I often put the database into read-only mode so that people can still access the site while the upgrade is happening. Granted the MW site that I run isn't "overly busy" it serves its purpose and haven't had any complaints yet... I would highly recommend that you test the upgrade for any issues with Extensions that you have first though as I have run into problems on occasion with them breaking (having a test box to do this on helps, otherwise you could duplicate the server files and database and do the upgrade on that copy of MW if a separate box isn't an option for you).
I do this by placing the following in the LocalSettings.php $wgReadOnly = 'Currently there is maintenance occuring on the Wiki. This should be completed by 11:30 Friday at which point updates can be made again'; If anybody thinks this is a bad idea then I would like to hear from them and why! Cheers Cameron On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Jan Steinman <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Tim Starling <[email protected]> > > > > 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<http://www.ecoreality.org/>> > :::: > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
