Updating zip install 4.5.23

Self-Hosted | v4/Legacy
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Hi everyone,

I have installed v4.5.23 via zip file and want to update to the last v4.x to prepare for v5. I have read that via zip install it should update automatically, but it doesn’t. So I have read more and came to https://invoiceninja.github.io/docs/self-host-updating.

Ok, the ninja folder belongs to www-data.
Ok, I have installed git.
What is the scheduler? Is that this one?

* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

So the path is where I have unzipped the download I guess, but it doesn’t do anything. I see in the logs that it starts, but nothing more.

If I run php artisan schedule:run manually, I get:
No scheduled commands are ready to run.

So, my question is:
What is the right way to update or what am I missing?

Regards,

Stefan

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Hi,

There’s info on updating v4 here:

https://invoice-ninja.readthedocs.io/en/latest/update.html

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Thanks, hillel, that was easy. :slight_smile: I am on 4.5.34 now.

Does it work on selfhosted zip install the same way for v5 or do I need to do extra work?

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Sorry, I’m not sure I understand.

To upgrade from v4 you need to install v5 as a separate app and then use the migration tool in the latest version of v4 on Settings > Account Management.

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Oh, I see. I have thought when updating v4 was that easy, going to v5 is eventually too. :slight_smile:

So that means I could unpack the v5 zip to another folder on my webserver and use the migration tool inside v4?

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Yup, that is correct

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Thanks for your time, hillel, very appreciated. So, let’s say, the folder was ninja4, I unpack v5 to ninja5, the new active folder will be ninja5 and ninja4 could be deleted if everything works?

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Yup, that’s right

When you complete the migration v5 will be in a deactivated state, once you’re happy you can activate and switch over.

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Sorry, I don’t understand how to migrate. I would like to be able to migrate to the same domain and machine v4 is on. I have put v5 in the folder /var/www/html/ninja5, v4 resides in /var/www/html/ninja.

When pointing the webserver to /ninja5, it is like a new install, isn’t it? Or do I need to have a new domain for v5? So, when using the migration tool inside v4 I need to link to the new app domain? That couldn’t be the right migration way, couldn’t it?

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Both apps can be on the same server/domain, you can put the two versions in different folders or subdomains.

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If I have bill.gates.com (for example), I could do the migration still with bill.gates.com? Or do I need bill5.gates.com? How would the migration tool know if there is a second folder for v5? :exploding_head:

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You would need to either use a different subdomain or a subfolder

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I see. Thanks for your patience. Now I have understood. So, let’s go to v5. Thank you so far, hopefully the migration will be successful. :crossed_fingers:

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Of course it doesn’t work. Do I have to have the v5 running, so not only to have got the setup screen?

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Ok, if that’s the case, setting up was fine, but logging in gives me: Error 500.

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Can you please check for details about the error in storage/logs/

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[2021-03-05 11:04:38] production.ERROR: Trying to get property ‘id’ of non-object {“userId”:1,“exception”:"[object]
(ErrorException(code: 0): Trying to get property ‘id’ of non-object at /var/www/html/ninja5/app/Models/User.php:16
1)
#0 /var/www/html/ninja5/app/Models/User.php(161): Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions->handleError(
8, ‘Trying to get p…’, ‘/var/www/html/n…’, 161, Array)

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As I have to setup a fresh install, should I also create a new DB for that?

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Yes, v5 needs its own database

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