[Mediawiki-l] Will Data Disappear?

[Sy Ali]

On 1/19/06, John Bidder <member at highlanddrive.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I've never done an updgrade of Media Wiki.
> I'm on 1.4.7 and heading up to 1.5.5
>
> I'm looking for reassurance from people that the contents/images etc of the Wiki will be left intact if normal upgrade/installation methods are used.
> I can't imagine for a moment that upgrading will make data disappear but lack of experience makes me cautious.

Not to diminish what Rob said (docs and backups), but to reassure
you.. I did it and it worked for me.  =)

Actually, the install and update functionality has been quite a
spectaculat experience.