Changes for page Upgrading

Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2023/11/14

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edited by Thomas Mortagne
on 2021/09/08
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148 148  There are cases when all you can do is [[export your current content as a XAR>>xwiki:Documentation.AdminGuide.ImportExport]] and [[reimport it>>xwiki:Documentation.AdminGuide.ImportExport]] into [[a new instance>>xwiki:Documentation.AdminGuide.Installation]]. You should use this method when you know exactly what content you have created and you manually check to not forget anything on the old instance.
149 149  
150 150  {{warning}}
151 - It's usually not recommended because it means bypassing completely the automatic migration of data which is often not a good idea because it might make some data unreachable because they need to be changed for some reason (the filesystem attachment are stored in a different path, some data changed from String to List, etc.).
151 +It's usually not recommended because it means bypassing completely the automatic migration of data which is often not a good idea because it might make some data unreachable because they need to be changed for some reason (the filesystem attachment are stored in a different path, some data changed from String to List, etc.).
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153 +If your use case is that you want to move XWiki to a different server and upgrade it you should do it in two step:
154 + * move XWiki to the new verison in the exact same version and make sure all is working as expected
155 + * upgrade XWiki as explained in previous sections
152 152  {{/warning}}
153 153  
154 154  Some tips:

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