Hi everyone, I searched the archive for a while and couldn't find any advice on this subject, nor on Mediawiki really.
Right now I have the "feeling", the wiki has so many problems, it would be good to have a clean install and start "from scratch" - without loosing all the content obviously... details and questions below: My (wiki's) situation: * MW 1.16, hosted on dreamhost, approx. 150 users, can only be read and edited by approved members. * active since 3,5 years * hosted on dreamhost, one-click advanced install, in the past I preferred to use their automatic updates, not to have too much hassle about it. Problems: * in the past all these extensions worked, but I can't get them to work anymore: ConfirmAccount, Collection. * SVGs don't show anymore properly * some minor problems ... So, now I'm thinking, a fresh install will help. * make it all new, maybe use subversion this time to install MW * install all extensions I need, be more specific this time - I learned a lot in those 3 years, about what I need etc ... * somehow transfer the data, files and the users from the "old wiki"... * invite the other 500 people that wait for access ... About me and my level of proficiency: I'm not a professional but ended up doing it all by myself, spending many hours searching subversion manuals etc .... My questions: * is a fresh install advisable? * the way I outlined it above, could this work? * do you have experiences on this? * or any other recommendations? Thanks a lot, sorry for the very long email ;-) Flo _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
