I have been asked to "make production" an ancient intra-net installation
here is the Special:Version info
Installed software Product Version MediaWikihttp://www.mediawiki.org/ 1.18.3 PHPhttp://www.php.net/ 5.3.10 (apache2handler) MySQLhttp://www.mysql.com/ 5.1.62-log Installed extensions Special pages CategoryTreehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree Dynamically navigate the category structurehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:CategoryTree Daniel Kinzler Renameuserhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Renameuser Adds a special pagehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:RenameUser to rename a user (need renameuser right) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason and Aaron Schulz User Merge and Deletehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:User_Merge_and_Delete (Version 1.6.1)Merges references from one user to another userhttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:UserMerge in the wiki database - will also delete old users following merge. Requires usermerge privileges Tim Laqua Parser hooks CategoryTreehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree Dynamically navigate the category structurehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:CategoryTree Daniel Kinzler External Datahttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data (Version 1.3.6)Allows for retrieving structured data from external URLs, databases and other sources Yaron Koren, Michael Dale and David Macdonald Google Calendarhttp://www.bastianschaefer.org/PHP/MediaWikiExtensions Display Google Calendar Bastian Schaefer ImageMaphttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap Allows client-side clickable image maps using <imagemap> tag Tim Starling RSS Readerhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS_Reader (Version 0.2.5)Adds <rss> tag Artem Kaznatcheev Other Google Maps Extensionhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Maps (Version 0.9.4)<gm-descs> Evan Millerhttp://www.evanmiller.org/ includehttp://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:include This lets you include static content from a local or remote URL. Noah Spurrier (Patched by Matthieu Moy) LDAP Authentication Pluginhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LDAP_Authentication (Version 1.2e)LDAP authentication plugin with support for multiple LDAP authentication methods Ryan Lane Extension functions efCategoryTree, efRSSReader, wfGoogleCalendar, wfGoogleMaps_Install and wf_include Parser extension tags <categorytree>, <gallery>, <googlecalendar>, <googlemap>, <googlemapkml>, <imagemap>, <include>, <nowiki>, <pre> and <rss>
It is probably running under somebody's desk off an ancient PC.
the OS is =>
FreeBSD snokx0fbsd01.fubar.com 8.2-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Mon Nov 14 17:25:54 MST 2011
We are a redhat shop
I would much appreciate if the seasoned experts here could suggest the best way to get from here to anything NOW.
We want to put it on a virtual server, which I imagine is fine.
I doubt I could upgrade in one go - but how many steps does it take? And what are they.
There appears to be backups made as follows
/usr/local/bin/mysqldump -u backup yadda yadda
tar -zcf /backups/mediawiki-current.tar.gz mediawiki
I have worked with other wiki's but not MediaWiki particular.
It looks like there are rpms's for redhat - could I use that or do I have to use the tar ball. I don;t really care - I know how to compile - I just want to best chance of success.
Much appreciate any pointers.
BG
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Bakkies Gatvol bakgat8@hotmail.com wrote:
I have been asked to "make production" an ancient intra-net installation
Should be able to do the upgrade in one go. The installer will take your database through successive upgrades from 1.18 to current.
I'd put it on RHEL or CentOS if you're a redhat shop.
Don't use the RPM (missing extensions), use the tarball. There's nothing to compile. Just untar the distribution and follow the upgrade guide at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading
Make sure you have a backup of the database (like you mentioned) and also the images directory.
The biggest challenge I see is that you're using LDAP authentication, and the whole Session Management / Authentication bit changed in REL1_27
Or, call me and I'll set you up on a maintained and supported distribution of MediaWiki http://qualitybox.us/
~ Greg
Greg Rundlett https://eQuality-Tech.com https://equality-tech.com/ https://freephile.org
This actually isn't all that ancient (MediaWiki has unit tests making sure upgrades work from at least 1.15. And really, anything after 1.5 should probably work fine). Normal upgrade procedure should work fine.
