Need to download v7.0.1 to setup a testing virtual machine and prepare for upgrade

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We have a very old XWiki instance on version Enterprise 7.0.1 in use. I am trying to set it up on a virtual machine to get familiar with this old version and prepare for the upgrade later on.

However, I did not see any download link on the Release Notes for XWiki 7.0.1. Not sure if the version is too old and not available anymore.

I am wondering:

  • Where can I download XWiki version 7.0.1, if still possible?
  • If I copy files from the existing server to the virtual machine, which files should I copy?
  • I plan to upgrade to the latest version. Considering the upgrade may require software updates, data conversion, and more actions, could you please point me to an article or document?

I am new to both Java and XWiki, so I would highly appreciate any hints or suggestions.

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See https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Download/DownloadOther/

See https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/AdminGuide/Backup

See https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/AdminGuide/Upgrade.

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I copied the following files from the production to the testing virtual machine, including:

  • the $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT directory, and
  • the environment.permanentDirectory directory as configured in file $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT/xwiki.properties, and
  • the MariaDB data by database dump and restore.

Given that the virtual machine and the production are running the same version of Tomcat 8, we have good news that the virtual machine starts running now. So, thank you, @tmortagne, for the help.

I still need more help to find the installation file for v7.0.1.

Following the instructions on the More versions page, I am looking into the section quoted below. The hyperlinks lead to a text file repository containing maven-metadata.xml and checksums, and I did not find any WAR or ZIP files.

Not sure if I looked into the wrong place. I will appreciate any additional help.

Old Development Builds

For versions < 9.5 since starting with 9.5, XWiki Enterprise was retired and transformed into the Standard Flavor, see above.

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It seems “XWiki Enterprise files” links were leading to snapshots, it’s fixed now.

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Thank you, @tmortagne. The repository contains the file xwiki-enterprise-web-7.0.1.war now.

I downloaded the WAR file, then:

  • unzipped it into $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT/,
  • added database driver file $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.35-bin.jar, and
  • modified a few configuration files to match the settings in production.

The testing virtual machine is working now.