Expanding on the advice to test the backups, I upgrade MediaWiki sites by: * renaming the current MediaWiki directory structure * restoring my most recent file backup to the existing directory * defining a new MySQL database and restoring my most recent mysqldump * updating the MediaWiki settings to point to the new database * verifying that MediaWiki is working * installing the upgrade and following the upgrade procedure

This allows me to verify that my backups are complete and also lets me back out the upgrade quickly if problems arise. Regards, Norbert

What is a good way to confirm that my backup backed up the entire site?

Apart from the site, I also need the images directory, the extensions directory, and the php configuration file (I forget the name). Anything else?