Hello
I'm trying to figure out a way to upgrade my current Moodle server 2.2 that sits on a MAC server. When I run an environment check, it states "version 5.1.33 is required and you are running 5.0.92". This is caused of course because my built-in mysql is running 5.0 and Apple makes no way to upgrade mysql. I'm assuming I need to download the updated mysql from their website and run it on my MAC at the same time shutting down the one that is preinstalled on the MAC. This is where it becomes confusing. I'm no means a database person. How do install and run the latest mysql on a MAC server, dump or move the Moodle database from one mysql instance to another and get Moodle to run happily ever after.... Is there a step by step procedure that is out there that I can follow? I did though find an article about "faking" the environment check so it sees that 5.1 is installed but not really installed. The upgrade worked great but I'm a bit nervous since 2.7 may use something in mysql 5.1 that 5.0 doesn't have. I thought about using MAMP installation of Moodle and it installed great. I was actually able to backup a moodle course on my 2.2 Moodle and restore on my MAMP install of 2.7. Rumor has it that MAMP is not secure and should only be run on test environments. I truly enjoyed MAMP as it has that friendly one-button upgrade in which I wouldn't have to worry about this goat rodeo ever again. Anyone out there willing to take the time to help me. I have this server using Carbon Copy Cloner which allows me to hook a backup of moodle to another server and run the upgrade to see if works. no worries about loosing data as the production environment is never touched.
Thank you!