MediaWiki Upgrade Procedure

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Contents 1 MediaWiki Upgrade Procedure 1.1 Download New Version 1.2 Stop Server 1.3 Backup Database 1.4 Create New Directory and Populate It 1.5 Redirect Symbolic Link to New Directory 1.6 Fix Permissions on Images Directory 1.7 Run Update Script 1.8 Start Server 1.9 Verify 2 Additional Links

MediaWiki Upgrade Procedure

Download New Version

Download new version from Mediawiki.org

Stop Server

service httpd stop

Backup Database

/root/wikidb_backups/database_backup.sh

Create New Directory and Populate It

cd /var/www
mkdir mediawiki-<new_version>
cp -r mediawiki/* mediawiki-<new_version>
tar -zxvf mediawiki-<new_version>.tar.gz

Redirect Symbolic Link to New Directory

cd /var/www
rm mediawiki
ln -s mediawiki-<new_version> mediawiki

Fix Permissions on Images Directory

chmod -R 777 /var/www/mediawiki/images

Run Update Script

cd /var/www/mediawiki/maintenance
php update.php

Note: If the update.php script fails due to a security problem, check the file /var/www/mediawiki/AdminSettings.php and verify that the correct mysql root password is specified (i.e. the password for the mysql root user, not the linux root password).

Start Server

service httpd start

Verify

• Make sure that you can still access and edit the wiki pages.
• Also check the MediaWiki version page:
  http://servername/wiki/Special:Version

Additional Links

• Help:Upgrading MediaWiki - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Upgrading_MediaWiki
• MediaWiki Manual:Upgrading - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading