ComfortUpdate

General

La herramienta LimeSurvey ComfortUpdate es una nueva función incluida a partir de la versión 1.87 o superior de LimeSurvey pensada para actualizar su instalación de LimeSurvey de forma automática con solo unos clics de ratón en vez de tener que realizar una  actualización manual. ComfortUpdate es un servicio  - lo que significa que en algún momento tenga que pagar una pequeña cuota para comprar una clave de actualización valida durante un cierto período de tiempo. Currently the feature is still tested and because of that it is free.

Requirements

The only requirement for the ComfortUpdate is that your PHP has to be compiled with ZLib support which is pretty standard - see PHP documentation [1].

Usage

The update feature should be safe to use even when you have running/activated surveys.

• Enter the Global settings dialog, choose the first tab and click the button to search for an update.
• If an update is found another link will be shown pointing to the ComfortUpdate. Click on that link to start.
• If you have never used the ComfortUpdate before or your update key is invalid you will be asked now to enter an update key. During the beta period it is fine to use the pre-filled key for an unlimited period of time.
• In a second step your directories will be checked to see if all necessary files are writable. Also the change log from your actual version to the current version will be shown.
• After solving any write permission problems you will be allowed to go to the next update step.
• In this step your database (only on MySQL DB) and your files will be saved to your LimeSurvey /tmp directory. Make sure that you are moving these files after upgrading to some new location. Their file name is pretty unguessable but better safe than sorry - if you don't move these files they usually will get deleted after some time. If you don't use MySQL then backup your database using your own database backup tools.
• The last step downloads the update package (a package that only contains the changed files and so is mostly small in size) and updates your files.
• Done!

As said, this is a feature in beta status. Handle with care and please report any problems to our bug tracker.