You can try to make a copy of your online Wiki installation on a local machine. Perform the upgrade locally, the normal way. Once you know how to upgrade, you can lock your online database, copy it again locally (so that you have the latest database), redo the upgrade procedure, backup local system and restore it over the online system. VPC images are very helpful in this process as you can use undo disks and go back to a previous point in time if something didn't go the way you want it to go.
-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Hugh Prior Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:13 AM To: mediawiki-l@wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Upgrade
I don't know how likely you are to find someone who is all three of the following: a) hosting on IX WebHosting b) experienced in upgrading MediaWiki c) paying attention to your forum post
Not very I suppose.
Here's my suggestion: 1) Try and understand what upgrade.php actually does (I've no idea - I've never looked at it). 2) Load both 1.5.3 and the latest version (say 1.7.1) on a local machine, and create seperate databases for both, with a few sample pages/edits in each 3) Compare the 1.5.3 db with the 1.7.1 db, and make the changes manually 4) Try and make "manually" (with phpmyadmin or SQLyog) the required changes to the 1.5.3 db 5) Point the 1.7.1 code at the newly changed 1.5.3 db and test
The changes between 1.5.3 and 1.7.1 may be so huge as to make this completely impractical, but somehow the answer to what you need to change will be found in "upgrade.php". Good luck!
"Mauro do Carmo" mauro@carmo.info wrote in message news:55ac1u$7a8kpp@smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net...
Hi,
I have a Linux account with IX WebHosting. And I would like to upgrade my Mediawiki from 1.5.3 to the newest version.
The problem is that I need a step by step procedure. Specially considering that IX WebHosting doesn't allow Security Shell Mode, so I can not use upgrade.php, etc.
Any one familiar with IX WebHosting and willing to help me?
Thanks a lot, mauro.
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