On 12/05/2011 11:35 AM, OQ wrote:
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Stephen Berg (Contractor) stephen.berg.ctr@nrlssc.navy.mil wrote:
I've been tasked to migrate a MediaWiki install (V 1.5.6) to a new server. I suppose I could just install the older version but I'd rather migrate if it's possible. Is the jump from 1.5.6 to the current 1.18.0 too big a jump? I was planning on dumping the database from the old server and importing to the new if that is possible. I don't have a lot of experience here but if that will then I should be able to copy in all the images from old to new and be pretty much done. This wiki doesn't have any add-ons, just a basic wiki for some of my users to collect and share information.
Dont try to import an old dump into a new version, upgrade to the new version and then dump, or install the old version on the new server and then upgrade.
Few more details mentioned here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Moving_a_wiki
I like the idea of installing old version on new server, importing the database and then upgrading. Is it necessary to upgrade from 1.5.6 to 1.6 to 1.7 etc etc. Or can I jump straight to 1.18?