MediaWIKI Upgrade: Difference between revisions

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For the database, use the command line or phpMyAdmin.  phpMyAdmin makes it really easy.  Select the database, export, simple, Go, save it, done.
For the database, use the command line or phpMyAdmin.  phpMyAdmin makes it really easy.  Select the database, export, simple, Go, save it, done.


== Common Mistakes to Watch Out For ==
==Common Mistakes to Watch Out For==
When unpacking the TAR file, remember it is named: mediawiki-W.XY.Z (not plain mediawiki), for example mediawiki-1.34.1
When unpacking the TAR file, remember it is named: mediawiki-W.XY.Z (not plain mediawiki), for example mediawiki-1.34.1


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find /var/www/html/WhatEverDirectory -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;     
find /var/www/html/WhatEverDirectory -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;     
find /var/www/html/WhatEverDirectory/images -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find /var/www/html/WhatEverDirectory/images -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
find /var/www/html/WhatEverDirectory/images -type f -exec chmod 755 {} \;
</syntaxhighlight>Copy previous version of MediaWiki website files into the new directory;<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
</syntaxhighlight>Copy previous version of MediaWiki website files into the new directory;<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
cp -R -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WorkingWebSite/* /var/www/html/WebSite (Notice the * (Asterisk) for the Source Files)
cp -R -n -v -a -x /var/www/html/WorkingWebSite/* /var/www/html/WebSite (Notice the * (Asterisk) for the Source Files)