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Mises Wiki generally upgrades its MediaWiki installation whenever the version it is using is no longer supported. The following must be copied into the new directory from the old directory:
Mises Wiki generally upgrades its MediaWiki installation whenever a new version comes out.
*images folder
 
*extensions folder
==Procedure==
*LocalSettings.php
*Make a backup of the database and file system by following instructions at [[MisesWiki:Backups]].
*The custom Mises Wiki skin (Vector.php) and any dependencies (e.g. the [http://wiki.mises.org/mediawiki/skins/misesskin/images/shield.png Mises Wiki shield image])
*Go to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download and get the URL for the newest download.
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*[[wikipedia:wget|wget]] that URL.
*<code>[[wikipedia:tar|tar]] xvzf mediawiki-1.xx.x.tar.gz -C /home/web/public_html/wiki</code>
*The following must be copied into the new directory (<code>/home/web/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.xx.x</code>) from the old directory:
:*images folder
:*extensions folder
:*LocalSettings.php
:*The custom Mises Wiki skin (Vector.php) and any dependencies (e.g. the [http://wiki.mises.org/mediawiki/skins/misesskin/images/shield.png Mises Wiki shield image])
:*[http://wiki.mises.org/mediawiki/favicon.png favicon.png]
In addition, [[wikipedia:chgrp|chgrp]] and/or [[wikipedia:chown|chown]] should be run recursively on the images folder to make those directories writeable by users in the "web" group.
In addition, [[wikipedia:chgrp|chgrp]] and/or [[wikipedia:chown|chown]] should be run recursively on the images folder to make those directories writeable by users in the "web" group.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[mw:Manual:Upgrading]]
*[[mw:Manual:Upgrading]]

Revision as of 04:15, 5 October 2013

Mises Wiki generally upgrades its MediaWiki installation whenever a new version comes out.

Procedure

  • Make a backup of the database and file system by following instructions at MisesWiki:Backups.
  • Go to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download and get the URL for the newest download.
  • wget that URL.
  • tar xvzf mediawiki-1.xx.x.tar.gz -C /home/web/public_html/wiki
  • The following must be copied into the new directory (/home/web/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.xx.x) from the old directory:

In addition, chgrp and/or chown should be run recursively on the images folder to make those directories writeable by users in the "web" group.

See also