How to Upgrade 05x to 06

1. Backup your database
2. Update the gem

   
     % gem update radiant
    

3. Create a new Radiant project using the updated `radiant` command

   
      % radiant -d [mysql|sqlite3|postgresql] /path/to/project
     

4. Copy your old database configuration (config/database.yml) over to the new project
5. Execute the following command in the new project’s root directory:

   
      % rake production db:migrate
     

Any plugins you used in the past will need to be upgraded to use the new extension system.

Updating 0.6.x Gem installs

1. Update your local gems

   
     % sudo gem upgrade
     

2. Make a backup copy of your Radiant install (just in case)
3. Update Radiant

   
     % rake radiant:update
     

4. Check your config/environment.rb file and copy any additions over if necessary
5. Migrate your database

   
     % rake db:migrate
     

Note if you’re updating from a pre-0.6.5 gem that you’ll need to change the RADIANT_GEM_VERSION constant in config/environment.rb (eg to “0.6.6”) or remove it altogether. Also config/environment.rb has changed in 0.6.5 so you’ll have to copy any pre-0.6.5 modifications from environment.bak into the new environment.rb.

Updating a Radiant install that was frozen to edge

Delete the vendor/radiant folder before upgrading. If you don’t the update will appear to succeed but nothing will actually get upgraded.

—gayathri