Frequently Asked Questions - Upgrades

  1. Remove Mifos as described above. If you created custom reports, make a copy of the report folder under Tomcat/webapps/mifos before you delete the webapps/mifos folder.
  2. Download the new Mifos installation package and extract the Mifos .war file.
  3. Follow the instructions in the Mifos INSTALL file to install and run the newer version of Mifos.

If you're running an earlier version of Mifos that you don't want to keep, use the following procedure to install a completely new version:

  1. Remove Mifos as described above.
  2. Drop the mifos schema in MySQL Query Browser.
  3. Download the new Mifos installation package and extract the Mifos .war file.
  4. Follow the instructions in the Mifos INSTALL file to install and run the newer version of Mifos.

 

  1. Log out of Mifos.
  2. Stop the Tomcat instance that’s running Mifos by either executing the shutdown script in your Tomcat bin directory or, if you’re running Tomcat as a Windows service, by stopping it.
  3. Delete the following:
  • The mifos folder under Tomcat/webapps. Any custom reports you created are in Tomcat/webapps/mifos/report.
  • The mifos folder under Tomcat/work/Catalina/localhost.
  • The mifos.war file in your Tomcat webapps folder.

Attempting to upgrade MySQL database from version 220 to version 223 while upgrading from Mifos 1.4 to Mifos 1.5, and I get the following errors.

The correct versions for MySQL databases can be found here.  You should follow the instructions for upgrading database here.  Follow the instructions for upgrading Mifos WAR file here.