LON-CAPA Upgrade


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	There are three steps for upgrading the software on your LON-CAPA server. Upgrading LON-CAPA files Checking your Linux RPMs Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational

Upgrading LON-CAPA files

Download the most current loncapa.tar.gz.

wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz
tar xzvf loncapa.tar.gz
cd loncapa

The UPDATE command will refresh your filesystem with all the latest LON-CAPA software.

./UPDATE

Checking your Linux RPMs

The CHECKRPMS command will check the RPMs on your machine against an FTP repository.

./CHECKRPMS

Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational

The TEST command will check the installation software, the perl libraries on your system, the MySQL database, and will also automatically test the real-time operation of the LON-CAPA Apache web server.

./TEST

Using the TEST command will likely be an iterative process. It is normal to expect that the TEST command will recommend you perform various steps to ensure optimal performance of your LON-CAPA server.

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