On 11-04-06 02:49 AM, monkey wrote: > 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 I believe you should have still database access to your one-click install at Dreamhost. You should be able to get a good transfer by setting up a new 1.16 install from source (svn branches are a good way to do that, I do all my wiki that way myself) and importing a dump of the same database as what's in your one-click install.
...though personally, I'm of the opinion that MediaWiki is best run on at minimum a VPS, not shared hosting like DreamHosts' one-clicks are hosted in. I suppose Dreamhost is one of the few better quality shared hosts though. ...now if I only had services to solicit... ~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://daniel.friesen.name] -- ~Daniel Friesen (Dantman, Nadir-Seen-Fire) [http://daniel.friesen.name] _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
