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Uwe Brauer

20 Sep 2010 20 Sep '10

11:33 a.m.

Hello I am running mediawiki 1.9.3 and would like to try more recent version. Could I install the most recent version of mediawiki (and leave the old in place) and connect both to the same database or would this cause problems? Say the old is installed in /var/wiki and the new in /var/wiki-new Thanks Uwe Brauer

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Henny Savenije

20 Sep 20 Sep

1:16 p.m.

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That should work as long as the database structure of the new and old version is the same At 06:33 PM 9/20/2010, you wrote:

Hello I am running mediawiki 1.9.3 and would like to try more recent version. Could I install the most recent version of mediawiki (and leave the old in place) and connect both to the same database or would this cause problems? Say the old is installed in /var/wiki and the new in /var/wiki-new Thanks Uwe Brauer _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3146 - Release Date: 09/20/10 03:34:00

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Platonides

10:52 p.m.

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Uwe Brauer wrote:

Hello I am running mediawiki 1.9.3 and would like to try more recent version. Could I install the most recent version of mediawiki (and leave the old in place) and connect both to the same database or would this cause problems? Say the old is installed in /var/wiki and the new in /var/wiki-new Thanks Uwe Brauer

You can install mediawiki *files* in a different folder and then in the installation step: a) Choose the same database. The latest mediawiki (currently 1.16.0) will update your database schema, so you shouldn't try to use 1.9.3 anymore (it may work for *reading* on most pages, but doing edits from both versions would be a recipe for disaster). b) Install in the same database with a different prefix, so you get an empty wiki. You then have two completely independent installs, even if phisically they live in the same database.

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Uwe Brauer

22 Sep 22 Sep

12:51 p.m.

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>>>> On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:52:23 +0200, Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> > Uwe Brauer

You can install mediawiki *files* in a different folder and then in the installation step: a) Choose the same database. The latest mediawiki (currently 1.16.0) will update your database schema, so you shouldn't try to use 1.9.3 anymore (it may work for *reading* on most pages, but doing edits from both versions would be a recipe for disaster).

Ok, so the best thing is to clone the database install the new wiki connect it to the cloned date base test it and then connect it to the true data base.

b) Install in the same database with a different prefix, so you get an empty wiki. You then have two completely independent installs, even if phisically they live in the same database.

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