Help:Upgrading MediaWiki

Notes for upgrading MediaWiki on shared server at InMotion.

1. Backup database using PhpMyAdmin on InMotion's cPanel. Backup will be downloaded to local machine from which upgrade is being performed.
2. Backup current version of MediaWiki on shared server.
   1. SSH into shared server and execute follow command from root directory of MediaWiki instance - cp -r * <path to backup directory>
   2. After backing up, check to insure all files were copied - diff -rq <root of current MediaWiki> <path to backup directory>
3. Stop access to current version by executing following command from root directory of current MediaWiki instance - mv LocalSettings.php LocalSettings.php.old