How to upgrade Confluence 3.5.6 to 3.5.9

Question

Hi,

I'm new to this and have a test environment that I would like to upgrade to ver. 3.5.9 (same as our prod environment).

I have searched online to see if it is possible to do an inplace-upgrade, but haven't found anything.
How should this be done?

* Inplace-upgrade
    upgrade binaries, service

* new install
    install new version side-by-side, backup old and restore to new, new service, uninstall old version...

What is the recommended approach?

Andrew Frayling · Answer

Sorry, that first link would have probably taken you to the latest version of Confluence (4.1) rather than version 3.5.9. Version 3.5.9 is available from the download archive http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives and I'm guessing you'll need the 3.5.9 Standlaone (ZIP archive) which is available at http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/downloads/binary/confluence-3.5.9-std.zip  , but if you're running clustered and/or EAR/WAR then download the relevant clustered/EAR/WAR version instead.

You can still upgrade in place, but as 3.5.9 doesn't come with an automated installer you'll need to follow the instructions at http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Upgrading+Confluence+Manually, or if you're upgrading an EAR/WAR version follow the instructions at http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Upgrading+Confluence+EAR-WAR+Distribution

Hope that helps,

Andrew.

Audun Jensen · Answer

Well, that exe-file does not seem to recognize any existing installs. It will only create a new install.

Any tips ?

Andrew Frayling · Answer

Yes, you can use use that version and change the license afterwards. All of the binaries Atlassian provide are the same it's just the license that determines the number of users, eval, etc. Hope that helps.