AppFuseUpgrading

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Upgrading a project to a new version of AppFuse

The intention of AppFuse has always been to be a starting point for a new web application. Because of the nature of AppFuse it is not as easy as replacing a .jar or running a script to update a project to the latest versions of AppFuse. So you will need to consider if going through the upgrade process will be worth the effort.

If you still want to upgrade, here's the easiest way to do it:

1. Download 1.8 and install any frameworks that you installed for your project.
2. Create a new project with the same name and database name as yours.
3. Change the package name to match yours if you've changed them.
4. Use Beyond Compare to compare the directories and copy stuff over.

It is recommended that you copy into the newer version project from your existing webapp. Hopefully, it's just a matter of copying the files you created, as well as any bean definitions you've added to context files.

If this is too difficult, Matt is thinking of starting an "upgrade service" where you can send him a project and he'll upgrade it for a fee.