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== Howto Upgrade the wiki ==
== Howto Upgrade the wiki ==
These are the steps I used. Replace version numbers where appropriate.
These are the steps I used. Replace version numbers where appropriate.
== Structure of mediawiki folders ==
== Structure of mediawiki folders ==
* in the web root, there are a number of mediawiki versions. For non-major updates (1.22.x to 1.23.x) the databases are generally compatable. So if an update goes wrong, change the mediawiki symlink back to the older version.
* in the web root, there are a number of mediawiki versions. For non-major updates (1.22.x to 1.23.x) the databases are generally compatable. So if an update goes wrong, change the mediawiki symlink back to the older version.
* 3rd party extensions are not stored in mediawiki/extensions like the docs suggest, but instead as a neighbor to the mediawiki folder.
* 3rd party extensions are not stored in mediawiki/extensions like the docs suggest, but instead as a neighbor to the mediawiki folder.
* LocalSettings.php is also a neighbor, and is symlinked into each mediawiki folder.
* LocalSettings.php is also a neighbor, and is symlinked into each mediawiki folder.
* Any item in the cache folder is considered expired if it is older than the modified time of the LocalSettings.php file. <code>sudo touch LocalSettings.php<code> to expire the cache.
* Any item in the cache folder is considered expired if it is older than the modified time of the LocalSettings.php file. <code>sudo touch LocalSettings.php<code> to expire the cache.
