OJS version 3.0.1

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Are there any instructions how to upgrade OJS 3.0 to OJS 3.0.1 or to apply patches?
Thanks

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Hi @vvucic,

OJS 3.0.1 isnā€™t released yet ā€“ but when it is (potentially later this week), itā€™ll be the same as the regular OJS upgrade process. See docs/UPGRADE in your installation for details.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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OK. Thanks. I know how to do upgrade. I guess that would be patched files without database structure changes. Am I right?

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Hi @vvucic,

Youā€™ll need to upgrade the code yourself (e.g. via patch), and then run the upgrade script. The upgrade script takes care of making any required database changes.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Hi @asmecher,

Would it be safer and more reliable for us to clean install 3.0.0 and then to upgrade. Or rather wait for 3.0.1 to begin clean installation with that one?

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Hi @Ph_We,

The upgrade between OJS 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 is not intensive; there shouldnā€™t be any difference with either approach.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Hi @asmecher
I am in the process of installing a fresh 3.0.1. I was able to see install web page and entered the information required. The I get database error:
DB Error: Access denied for user ā€¦

I created the database and the user and granted all permissions. Then I get:
DB Error: Table ā€˜ojs.journalsā€™ doesnā€™t exist

The only difference between my config file and config.TEMPLATE is base_url and files location. Installed flag is off also. cache and public folder and config file are writable. How can I either proceed or reload the install page again?

I have used tar.gz file for the code base.

When I try to install from the commandline:

php tools/install.php
PHP Warning: Module ā€˜domā€™ already loaded in Unknown on line 0
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method InstallTool::InstallTool() in /var/www/ojs-3.0.1/tools/install.php on line 26

Best Regards
Ghazal

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Hi @salehig,

The ā€œCall to undefined method InstallTool::InstallToolā€ is resolved by Fix tool constructor syntax Ā· Issue #2046 Ā· pkp/pkp-lib Ā· GitHub. You can apply the patch there, but letā€™s work on the problem you were having with the web-based upgrade process.

If you can get back to the stage where you were gettingā€¦

DB Error: Table ā€˜ojs.journalsā€™ doesnā€™t exist

Can you try turning on the ā€œDebugā€ option in your config.inc.php and viewing that error message again? It should result in a stack trace that I can use to help debug.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Thanks for your reply @asmecher. I did debug flag on and it turned out that I had some redirect rules in my apache config which had caused that error.

Regards
Ghazal

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Where can I see the news about this version (3.0.1)?
P.S.: For example, whatā€™s issues it fixed.

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Hi @murilodbva,

Have a look at docs/RELEASE inside each release for specific release notes.
This will include issue numbers, which you can look up in Issues Ā· pkp/pkp-lib Ā· GitHub.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Thanks. Iā€™ll look there.