Find out the data update and data ingestion frequency of CiviCRM, phpMyAdmin

Question

Hi I'm using CiviCRM for membership management. The database is not set up by me and it's old. I wonder where can I find out the database update frequency. I access the database via phpMyAdmin. I had a look on the information schema but didn't see anything useful.

thanks!

Answer 1

if you mean code updates, which may impact db, civicrm.org/blog/tags/release

if you mean other minimum requirements (php and mysql) try here docs.civicrm.org/installation/en/latest/general/requirements

Answer 2

If you want to see the version of CiviCRM installed, you can see it in the column version of the table civicrm_domain :

SELECT version FROM civicrm_domain;

Since CiviCRM 5+, there is exactly one release every month. As we are at 5.50, it's quite easy to know how old is your CiviCRM. Also see here for the list of releases : https://civicrm.org/blog/tags/release

CiviCRM is not a standard module / plugins, it's more of it's own software that can be integrated with the CMS (Drupal / WordPress). There is no auto update so you need to do it manually using this procedure depending on the CMS :

• https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/drupal7/
• https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/drupal8/
• https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/wordpress/
• https://docs.civicrm.org/sysadmin/en/latest/upgrade/joomla/

Lastly, if you have more questions on your CiviCRM, there is a specific StackExchange here : https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/