This page details when a database upgrade is required - http://drupal.org/upgrade/do-i-upgrade-the-db

It needs details for the 4.7.x upgrades. My understanding is each update within the v4.7 release requires a database 'upgrade', but I could be incorrect. So the relevant page section could read:-

3a. If you are performing any of these upgrades, you do need to upgrade your database:
4.4.# to 4.5.#
4.5.# to 4.6.#
4.6.0 to 4.6.1 or higher
Any version to 4.7.0

Every upgrade from 4.7.0 a higher 4.7.x version will require a database upgrade.

And of course the upgrade from 4.7.x to V5 will require a database upgrade too.
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If this is correct I'll have a go at editing that handbook page, if the appropriate permission is granted to me.

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cog.rusty’s picture

cog.rusty commented

The answer to your question is here

http://cvs.drupal.org/viewcvs/drupal/drupal/database/database.4.1.mysql?...

but...

I don't think that handbook page is a good idea to exist. People should be advised to run /update.php as a standard ritual. If no database update is needed then none will be performed.

The answer to "should I run /update.php" should be always "yes", and nobody ever asks "should I upgrade my database"

The page is also likely to become obsolete (or else to become a small black hole for documentation work).

Sorry if I sound dismissive with your work, but sometimes it is good to take a step back and try to see if being thorough obscures the picture.

heine’s picture

heine commented

I could not agree more with CogRusty; this page should be removed.

http://drupal.org/upgrade/getting-started may need some additional modifications to fit better in the chapter http://drupal.org/upgrade/tutorial-introduction

vjordan’s picture

vjordan commented

Well we all agree this is confusing, which is a good starting point.

How about deleting page "do I upgrade the DB"? Then it would seem to make sense to collapse the http://drupal.org/upgrade/preparing-the-site page into the http://drupal.org/upgrade/getting-started so there are no child nodes on the latter.

What do you think?

heine’s picture

heine commented

I figured that deleting the page could be a bit problematic due to all the crosslinks. I've edited the page to basically say; visit update.php (or check admin/logs/status).

vjordan’s picture

vjordan commented
Status: Active » Fixed

This is closed so tidying up the status.

Anonymous’s picture

Anonymous (not verified) commented
Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.