-
This file provides an overview of the MediaWiki upgrade process. For help with
specific problems, check
-* the documentation at http://www.mediawiki.org
+* the documentation at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents
* the mediawiki-l mailing list archive at
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/
-* the bug tracker at https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org
+* the bug tracker at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/
for information and workarounds to common issues.
== Overview ==
Comprehensive documentation on upgrading to the latest version of the software
-is available at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading.
+is available at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Upgrading
=== Consult the release notes ===
the upgrade scripts are somewhat robust, there is no guarantee that things will
not fail, leaving the database in an inconsistent state.
-http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki provides an overview of
+https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki provides an overview of
the backup process. You should also refer to the documentation for your
database management system for information on backing up a database, and to
your operating system documentation for information on making copies of files.
can change between release branches, e.g. $wgDisableUploads in 1.4 is replaced
with $wgEnableUploads in later versions. When upgrading, consult the release
notes to check for configuration changes which would alter the expected
-behaviour of MediaWiki.
+behavior of MediaWiki.
=== Check installed extensions ===
in late August 2003) you may need to manually run some of the update SQL
scripts in maintenance/archives before the installer is able to pick up
with remaining updates.
-
-
-== Upgrading from UseModWiki or old "phase 2" Wikipedia code ==
-
-There is a semi-maintained UseModWiki to MediaWiki conversion script at
-maintenance/importUseModWiki.php; it may require tweaking and customization
-to work for you.
-
-Install a new MediaWiki first, then use the conversion script which will
-output SQL statements; direct these to a file and then run that into your
-database.
-
-You will have to rebuild the links tables etc after importing.
-
-