I'm in the process of trying to upgrade the scripts on my Disinfopedia. Right now it's running the Wikipedia scripts which I downloaded about three months ago. I'm having some trouble and would appreciate answers to a few questions.

(1) My immediate *reason* for wanting to upgrade is that my web host says the existing script "has driven the server load to unbearable proportions and even caused the server to crash which required a manual reboot." We got a significant upward spike in usage on Sunday, which probably accounts for the problem. My first question is: Have changes made during the past three months improved the efficiency of the scripts in ways that might reduce the server load? If not, maybe there's no need for me to upgrade the scripts at this time.

(2) I used CVS to install the new scripts at a temporary URL for testing purposes, but I haven't been able to get them working. I compared my current database schema to the schema in buildTables.sql, and it looks like a number of changes have been made, including:

* In table "user," the field "user_newtalk" has been dropped.

* A table "user_newtalk" has been added.

* In table "cur," the fields "cur_ind_title" and "cur_ind_text" have been dropped.

* In table "math," the field "math_html_conservative" has been renamed to "math_html_conservativeness," and a new field "math_mathml" has been added.

* A table "searchindex" has been added.

I'm assuming that these differences account for the failure of the current scripts to run my existing database. I could use SQL queries to add and delete the necessary fields, but I'm nervous about screwing something up. What's the best way to proceed?

Mil gracias!