neith12 wrote:
I recently discovered another wiki with the exact same
name as mine. To
avoid confusion (and potential trademark issues), I would like to change the
name of my wiki. Is it possible to do this without re-installing everything?
I have read the FAQ, but couldn't find any information on this. I'd
appreciate any help.
The essential thing is:
1) Edit LocalSettings.php and change the $wgSitename setting.
You may also wish to:
2) run maintenance/rebuildMessages.php --update
to re-source localized messages. Shouldn't be strictly required with current
versions of MediaWiki, but some older versions hardcoded information into the
wiki at install time.
3) Run maintenance/namespaceDupes.php --fix
in case your new name produced any namespace conflicts which could make existing
pages inaccessible.
4) Run maintenance/refreshLinks.php to update link tables.
5) Check Special:Allmessages and Special:Allpages for pages which might need to
be moved and links that need to be fixed.
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)