"AF" == Alexander Flatter aflatter@freenet.de writes:
AF> Hi, Will it be possible to convert from 1.2.4 to phase3 ?
"Phase 3" is the old name for the current code base, not the name for the next version of MediaWiki.
In general, Brion and the other MediaWiki developers have done an excellent job making sure that the update code works well. Barring major changes in development policy, upgrades for future versions of the software should have at least written instructions and usually some automated process.
AF> I dont want to restart if the new version is released.
You shouldn't ever have to. If you do, don't upgrade to the new version. (I'm just imagining myself trying to explain this to users on our wiki: "Well, we had to wipe out a year's worth of work, but on the plus side, we now have GRAPHICAL SMILIES.")
~ESP