mysqldump -u databaseuser --password=password wikidb_name --compatible=mysql40 > yourwikidb.sql tar czf your-files.tar.gz /path/to/your/httpdocs

create the database & database_user on your new server copy those 2 files to your new server mysql -u newdatabaseuser --password=password wikidb_name < yourwikidb.sql tar xzf your-files.tar.gz

adjust paths etc...

this is my raw backup-routine and it works quite good :)

.robert

Hello all...

Well, I wish to open a new wiki which is similar in many ways to the wiki I already have.

I know the Export feature is not working yet, so I wondered if you know about any other way to duplicate the wiki or the wiki database instead of installing a new one and copy the pages one by one...

My wiki version is 1.5.6.

Thank you all very much,

Peleg.

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