Updating Hubzilla

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:58:05 +0100

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Grischa wrote the following post Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:58:05 +0100

Updating Hubzilla

I have installed Hubzilla using git clone, like it is proposed in the documentation.
Now I checked using git status and saw, that my installation is about 46 commits behind the master I checked out.
So I did a git pull that is recommended in the documentation for updating the installation.
Now I have an updated Hubzilla, that looks okay'ish. But when I try to read any post, I get a waiting animation on the desktop and no post is loaded.
In the HQ I see the posts on the left side and the notifications on the right side, and new nofications are coming in. But when I click on one, the area in the middle stays blank and the notification is deleted. At my HOME there is no post loaded, stream the same.

The JS console shows a "not found":
GET https://hub.brockha.us/update/channel/load?f=&p=2&wall=1&order=post&_=A_TOKEN 404

Is there something I need to do after git pull? Something like updating the DB after software update?

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Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:12:25 +0100

Grouchy

grouchy@hub.grouchysysadmin.com

Sounds like a possible caching issue. Clear the OPcache maybe?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:13:28 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Grouchy Umh.. How? :-D

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:41:09 +0100

Grouchy

grouchy@hub.grouchysysadmin.com

@Grischa

Sorry, I missed your question the first time.

Try doing this instead of 'git pull'.

cd /path/to/hubzilla/
./util/udall

The easiest way to clear the OPcache is to restart PHP. How you do that depends on how you run PHP.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:26:38 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

Thank you, @Grouchy But both did not change anything sadly..
I tried ./util/udall, what gave me 3 "Allready updated" as it simply executes git pull on hubzilla + 2 addon repos.
Restartng PHP dd not change anythng either..

Stll
GET https://hub.brockha.us/update/hq/load?f=&p=2&cmin=0&cmax=99&mid=ID&_=ID 404 :-/

More Ideas? :-)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:39:18 +0100

Grouchy

grouchy@hub.grouchysysadmin.com

@Grischa

Check for DB updates? See Admin - > DB updates. (admin/dbsync/)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:50:42 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Grouchy This was the first I checked. It reports no failed updates.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:52:15 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

P.S.: I can even send messages to other instances and receive messages (seeing in notification screen). It is only post displaying missing.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 02:18:42 +0100

Grouchy

grouchy@hub.grouchysysadmin.com

I'd double check that the browser, web server and PHP caches have been cleared. Outside of that, I'm out of ideas. Sorry.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 02:28:05 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Beni Grind ~HB9HNT I did not clear cache yet, but I did now (and deleted all cookies)
Then I enabled the 4 linkes of logging configuraion in .htconfig.php, but no php.out is written..
I still get 404 and not 500, what should be the proof, that it is not the reason, that php.out can't be written.
(But enabling logging is a good idea!)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 02:32:55 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Grouchy Thanks for your input anyways! It was very aprecheated! :-)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:00:17 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

Well it is late in the area I live. Maybe tomorrow with a fresh brain.. :-)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:49:03 +0100

Beni Grind ~HB9HNT

navigium@grindcore.ch

@Grischa Good point that a 404 most likely doesn't result in a log in php.out....

Another shot in the the dark: Does git status show any changed files? (Though unlikely as git would have refused your git pull without stashing...)

What webserver don you use?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:14:31 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

Have you possibly accidentally deleted or renamed /Zotlabs/Module/Update.php?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:36:52 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Beni Grind ~HB9HNT

Another shot in the the dark: Does git status show any changed files? (Though unlikely as git would have refused your git pull without stashing...)

I have changes and I always stash before I pull i.o. to have my changes back again after pulling. But mine are minimal. The .htaccess does not work on my server as it is in the repo. I had to change the two lines containing index.php to /index.php, with this change my hubzilla instance run like a charm until upgrade.

git diff .htaccess
diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 3420313a5..42b46e31c 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
   # in CGI mode.
 
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/\.well\-known/.*
-  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
+  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
 
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
-  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
+  RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?q=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
 </IfModule>

What webserver don you use?

It is apache.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:39:25 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti Did not touch anything yet (except the .htaccess file)

ls -l Zotlabs/Module/Update.php
-rw-rw-r--. 1 www www 937 12. Okt 22:05 Zotlabs/Module/Update.php

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:50:53 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

@grischa still #^https://hub.brockha.us/update throws a 404
Maybe a permission issue?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:52:25 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

Do you have a file called update in the root directory of your installation?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:53:50 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

Now #^https://hub.brockha.us/update returns this:

git stash
./util/udall
git stash apply
# util/importdoc

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:08:20 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti

Now #^https://hub.brockha.us/update returns this:
git stash
./util/udall
git stash apply
# util/importdoc

Oh wow.. This is a REALLY stupid one! :-O
I created an update command for the next update process, but I could swear the problem was there before.
But yes, your have found my very stupid error: Of course the URL /update can't work if I put an update script into the main hubzilla directory (as it is the public directory).

i am a little ashamed about the stupidity of the error and me not getting it by myself with that error message.

Thank you very much! After putting the script out of the way it works again! \o/

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:32:17 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti Only to understand better next time, how update is handled: The documentation says that git pull would be enough to update. But how are internal updates done then?

Like potential DB updates? Are they done in /Zotlabs/Module/Update.php by calling an URL after update?

And CHANGELOG reports changes on composer.json. How are they executed after git pull? There has to be some composer install anywhere, hasn't it?

If you have an URL for me where I can learn how updating an instance is managed in detail, I would love to read it. :-)

Thanks for all the time you invest in supporting and coding Hubzilla!

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:43:23 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

No worries!

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:18:53 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

@Grischa executing util/udall is all you need to do. If any extra steps are required, this is indicated in the release announcement.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:28:47 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti

executing util/udall is all you need to do.

A very good! So if there is more than simply git pull it will be in that command, right?

If any extra steps are required, this is indicated in the release announcement.

This will be mentioned in CHANGELOG? Or is there another place to look for it?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:03:35 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

@Grischa

A very good! So if there is more than simply git pull it will be in that command, right?

We usually do not change the udall script. Although that would be a possibility.

This will be mentioned in CHANGELOG? Or is there another place to look for it?

The release announcement is usually shared by some of the project related channels e.g. @zotlabs.org | Hubzilla Announcements

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:08:49 +0100

Grouchy

grouchy@hub.grouchysysadmin.com

@Grischa

You can also subscribe to #^https://framagit.org/hubzilla/core/-/tags?format=atom

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:32:30 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti

We usually do not change the udall script. Although that would be a possibility.

But how is the composer install being executed, that seems to be needed ("Composer libs updates")?

The release announcement is usually shared by some of the project related channels e.g. @zotlabs.org | Hubzilla Announcements

Ah cool, thanks! Connected! :-)

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:09:06 +0100

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

We use composer to fetch the dependencies in the dev environment but they are actually shipped to you via git.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:43:10 +0100

Grischa

grischa@hub.brockha.us

@Mario Vavti Ah okay, because not everybody runs a git/composer dev environment.
I was suprised to see the vendor directory in .gitignore. This looks strange when you distribute it with complete composer installation.
But understood. Thank you! :-)