Hello.
Basically the question I have is standard, but having read the doc I still have some questions.
I have a running mediawiki server on SUSE Linux 9.0 and want to setup a new SUSE Linux 10.0 server (on the same machine)
the old server runs mysql 12.21-4.0.15 (I don't really understand why there are so many numers), php 4.3.3 and mediawiki 1.5.8
the new one runs mysql 14.7-4.1.13, & php 4.4 & hopefully mediawiki 1.6.3
the first try failed with a wikiuser passwd problem. but it was made quite roughly, as a test, so no more on this.
for the good proceding, may I install all the new things and try to import the backed-up database, or may I first import the backup to a mediawiki 1.5.8 install and upgrade mediawiki afterward?
thanks jdd
Moin jdd,
On Friday 21 April 2006 19:28, jdd wrote:
Hello.
Basically the question I have is standard, but having read the doc I still have some questions.
I have a running mediawiki server on SUSE Linux 9.0 and want to setup a new SUSE Linux 10.0 server (on the same machine)
the old server runs mysql 12.21-4.0.15 (I don't really understand why there are so many numers), php 4.3.3 and mediawiki 1.5.8
the new one runs mysql 14.7-4.1.13, & php 4.4 & hopefully mediawiki 1.6.3
the first try failed with a wikiuser passwd problem. but it was made quite roughly, as a test, so no more on this.
Maybe you hit the same snag as me, on suse 10.0 the mysql root user seems to have an empty (no?) passwort. So put in "root" and "" as password and it should work.
for the good proceding, may I install all the new things and try to import the backed-up database, or may I first import the backup to a mediawiki 1.5.8 install and upgrade mediawiki afterward?
I think install 1.6.3 and then import the db, then run "maintaiance/upgrade.php". But I am not sure.
Best wishes,
Tels
On 22/04/06, Tels nospam-abuse@bloodgate.com wrote:
I think install 1.6.3 and then import the db, then run "maintaiance/upgrade.php". But I am not sure.
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading_to_1.6
Rob Church
Moin,
On Saturday 22 April 2006 03:34, Rob Church wrote:
On 22/04/06, Tels nospam-abuse@bloodgate.com wrote:
I think install 1.6.3 and then import the db, then run "maintaiance/upgrade.php". But I am not sure.
It doesn't say so explicit, but this document assumes you have installed 1.5.8 at the new location, imported the database, and then upgrade the software to 1.6.
Wether you could install 1.6 straigh-away and import the DB, then run the upgrade script is not clear. It might actually work.
Best wishes,
Tels
Tels wrote:
Moin,
On Saturday 22 April 2006 03:34, Rob Church wrote:
On 22/04/06, Tels nospam-abuse@bloodgate.com wrote:
I think install 1.6.3 and then import the db, then run "maintaiance/upgrade.php". But I am not sure.
It doesn't say so explicit, but this document assumes you have installed 1.5.8 at the new location, imported the database, and then upgrade the software to 1.6.
I must have missed something.
what I did:
*copy all the mediawiki folder to the new computer (mysql/php as already stated) - so Localphp* is also copied, and images.
*create the database wikidb
*setup the root pass at the mediawiki known value
at that point, the two install (old and new) are the same, safe for the mysql/php versions
when I connect to mediawiki I have the good upper left image (so it connects), but the message "Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties"
running update.php through browser is refused (run it as command line)
but running as command line gives me an html error message (!!!)
peter-suse:/srv/www/htdocs/mediawiki/maintenance # php update.php <h1><img src='/mediawiki/skins/common/images/jdd.png' style='float:left;margin-right:1em' alt=''>Dodin.org wiki has a problem</h1><p><strong>Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties.</strong></p><p>Try waiting a few minutes and reloading.</p><p><small>(Can't contact the database server: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
so there is a pass problem.
in fact there is no root pass in the Local.. file so I must probably create by hand the wikiuser user, but I need to do this with the hash pass.
I think I have seen something about this in the doc. I'll see this later, now I must go :-)
thanks jdd
Tels wrote:
Maybe you hit the same snag as me, on suse 10.0 the mysql root user seems to have an empty (no?) passwort. So put in "root" and "" as password and it should work.
first thing I did was changing the root pass. I don't like null pass...
well... I will try first on an other computer :-)
thanks jdd
Moin,
On Saturday 22 April 2006 08:29, jdd wrote:
Tels wrote:
Maybe you hit the same snag as me, on suse 10.0 the mysql root user seems to have an empty (no?) passwort. So put in "root" and "" as password and it should work.
first thing I did was changing the root pass. I don't like null pass...
Me neither and I was shocked that it is the default after install..
best wishes,
tels
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