Update Mapbender to a newer Version

To update Mapbender you have to do the following steps:

  • get the new version from http://mapbender.org/builds/

  • save your configuration files (parameters.yml and config.yml) and your old Mapbender (files and database)

  • replace the new files

  • merge your configuration files (check for new parameters and changes)

  • update your Mapbender database

  • copy the screenshots from your old Mapbender version from /web/uploads/ to the folder /web/uploads of your new installation

  • Templates: If you are using your own template, you have to compare your scripts with the new scripts (are there any changes?)

  • print templates: if you use your own print templates: copy them back to app/Resources/MapbenderPrintBundle/templates/.

  • Import the demo applications either via bin/composer run reimport-example-apps or via the web administration

  • At https://doc.mapbender.org/en/installation/installation_ubuntu.html under the section Unpack and register in your Web-Server you can see how the config file for the Apache Alias should look like

  • That’s all! Have a look at your new Mapbender version

Update Example for Linux

Have a look at the steps as commands

# Download the new version
wget -O http://mapbender.org/builds/mapbender-starter-current.tar.gz /tmp/build_mapbender/
tar xfz /tmp/build_mapbender/mapbender-starter-current.tar.gz

# save the old version
mv /var/www/mapbender /var/www/mapbender_save

# get the code of the new version
cp -R /tmp/build_mapbender/mapbender-starter-v3.2.5 /var/www/
mv /var/www/mapbender-starter-v3.2.5 /var/www/mapbender

# copy your old configuration files to the new version
cp /var/www/mapbender_save/app/config/parameters.yml /var/www/mapbender/app/config/parameters.yml
cp /var/www/mapbender_save/app/config/config.yml /var/www/mapbender/app/config/config.yml

# manual step
# merge parameters.yml, config.yml and if used mapbender.yml
# if you use screenshots: copy the screenshots from the old version back to mapbender/web/uploads
# if you have individual templates: merge the templates with the new Mapbender version
# if you use your own print templates: copy them back to mapbender/app/Resources/MapbenderPrintBundle/templates/

# change the accessrights and owner of the files
sudo chmod -R ugo+r /var/www/mapbender
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/mapbender

# Update your Mapbender database
cd /var/www/mapbender/
app/console doctrine:schema:update --dump-sql
app/console doctrine:schema:update --force

# Import the mapbender demo applications
bin/composer run reimport-example-apps

# Update the symbolic links
app/console assets:install web --symlink --relative

# change the access rights and owner of the files
sudo chmod -R ugo+r /var/www/mapbender
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/mapbender

# You have to set write permission to app/cache and app/logs.
sudo chmod -R ug+w /var/www/mapbender/app/cache
sudo chmod -R ug+w /var/www/mapbender/app/logs
sudo chmod -R ug+w /var/www/mapbender/web/uploads

Update Example for Windows

# Download the new version http://mapbender.org/builds/

# Save the old version (files and database)

# Copy the configuration files (parameters.yml and config.yml) to your new Mapbender version.
# You have to check the configuration files for changes (new parameter, other changes)

# Call the app/console commands with php.exe
# You have to open a windows console to send the commands
c:
cd mapbender

# Update your Mapbender database
php.exe app/console doctrine:schema:update --dump-sql
php.exe app/console doctrine:schema:update --force

# Notes for MS4W users:
#     - be sure to first execute setenv.bat to properly set the required paths for PHP
#     - you may have to also pass the extension you need, at the commandline, for example:
#            php -d extension=C:\ms4w\Apache\php\ext\php_pdo_pgsql.dll app/console doctrine:schema:update --dump-sql

# Import the applications from mapbender.yml to your database to get to know about the latest developments
php.exe bin/composer run reimport-example-apps

# Export files to the web-directory
php.exe app/console assets:install web

# Delete your cache and the logdateien at mapbender/app/cache und mapbender/app/logs

# if you use screenshots: copy the screenshots from the old version back to mapbender/web/uploads
# if you have individual templates: merge the templates with the new Mapbender version
# if you use your own print templates: copy them back to mapbender/app/Resources/MapbenderPrintBundle/templates/