[Mediawiki-l] [MediaWiki-l] SVN: Exactly how does this work?

[Brion Vibber]

Elliott F. Cable wrote:
> I would like to keep our version updated to 1.7 all the time; but we  
> have lots of extensions installed and other things in the same  
> directory as mediawiki. If I run svn up on my local directory, would  
> it only upgrade the mediawiki files that have changed, without  
> removing our special stuff? And no, I haven't changed any actual  
> mediawiki files other than LocalSettings.php; so would this work?

svn up shouldn't interfere with your custom files. (As long as they don't
conflict, of course.)

Don't forget to run maintenance/update.php to update localizations and database
changes as well. These may come without warning. (And always use caution and
back up your data regularly.)

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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