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| − | Upgrading a wiki to a more recent version involves running the [[MW:Manual:Update.php|''update.php'']] | + | Upgrading a wiki to a more recent version involves running the [[MW:Manual:Update.php|''update.php'']] [[MW:Manual:Maintenance scripts|maintenance]] script. |
| − | The prerequisite for | + | The prerequisite required to be able to run these scripts is a username and password for the database that the instance of mediawiki uses. This information is contained in a file called [[MW:Manual:AdminSettings.php|AdminSettings.php]] which contains the global variables for a mysql user with root privileges. |
For information on how to do this, see [[Run a wiki maintenance script]] | For information on how to do this, see [[Run a wiki maintenance script]] | ||
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Upgrade a wiki Organic Design procedure |
Upgrading a wiki to a more recent version involves running the update.php maintenance script. The prerequisite required to be able to run these scripts is a username and password for the database that the instance of mediawiki uses. This information is contained in a file called AdminSettings.php which contains the global variables for a mysql user with root privileges.
For information on how to do this, see Run a wiki maintenance script
