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