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*[[wikipedia:wget|wget]] that URL.
*[[wikipedia:wget|wget]] that URL.
*<code>[[wikipedia:tar|tar]] xvzf mediawiki-1.xx.x.tar.gz -C /home/web/public_html/wiki</code>
*<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:
*The following must be recursively copied into the new directory (<code>/home/web/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.xx.x</code>) from the old directory:
:*images folder
:*images folder
:*extensions folder
:*extensions folder

Revision as of 04:19, 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 recursively 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