As a process I apply patches locally first, then using git upload the update(s) to a development site on the server.  Once the testing has been completed, the final step to apply the patch to the production site.   Using Terminal or your preferred shell program, navigate to the correct directory.  Then run this command using the name of the patch file (example.patch): patch < example.patchHowever, if you are patching Drupal core then remember to patch from the root directory...

The starting point is to read through and follow the notes outlined on the ejabberd site regarding adding database schema.  The purpose of this documentation is to clarify where the files were located for me. The schema files can be found in ejabberd priv directory.  To find the priv directory, use the find command find / -name priv -type dInitially, the directory I found based on the...