> From: Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org> > > Philip Beach wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> Is it safe to upgrade my wiki using the script while the site is >> under heavy >> use? Should I disable access first? > > You can follow the suggested procedure in the FAQ: > > <http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#Can_my_wiki_stay_online_while_it_is_upgrading.3F > > >
While it may say so in the fine print, it sure seems scary to me! Personally, I do the following: 1) post an announcement of scheduled system maintenance, 2) take the site down, 3) backup the database, 4) upgrade, 5) test, 6) bring it back on-line. Perhaps that's excessively conservative. I'm guessing if the MediaWiki FAQ says you can do it, Wikipedia probably gets away with it, but it still seems scary to me! :::: The old normal is that life will go on just like before. The new normal is that nothing will ever be the same. -- Dmitry Orlov :::: :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality <http://www.EcoReality.org> :::: _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
