| readme.upgrade file for WeBWorK version 1.8
1. Read the readme.install file and download the *.tar.gz files.
2. Courses running under WeBWorK 1.5 or later will run without change under
WeBWorK 1.8.
3. If you don't want to keep a version of your current WeBWorK system
active, you can remove the system directory (and all its subdirectories)
and start over with the new installation. We strongly recommend that
you keep a copy of your old system even if you do not make the changes
outlined in step 4 below.
4. If you want to maintain an active version of your current system, do
the following:
a. Move the system directory to a new directory old_system and move
the system_html directory to a new directory old_system_html:
cd .../webwork/
mv system old_system
mv system_html old_system_html
b. In old_system/lib/webworkConfig.pm edit the items: $mainDirectory,
$htmlWebworkURL, and $cgiWebworkURL. In these items, replace "system"
by "old_system".:
c. In old_system/cgi/webworkInit.pm edit the "use lib" line replacing
"system" by "old_system". Copy this edited webworkInit.pm file to
old_system/cgi/cgi-scripts/webworkInit.pm and
old_system/scripts/webworkInit.pm. This same file maut reside in these
three locations.:
d. In you webserver's htdocs and cgi-bin directories (or configuration
files), create new links for $cgiWebworkURL and $htmlWebworkURL (just
copy your current setup replacing "system" by "old_system" in the links
or cgi aliases).:
e. To get a course (e.g. mth140a) to use the old_system, edit the course's
index.html file (.../webwork/courses/mth140a/html/index.html) changing the line
<FORM ACTION= "/cgi-bin/webwork/system/login.pl" METHOD="POST">
to
<FORM ACTION= "/cgi-bin/webwork/old_system/login.pl" METHOD="POST">
You can even have two login forms on this page so that students can use
either system at will. This may be confusing for the students, but will
not cause any problems for WeBWorK. All the course data is completely
independent from the WeBWorK system scripts.
5. To install the new system, follow the instructions in readme.install.
Be careful not to over write your .../webwor/courses/ directory if you have
real courses set up there.
Mike Gage and Arnie Pizer
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