OpenWetWare:Administration/Upgrade

Reference

 * Upgrading MediaWiki - from Meta
 * Manual: Upgrading


 * To find out current version:
 * Special:Version
 * includes/DefaultSettings.php

Overview

 * 1) Read release notes and changelog, UPGRADE file in the distribution
 * 2) Test upgrade on a separate installation with its own images folder and database instance
 * 3) Post upgrade announcement on OWW front page
 * 4) Backup images folder and make a database dump
 * 5) Lock the wiki
 * 6) Update the codebase via Subversion
 * 7) Run maintenance scripts if necessary (update.php and upgradeX_Y.php)
 * 8) Test extensions using the feature test
 * 9) Have a look at the new database schema