Upgrading MediaWiki installation
pm = Peter's MediaWiki directory
pm.update = Flag file which, when present, causes httpd to return a static "maintenance" page
- cd /home/pm
- tar zxf <source-path>/mediawiki-X.Y.Z.tar.gz
- chown -R root:root mediawiki-X.Y.Z
- ln -s ../LocalSettings.php mediawiki-X.Y.Z/
- touch /etc/httpd/sites/pm.update
- rm -f mediawiki (remove soft link)
- ln -s mediawiki-X.Y.Z mediawiki
- ./update_wiki
- OR
- cd mediawiki/maintenance; php update.php --quick
- rm -f /etc/httpd/sites/pm.update
- Test