This Summer we have a major update coming to our web based room scheduling software. Starting with version 4, MIDAS will use a MySQL database for storage. Earlier releases of MIDAS have used different database architectures (which we’ll look at in more depth in an upcoming blog post) and as such MySQL has not previously been a System Requirement for a server running MIDAS.
If you wish to run MIDAS v4 on your own web server, MySQL 5.1 (or later) is required.
In addition, two Perl modules not previously required for MIDAS will be required for v4. These modules, “DBI” and “DBD::mysql”, may already be present in your Perl installation, but if they’re not, they may be freely obtained from the following links:
- DBI – Database independent interface for Perl (Get it here)
- DBD::MySQL – A MySQL driver for the Perl5 Database Interface (Get it here)
If you’re unsure whether these Perl modules are already available on your server, our updated Server Readiness Tool will tell you!
If you’re currently running MIDAS v3 on your own server and are unable to use MySQL, you can carry on using version 3, (however this will continue to receive critical fixes only), or alternatively have your MIDAS v4 “remotely hosted” at http://mid.as/your_organization instead
If we already “Remotely Host” MIDAS for you, you don’t need to do anything to be ready for MIDAS v4! – Our servers are already prepared for MIDAS v4!
We’re making improvements to the “Booking Information” panel for MIDAS v4 with the addition of a new “History” tab. Prior to v4, the only two pieces of history information saved for each booking was the original creation date/time and the user who created the booking, and the date, time and user who last modified the booking.