-- Brian
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Bakkies Gatvol bakgat8@hotmail.com wrote:
I have been asked to "make production" an ancient intra-net installation
here is the Special:Version info
Installed software Product Version MediaWikihttp://www.mediawiki.org/ 1.18.3 PHPhttp://www.php.net/ 5.3.10 (apache2handler) MySQLhttp://www.mysql.com/ 5.1.62-log Installed extensions Special pages CategoryTreehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree Dynamically navigate the category structurehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:CategoryTree Daniel Kinzler Renameuserhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Renameuser Adds a special pagehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:RenameUser to rename a user (need renameuser right) Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason and Aaron Schulz User Merge and Deletehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:User_Merge_and_Delete (Version 1.6.1)Merges references from one user to another userhttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:UserMerge in the wiki database - will also delete old users following merge. Requires usermerge privileges Tim Laqua Parser hooks CategoryTreehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree Dynamically navigate the category structurehttp://creswiki.se.fss.aramark.com/wiki/Special:CategoryTree Daniel Kinzler External Datahttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data (Version 1.3.6)Allows for retrieving structured data from external URLs, databases and other sources Yaron Koren, Michael Dale and David Macdonald Google Calendarhttp://www.bastianschaefer.org/PHP/MediaWikiExtensions Display Google Calendar Bastian Schaefer ImageMaphttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap Allows client-side clickable image maps using <imagemap> tag Tim Starling RSS Readerhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS_Reader (Version 0.2.5)Adds <rss> tag Artem Kaznatcheev Other Google Maps Extensionhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Maps (Version 0.9.4)<gm-descs> Evan Millerhttp://www.evanmiller.org/ includehttp://mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:include This lets you include static content from a local or remote URL. Noah Spurrier (Patched by Matthieu Moy) LDAP Authentication Pluginhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LDAP_Authentication (Version 1.2e)LDAP authentication plugin with support for multiple LDAP authentication methods Ryan Lane Extension functions efCategoryTree, efRSSReader, wfGoogleCalendar, wfGoogleMaps_Install and wf_include Parser extension tags <categorytree>, <gallery>, <googlecalendar>, <googlemap>, <googlemapkml>, <imagemap>, <include>, <nowiki>, <pre> and <rss>
It is probably running under somebody's desk off an ancient PC.
the OS is =>
FreeBSD snokx0fbsd01.fubar.com 8.2-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Mon Nov 14 17:25:54 MST 2011
We are a redhat shop
I would much appreciate if the seasoned experts here could suggest the best way to get from here to anything NOW.
We want to put it on a virtual server, which I imagine is fine.
I doubt I could upgrade in one go - but how many steps does it take? And what are they.
There appears to be backups made as follows
/usr/local/bin/mysqldump -u backup yadda yadda
tar -zcf /backups/mediawiki-current.tar.gz mediawiki
I have worked with other wiki's but not MediaWiki particular.
It looks like there are rpms's for redhat - could I use that or do I have to use the tar ball. I don;t really care - I know how to compile - I just want to best chance of success.
Much appreciate any pointers.
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Hi Bakkies,
On 03.10.2017 15:59, Bakkies Gatvol wrote: Tim Starling RSS Readerhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS_Reader (Version 0.2.5)Adds <rss> tag Artem Kaznatcheev I do party administrate a wiki. We were very long searching for a good rss extension. Best replace your RSS extension with https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS
In General: don't forget to update (and best test before) all your extensions! check also if the stuff in the LocalSettings.conf has changed for the extensions. In case you replace an extension, keep checking if everything works or if the markup has changed or you need e.g. another template.
You will also have to install a separate skin - similar to extension, but nowadays separated out of the core. ;-)
Regards,
Dennis
If you're installing from the tar files they include skins already. Only from git must you install your own.
--Chad
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 4:18 PM Dennis Roczek dennisroczek@libreoffice.org wrote:
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Hi Bakkies,
On 03.10.2017 15:59, Bakkies Gatvol wrote: Tim Starling RSS Readerhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS_Reader (Version 0.2.5)Adds <rss> tag Artem Kaznatcheev I do party administrate a wiki. We were very long searching for a good rss extension. Best replace your RSS extension with https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS
In General: don't forget to update (and best test before) all your extensions! check also if the stuff in the LocalSettings.conf has changed for the extensions. In case you replace an extension, keep checking if everything works or if the markup has changed or you need e.g. another template.
You will also have to install a separate skin - similar to extension, but nowadays separated out of the core. ;-)
Regards,
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If I install a new redhat 7 server and copy over the database & wiki backups - how long would it be reasonable to say it would take to do the upgrade? I want to be able to say - I will give it "X" days worth of work - but more effort than that would require special consideration.
Thx
BG
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On 06.10.2017 17:11, Bakkies Gatvol wrote:
If I install a new redhat 7 server and copy over the database & wiki b
ackups - how long would it be reasonable to say it would take to do the upgrade? I want to be able to say - I will give it "X" days worth of wor k - but more effort than that would require special consideration. well this depends of course how fast you copy the stuff (e.g. images), how big the database is (amount of data) how fast the server is (I/O and CPU/RAM) and so on.
I would always do a test upgrade using a copy of all the exisiting data (mainly db and files) and would test it. Only then you will see what kind of problems you will have! Please test before you simply start.
And as always: do not forget to backup all the stuff before restarting!
Regards, Dennis
On Tue, 2017-10-03 at 13:59 +0000, Bakkies Gatvol wrote:
I have been asked to "make production" an ancient intra-net installation
...
We are a redhat shop
Hi,
I'm just looking at upgrading our mediawiki 1.24 to 1.29.1. If you are going to be using RedHat/CentOS, then I would say take a look at the document at: https: //www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Red_Hat_Linux
Note that PHP 5.5 or higher is required for the latest mediawiki versions, but RHEL7 only provides PHP version 5.4. So the use of the software collection repository will be required in order to get the php55 packages. (These also drag in httpd24.)
John.
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