Difference between revisions of "MediaWiki Upgrade January 2014"

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First, read [[MediaWiki Upgrade April 2011]] for notes on the last mediawiki upgrade.
 
First, read [[MediaWiki Upgrade April 2011]] for notes on the last mediawiki upgrade.
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Refer to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading Manual:Upgrading]
  
 
Determine the current version of MediaWiki.  You can find the MediaWiki version on your server in the file includes/DefaultSettings.php. It should be a variable assigned somewhere in the first 50 lines or so.  (see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/Upgrade_%282%29 Upgrade - need to find version])
 
Determine the current version of MediaWiki.  You can find the MediaWiki version on your server in the file includes/DefaultSettings.php. It should be a variable assigned somewhere in the first 50 lines or so.  (see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/Upgrade_%282%29 Upgrade - need to find version])
  
 
Determine the MySQL version.  Since the last upgrade the MySQL server was independently updated, as was PHP, Apache, and the OS (kernel_
 
Determine the MySQL version.  Since the last upgrade the MySQL server was independently updated, as was PHP, Apache, and the OS (kernel_

Revision as of 20:01, 28 January 2014

Prior to updating the mediawiki, a few things need to be determined.

First, read MediaWiki Upgrade April 2011 for notes on the last mediawiki upgrade.

Refer to Manual:Upgrading

Determine the current version of MediaWiki. You can find the MediaWiki version on your server in the file includes/DefaultSettings.php. It should be a variable assigned somewhere in the first 50 lines or so. (see Upgrade - need to find version)

Determine the MySQL version. Since the last upgrade the MySQL server was independently updated, as was PHP, Apache, and the OS (kernel_