Re: php-nextcloud 33.0.6!

[Andries Annema <an3s.annema%gmail.com@localhost>]

Not sure if useful or if this applies to NetBSD as well, but let me post 
my two cents anyway.

I have been running a so-called lipkg zone on Illumos/OmniOS for years 
with nginx, php and php-nextcloud from pkgsrc. A while ago I bumped into 
one php-nextcloud release that was purged from the pkgsrc repo, which 
got me stuck, preventing me from upgrading any further.

Long story short, I removed the php-nextcloud as used from pkgsrc and 
installed Nextcloud manually from the official tarball from 
https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/ - starting with the 
version I was stuck at - while keeping al dependent php packages from 
pkgsrc.
That way I can:

- update all packages used from pkgsrc the usual way,
- update Nextcloud itself using the built-in update mechanism, one major 
version at a time.

It also requires upgrading PHP and the dependent MariaDB database 
releases, since the dependencies from Nextcloud evolve over time, but 
that is a separate matter.

In the past I have also seen things break when using php-nextcloud from 
pkgsrc and updating using the built-in update mechanism once, which 
screwed up the pkgsrc update cycle with all sorts of errors. So don't 
mix update mechanisms...
It is too risky to grab php-nextcloud from pkgsrc IMHO. Grabbing 
Nextcloud itself from the official archives while using pkgsrc for all 
dependencies works much better.

Cheers,
Andries


On 02-11-2026 23:50, Lars-Johan Liman wrote:
> Hi Greg!
>
> I had an old working Nextcloud setup, but then the PHP bug hit, so I
> needed to upgrade. This required (ahem!) upgrade from NetBSD 9.3 to 11.0
> and an ensuing upgrade of Nextcloud to 33.0.8 (from many major versions
> below). But I just cannot get it to work.
>
> I'm trying to use nginx (admittedly not my primary area of expertise)
> and I get to the point where
>
>      php --define apc.enable_cli=1 occ maintenance:install
>
> runs just fine and is quite happy, but if I then go to the web
> interface, I'm met with:
>
>      Nextcloud
>
>      Nextcloud – a safe home for all your data
>
> and nothing more.
>
> A couple of quick questions. What do you use?
>
> 1. Web server? (nginx? apache? something else?)
>
> 2. PHP version? (8.[234]?)
>
> 3. Are there any specific hints that you can think of? (If I ever get it
>     to work again, I would consider writing a HOWTO ... ;-) )
>
> ... because I can only dream of you having a step-by-step guide, right? ;-)
>
> Any hints obviously much appreciated.
>
> 				Best regards,
> 				  /Liman
>
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> gdt%lexort.com@localhost 2026-07-14 15:23 [-0400]:
> > In coordination with ryoon@, I have updated php-nextcloud to 33.0.6 from
> > 32.0.12.  It's running for me with no troubles.  If you are a nextcloud
> > user, you might try updating (after making backups as always), so that
> > if there are any issues we can address them before 2026Q3.  I do not
> > expect any problems.
> > Assuming you wish to use pkgsrc binary packages, if you are running a
> > version before 32, you are overdue for an upgrade.  2026Q3 will have
> > php-nextcloud 33.
> > I do not plan to add a versioned package for 32; no one who is up to
> > date will need it.
> > If you are using 31, now would be a good time to upgrade to 32 via
> > php-nextcloud from 2026Q2 :-) If you are using 30, now would be a good
> > time to upgrade to 31 via php-nextcloud31 and then 32 via php-nextcloud
> > from 2026Q2.  (As always, your system, your call -- but pkgsrc only
> > supports nextcloud staying up to date every quarter.)
> > I will consider updating to 34 during the fall.  34.0.1 was released two
> > weeks ago, so it's not yet ready for production in my opinion, but
> > 34.0.5 should happen at the end of October.
> > Greg