Just a quick note: when using update.php, it does *not* reinitialize user interface messages that have already been stored ready in the MediaWiki: namespace. In particular, this means if you're upgrading from MediaWiki 1.1.0 (which initialized the messages, but didn't use them by default), your later-changed $wgSitename setting or any customizations directly in Language.php will appear overridden by the old defaults. The next release should be a little more sensible and automatically update all messages that haven't been manually edited. You can force the use of messages taken directly out of Language*.php by setting $wgUseDatabaseMessages = false; or you can reinitialize all the messages using rebuildMessages.php in the maintenance directory (command-line script). You can also update the messages manually, if you're going to change them all anyway. :) For some general help on the messages system, see http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_namespace Also, the command-line install & update scripts forget to install magnify-clip.png, which is used for thumbnail image display. Copy it from images/ into your uploads directory if you notice it's missing. The in-place installation never forgets to install a file of course, because they're all right there! I'd much appreciate feedback from anyone testing the in-place web install, particularly on Windows or other obscure operating systems. :) -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)