On 04/06/2011 11:50 PM, monkey wrote: >> $DP = $IP; >> >> This is setting a global variable which has been obsolete since >> MediaWiki 1.2 (2004). I'm not saying it's not a good idea to start >> again every once in a while, I'm just saying that it's possible to go >> a long, long way without doing that. >> >> You should be able to remove the extensions you don't want, and fix >> the extensions you do want, without rewriting your configuration >> files. I've found that "svn checkout --force" is a useful tool for >> repairing tarball installations with modified files. I can give more >> details on that if you want them. >> >> >> Thanks Tim, > > I'll have a look into that --force parameter, but I've only ever changed > localsettings.php ..
If you only changed LocalSettings.php, it might be easier to check out a new copy of the source and then move the files you want to keep, like configuration files and images. > Removing extensions/installing extensions: > - I had to "svn checkout" some specific revisions, like after updating going > back again, to actually have a working copy and so on - doesn't this mess up > the system? > - and what about the databases? E.g. some extensions needed some > DB-adjustments .. I've always run the update.php and so on, but how does > this work when you go backwards? It depends on the extension and the versions involved, in both cases. -- Tim Starling _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
