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==Upgrade Mediawiki==
cd /path/to/your/new/installation/
wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.30/mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz
rm mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz
copy Localsettings.php from the old version
copy extentions
copy images (and preserve permissions)
create new symlink in your www folder
*change permissions on the new mediawiki folder
test things out
delete old version
==Backing up the mysql database==
==Backing up the mysql database==
  sudo mysqldump --user=root --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki > file.sql
  sudo mysqldump --user=xxxxxxxx --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki > file.sql
 
sudo mysqldump --user=xxxxxxxx --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki --xml > file.xml
 
==Extention: MobileFrontEnd==
 
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MobileFrontend
 
*not working for some reason using responsive skin vector instead


sudo mysqldump --user=root --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki --xml > file.xml
==References==
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading

Latest revision as of 21:18, 7 January 2018

Upgrade Mediawiki

cd /path/to/your/new/installation/
wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.30/mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz
rm mediawiki-1.30.0.tar.gz

copy Localsettings.php from the old version

copy extentions

copy images (and preserve permissions)

create new symlink in your www folder

  • change permissions on the new mediawiki folder

test things out

delete old version

Backing up the mysql database

sudo mysqldump --user=xxxxxxxx --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki > file.sql
sudo mysqldump --user=xxxxxxxx --password=xxxxxxx my_wiki --xml > file.xml

Extention: MobileFrontEnd

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MobileFrontend

  • not working for some reason using responsive skin vector instead

References

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading