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Diffstat (limited to 'UPGRADE')
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@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ You can also obtain the new files directly from our Subversion source code repository, via a checkout or export operation. Replace the existing MediaWiki files with the new. You should preserve the -LocalSettings.php file, AdminSettings.php file (if present), and the -"extensions" and "images" directories. +LocalSettings.php file and the "extensions" and "images" directories. Depending upon your configuration, you may also need to preserve additional directories, including a custom upload directory ($wgUploadDirectory), @@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ deleted file archives, and any custom skins. === Perform the database upgrade === -You will need an AdminSettings.php file set up in the correct format; see -AdminSettings.sample in the wiki root for more information and examples. +You will need to have $wgDBadminuser and $wgDBadminpassword set in your +LocalSettings.php, see there for more info. From the command line, browse to the "maintenance" directory and run the update.php script to check and update the schema. This will insert missing @@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ behaviour of MediaWiki. === Check installed extensions === In MediaWiki 1.14 some extensions are migrated into the core. Please see the -RELEASE-NOTES section "Migrated extensions" and disable these extensions in your -localSettings.php +HISTORY section "Migrated extensions" and disable these extensions in your +LocalSettings.php === Test === @@ -172,10 +171,10 @@ should be replaced with: === Web installer === You can use the web-based installer wizard if you first remove the -LocalSettings.php (and AdminSettings.php, if any) files; be sure to -give the installer the same information as you did on the original -install (language/encoding, database name, password, etc). This will -also generate a fresh LocalSettings.php, which you may need to customize. +LocalSettings.php file; be sure to give the installer the same +information as you did on the original install (language/encoding, +database name, password, etc). This will also generate a fresh +LocalSettings.php, which you may need to customize. You may change some settings during the install, but be very careful! Changing the encoding in particular will generally leave you with a @@ -185,8 +184,8 @@ lot of corrupt pages, particularly if your wiki is not in English. Additionally, as of 1.4.0 you can run an in-place upgrade script from the command line, keeping your existing LocalSettings.php. This requires -that you create an AdminSettings.php giving an appropriate database user -and password with privileges to modify the database structure. +that you set $wgDBadminuser and $wgDBadminpassword with an appropriate +database user and password with privileges to modify the database structure. Once the new files are in place, go into the maintenance subdirectory and run the script: |