> regards,
> Pawel Kudzia
> 
> 
> 
> --
> regards,
> Pawel Kudzia
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