Re: [Mediawiki-l] Upgrade Question

2010-10-23 Thread Christopher Eicher
Yup I have full control over what version of PHP my database uses currently. Set it to PHP5 after a problem with the media wiki software and left it at PHP5. How would I backup the entire Wiki Directory? Usually i'll just go into the phpadmin code for the database linked to the media wiki and se

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Upgrade Question

2010-10-23 Thread Benjamin Lees
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Christopher Eicher wrote: > I would be upgrading from the media wiki 1.6 to 1.16 version. Make sure your host has PHP 5 (rather than PHP 4). > What files > would I need to backup on the database and once done do I need to reinsert > those files into the database

[Mediawiki-l] Copy wiki to different domain

2010-10-23 Thread Bruce Whealton
Hello all, Is there an extension that would help with copying/moving a mw site to a different domain? I don't know how easy it would be to copy not just the articles but uploaded files, such as images, videos. What about with regard to SMW? To export this semantic data and bring it

[Mediawiki-l] Including presentations

2010-10-23 Thread Bruce Whealton
Hello all, I have been finding some nice presentations on SMW which are on slideshare. I was wondering if they can be included in my wiki(s)? First there is the issue of attribution, giving credit and whether there is permission to use it elsewhere... then there is the issue of embedding

[Mediawiki-l] Upgrade Question

2010-10-23 Thread Christopher Eicher
The web hosting company i'm with now has the ability to upgrade my wiki software, but i'm hesitant to do so because it might kill my content. I would be upgrading from the media wiki 1.6 to 1.16 version. What files would I need to backup on the database and once done do I need to reinsert those f

Re: [Mediawiki-l] Animated Gifs

2010-10-23 Thread Anne Wilson
On Friday 22 Oct 2010 22:35:14 Dan Nessett wrote: > We are upgrading to 1.16. One of the things we would like to do is > support animated gifs. Unfortunately, there is a surfeit of information > about this issue, but nothing I have read so far gives a clear guideline > how to go about providing suc