Yup I have full control over what version of PHP my database uses currently. Set it to PHP5 after a problem with the media wiki software and left it at PHP5. How would I backup the entire Wiki Directory? Usually i'll just go into the phpadmin code for the database linked to the media wiki and select all the files then create a zip file with all the files to make the wiki work zipped up in it. After that i'll just download the zip file and keep it stored away on my computer.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Benjamin Lees emufarmers@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Christopher Eicher predx97@gmail.com wrote:
I would be upgrading from the media wiki 1.6 to 1.16 version.
Make sure your host has PHP 5 (rather than PHP 4).
What files would I need to backup on the database and once done do I need to
reinsert
those files into the database or should the files in the database carry over?
You should back up your entire database.[0] For the sake of simplicity, you should also back up the entire wiki directory. If the upgrade goes smoothly, you will not need to re-import your backup.
[0] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki
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