Commit 1f080825 authored by Douwe Maan's avatar Douwe Maan

Merge branch 'remove-mysql-index-conversion-from-docs' into 'master'

Update docs in line with mysql-postgresql-converter changes.

See merge request !640
parents b0b25e37 8acd705c
# Migrating GitLab from MySQL to Postgres
*Make sure you view this [guide from the `master` branch](../../../master/doc/update/mysql_to_postgresql.md) for the most up to date instructions.*
If you are replacing MySQL with Postgres while keeping GitLab on the same server all you need to do is to export from MySQL, import into Postgres and rebuild the indexes as described below. If you are also moving GitLab to another server, or if you are switching to omnibus-gitlab, you may want to use a GitLab backup file. The second part of this documents explains the procedure to do this.
If you are replacing MySQL with Postgres while keeping GitLab on the same server all you need to do is to export from MySQL, convert the resulting SQL file, and import it into Postgres. If you are also moving GitLab to another server, or if you are switching to omnibus-gitlab, you may want to use a GitLab backup file. The second part of this documents explains the procedure to do this.
## Export from MySQL and import into Postgres
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git clone https://github.com/gitlabhq/mysql-postgresql-converter.git -b gitlab
cd mysql-postgresql-converter
mysqldump --compatible=postgresql --default-character-set=utf8 -r databasename.mysql -u root gitlabhq_production -p
python db_converter.py databasename.mysql databasename.psql
mysqldump --compatible=postgresql --default-character-set=utf8 -r gitlabhq_production.mysql -u root gitlabhq_production -p
python db_converter.py gitlabhq_production.mysql gitlabhq_production.psql
# Import the database dump as the application database user
sudo -u git psql -f databasename.psql -d gitlabhq_production
# Rebuild indexes (see below)
sudo -u git psql -f gitlabhq_production.psql -d gitlabhq_production
# Install gems for PostgreSQL (note: the line below states '--without ... mysql')
sudo -u git -H bundle install --without development test mysql --deployment
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sudo service gitlab start
```
## Rebuild indexes
The lanyrd database converter script does not preserve all indexes, so we have to recreate them ourselves after migrating from MySQL. It is not necessary to shut down GitLab for this process.
### For non-omnibus installations
On non-omnibus installations (distributed using Git) we retrieve the index declarations from version control using `git stash`.
```
# Clone the database converter on your Postgres-backed GitLab server
cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/gitlabhq/mysql-postgresql-converter.git -b gitlab
cd /home/git/gitlab
# Stash changes to db/schema.rb to make sure we can find the right index statements
sudo -u git -H git stash
# Generate add_index.rb
ruby /tmp/mysql-postgresql-converter/add_index_statements.rb db/schema.rb > /tmp/mysql-postgresql-converter/add_index.rb
# Create the indexes
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails runner -e production 'eval $stdin.read' < /tmp/mysql-postgresql-converter/add_index.rb
```
### For omnibus-gitlab installations
On omnibus-gitlab we need to get the index declarations from a file called `schema.rb.bundled`. For versions older than 6.9, we need to download the file.
```
# Clone the database converter on your Postgres-backed GitLab server
cd /tmp
/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/git clone https://github.com/gitlabhq/mysql-postgresql-converter.git -b gitlab
cd /tmp/mysql-postgresql-converter
# Download schema.rb.bundled if necessary
test -e /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/db/schema.rb.bundled || sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/curl -o /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/db/schema.rb.bundled https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/raw/v6.9.1/db/schema.rb
# Generate add_index.rb
/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/ruby add_index_statements.rb /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/db/schema.rb.bundled > add_index.rb
# Create the indexes
/opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-rails runner 'eval $stdin.read' < add_index.rb
```
## Converting a GitLab backup file from MySQL to Postgres
**Note:** Please make sure to have Python 2.7.x (or higher) installed.
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