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  1. Please read and understand the Migration Considerations which may require your action before beginning.
  2. Backup the v4 server's forms and users databases
  3. Backup the v4 server's installation directory so that you have a copy of all custom configuration parameters and the v4 server's data folder.
  4. Stop the v4 server using stop-frevvo.[bat,sh] or through the Computer Management Services console if  is running as a window's service. It is very important that the v4 server is stopped, otherwise the v5 server may not correctly migrate all existing tenant users.
  5. Install a fresh v5 .1 frevvo server server:
    1. Download the latest v5 software. Note that you will need to provide your login credentials to download the software.
    2. Request a v5 license key.
    3. The download is a zip file. Extract the contents to any folder of your choice. This folder will be refered to as <frevvo-home> (note that the zip already contains a top level frevvo folder).   
  6. Migrate existing 4.1.7 forms & users databases using the upgrade scripts provided in <frevvo-home>/data/sql. You must execute these SQL scripts to perform a few required database schema updates.
    1. Navigate to <frevvo-home>/data/sql. 
    2. The scripts are named by database and by release number of the Live Forms version that you are upgrading from. For example, if your  databases use mySQL5, and since you can only upgrade form versions 4.1.7 or later - use the scripts that have "mysql5" and 417 in its name:

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Consult your DBA or your database specific documentation on how to run these scripts.

7. Configure the new installation

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If you are running Live Forms for Confluence please follow the same instructions above to upgrade your frevvo form serveryour  server. Then you must also install the new version of the Live Forms confluence addConfluence Add-on into your Confluence server. The  server and the  confluence add-on versions must match.

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 If you are using the  database connector, you must reinstall and configure it again for the v5 .1.1 installation. Version 5 .1.1 includes the latest database connector, version 2.3 beta. 

Upgrading from v5.x

Warning

5.x versions of will not need /frevvo/data migration as all user data was do not require the migration of the <frevvo-home>/data as all user data is already moved from the filesystem to the database. 

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  1. Please read and understand the Migration Considerations which may require your action before beginning.
  2. Backup the v4 v5 server's forms and users databases
  3. Backup the v4 v5 server's installation directory so that you have a copy of all custom configuration parameters and the v4 server's data folder.
  4. Stop the v4 v5 server using stop-frevvo.[bat,sh] or through the Computer Management Services console if is running as a window's service. It is very important that the v4 v5 server is stopped, otherwise the new v5 server may not correctly migrate all existing tenant users.
  5. Install a fresh v5.1 frevvo serverv5 server:
    1. Download the latest v5 software. Note that you will need to provide your login credentials to download the software.
    2. Request a v5 license key.
    3. The download is a zip file. Extract the contents to any folder of your choice. This folder will be refered to as <frevvo-home> (note that the zip already contains a top level frevvo folder).  
  6. Configure the new installation

Refer to Installation Tasks for more information.

7. Start the v5 .1 server. Enter the new v5 .1 license key obtained in Step 5b.

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If you are running Live Forms for Confluence please follow the same instructions above to upgrade your frevvo form your  server. Then you must also install the new version of the Live Forms confluence addConfluence Add-on into your Confluence server. The server and the confluence addConfluence Add-on versions must match.

Database Connector

If you are using the database connector, you must reinstall and configure it again for the v5 .1.1 installation. Version 5 .1.1 includes the latest database connector, version 2.3 beta.

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