Uwe Brauer wrote:
Hello
I am running mediawiki 1.9.3 and would like to try more
recent version.
Could I install the most recent version of mediawiki (and
leave the old in place) and connect both to the same
database or would this cause problems?
Say the old is installed in
/var/wiki
and the new in
/var/wiki-new
Thanks
Uwe Brauer
You can install mediawiki *files* in a different folder and then in the
installation step:
a) Choose the same database. The latest mediawiki (currently 1.16.0)
will update your database schema, so you shouldn't try to use 1.9.3
anymore (it may work for *reading* on most pages, but doing edits from
both versions would be a recipe for disaster).
b) Install in the same database with a different prefix, so you get an
empty wiki. You then have two completely independent installs, even if
phisically they live in the same database.