From 5d16bfa2451dc023a99034327cbd9f420533f976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Brahmer Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 14:28:51 +0200 Subject: Add documentation on how to fully uninstall news Signed-off-by: Benjamin Brahmer --- docs/install.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md index 5ab1dffcb..3f35dbfc2 100644 --- a/docs/install.md +++ b/docs/install.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Installation/Update +# Installation/Update & Uninstall ## Dependencies * 64bit OS (starting with News 16.0.0) @@ -93,3 +93,44 @@ To update the News app use change into the **nextcloud/apps/news/** directory us git pull --rebase origin master make + +## Uninstall with cleanup + +First uninstall the app via the web-interface or via occ: + +```console +./occ app:remove news +``` + +This currently does not remove any of the database tables. +Data in your `/tmp` directory will be automatically deleted by the OS. +If you changed the temporary directory for Nextcloud you need to check on your own. + +Careful, this next part is only intended for admins, that know what they are doing. + +To remove the tables from the DB we drop the tables of news. +Your installation might have a different prefix then `oc_` but it is the default in most installations. +Connect to your DB and execute the commands. Don't forget to switch to the right database. +For example in mysql: `use nextcloud;` + +```sql +DROP TABLE oc_news_folders; +DROP TABLE oc_news_feeds; +DROP TABLE oc_news_items; +``` + +Then we remove the traces in the migrations table. + +```sql +DELETE FROM oc_migrations WHERE app='news'; +``` + +And finally remove the jobs from the job table. +The second line is only for older installations. + +```sql +DELETE FROM oc_jobs WHERE class='OCA\News\Cron\UpdaterJob'; +DELETE FROM oc_jobs WHERE class='OCA\News\Cron\Updater'; +``` + +Now nothing is left from news in your nextcloud installation. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3