Changeset 7916

Timestamp:

Feb 24, 2021, 8:50:51 AM (2 years ago)

Author:

Nicklas Nordborg

Message:

Fixes #2244: Add notice about support for MySQL is ending

Location:

trunk/doc/src/docbook

Files:

• admin/installation.xml (modified) (2 diffs)
• appendix/update_warnings.xml (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/doc/src/docbook/admin/installation.xml

@@ -47 +47 @@
 
     <important id="installation.upgrade.important">
-      <title>Important information for upgrading to BASE 3.17</title>
+      <title>Important information for upgrading to BASE 3.18</title>
       <para>
         This section list some important information that may or may not
         apply when upgrading from the <emphasis>previous</emphasis> BASE
-        release to the current release (eg. 3.16 to 3.17). If you are 
-        upgrading from a BASE installation that is older (3.0-3.15) 
+        release to the current release (eg. 3.17 to 3.18). If you are 
+        upgrading from a BASE installation that is older (3.0-3.16) 
         you should also read <xref linkend="appendix.update_warnings" />.
       </para>
       
-      <bridgehead>MySQL versions before 8.0 are no longer supported</bridgehead>
+      <bridgehead>Support for MySQL is ending in BSE 3.19</bridgehead>
       <para>
-        Starting with this release, we no longer test BASE with MySQL versions
-        before 8.0. We are recommending existing installations are upgraded to
-        use MySQL 8 or migrated to PostgreSQL.
+        This is the last release of BASE that is tested with MySQL 8.0.
+        Starting with BASE 3.19 we will only test with and support PostgreSQL.
+        BASE may still work with MySQL after that, but we recommend that 
+        existing installations are migrated to PostgreSQL as soon as possible.
       </para>
     
@@ -292 +293 @@
             </varlistentry>
             <varlistentry>
-              <term>MySQL</term>
+              <term>MySQL (support is ending in BASE 3.19)</term>
               <listitem>
                 <para>
-                  As of BASE 3.17 we are only testing with MySQL 8.0.
-                  Other versions may also work, but are no longer tested.
+                  Support for MySQL is ending in BASE 3.19. We do not
+                  recommend that MySQL is used for new installations.
+                  Existing installation should migrate to PostgreSQL
+                  as soon as possible. See <xref linkend="installation.migrate" />.
                   Download MySQL from
                   <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/" />. You need to

trunk/doc/src/docbook/appendix/update_warnings.xml

@@ -35 +35 @@
     to the current version.
   </para>
+
+  <sect1 id="appendix.update_warnings.3.18">
+    <title>BASE 3.18</title>
+
+    <bridgehead>Support for MySQL is ending in BASE 3.19</bridgehead>
+    <para>
+      This is the last release of BASE that is tested with MySQL 8.0.
+      Starting with BASE 3.19 we will only test with and support PostgreSQL.
+      BASE may still work with MySQL after that, but we recommend that 
+      existing installations are migrated to PostgreSQL as soon as possible.
+    </para>
+  
+  </sect1>
+
 
   <sect1 id="appendix.update_warnings.3.17">