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New commits: commit 53faee62697cc78f45821408530089520bbba0f2 Author: John J. McDonough jjmcd@fedoraproject.org Date: Thu Apr 30 17:41:44 2009 -0400
Changes to Database Servers from wiki
Added significant new content to MySQL Minor clarifications and typos in PostgreSQL
diff --git a/en-US/DatabaseServers.xml b/en-US/DatabaseServers.xml index be12239..b20104c 100644 --- a/en-US/DatabaseServers.xml +++ b/en-US/DatabaseServers.xml @@ -13,22 +13,46 @@
<variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term>mysql</term> + <term>MySQL</term> <listitem> <para> - MySQL has been updated to 5.1.31. + <package>mysql</package> has been updated to 5.1.31. This + represents a major version upgrade from Fedora 10's 5.0.x + release series. + </para> + <para> + You should test database-using applications for possible + incompatibilities. Upstream's release notes can be found at + <ulink type="http" + url="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-x.html" + />. </para> + <para> + If you are upgrading a Fedora 10 installation that includes + a live 5.0.x MySQL database, don't forget to run + mysql_upgrade after completing the software upgrade. There + is a <ulink type="http" + url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493160%22%3E + report</ulink> that this may fail altogether if the 5.0.x + database had been updated from an even older installation + without running mysql_upgrade at the time. If you think + this might be the case for your database, it is prudent to + run mysql_upgrade on the Fedora 10 installation before + upgrading. (And, of course, you should have backups if the + database content is at all critical.) + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry>
<varlistentry> - <term>postgresql</term> + <term>PostgreSQL</term> <listitem> <para> - Fedora 11 includes version 8.3.6 of postgreSQL. A + Fedora 11 includes version 8.3.7 of postgreSQL. A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.3.X. However, it is recommended to REINDEX all GiST - indexes after the upgrade. + indexes after the upgrade. If your Fedora 9 or 10 + installation is up to date, there will be no change. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry>
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