* Add `collation: utf8_general_ci` to config/database.yml as seen in [config/database.yml.mysql](config/database.yml.mysql)
* Add `collation: utf8_general_ci` to config/database.yml as seen in [config/database.yml.mysql](config/database.yml.mysql)
### 5. Start application
### 6. Start application
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart
sudo service nginx restart
### 6. Check application status
### 7. Check application status
Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly:
Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly:
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If all items are green, then congratulations upgrade is complete!
If all items are green, then congratulations upgrade is complete!
### 7. Optional optimizations for GitLab setups with MySQL databases
### 8. Optional optimizations for GitLab setups with MySQL databases
Only applies if running MySQL database created with GitLab 6.7 or earlier. If you are not experiencing any issues you may not need the following instructions however following them will bring your database in line with the latest recommended installation configuration and help avoid future issues. Be sure to follow these directions exactly. These directions should be safe for any MySQL instance but to be sure make a current MySQL database backup beforehand.
Only applies if running MySQL database created with GitLab 6.7 or earlier. If you are not experiencing any issues you may not need the following instructions however following them will bring your database in line with the latest recommended installation configuration and help avoid future issues. Be sure to follow these directions exactly. These directions should be safe for any MySQL instance but to be sure make a current MySQL database backup beforehand.