Drupal and OS upgrade process

This document describes how site administrators can upgrade Drupal and OpenScholar within the same major release version. Examples include upgrading to a new version of Drupal core (7.16 to 7.17), or a new version of OpenScholar (3.2 to 3.3).

Please note: this is a draft document.

This document was started by a developer outside the core OpenScholar team (Matt) in an attempt to help me understand the process, and to contribute back to the project. It has not (yet) been reviewed for accuracy. When it has, this note will be removed.

Drupal Core

Updates to Drupal Core should be performed following the standard instructions included with each release.

OpenScholar

Updates to OpenScholar should be performed following the instructions included with each release.

Individual Modules

Individual modules should not be updated if they are included in the OpenScholar distribution. Updates to these modules will be included in OpenScholar releases.

Modules that individual admins have installed outside of the OpenScholar distribution can be upgraded following the instructions of the module author(s).