Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-04 Thread Rob Lingelbach
new 1.22.7 functioning ok except that uploaded images won’t show. They upload ok, just don’t show on the wiki pages. For example, the default flower with “set wgLogo to the URL path to your own logo image” displays fine in its original form… other image uploads, after seeming to upload success

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 2, 2014, at 9:52 PM, Tom wrote: > docs root or public_html as the case may be for others. > > /wiki with a /wiki alias? Typo. Should have been docroot/wiki/mediawiki-version#. maybe good reasons not to do it that way. > > /a or /b or whatever and rewrite as /wiki or /public or w

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Tom
docs root or public_html as the case may be for others. /wiki with a /wiki alias? /a or /b or whatever and rewrite as /wiki or /public or whatever you want to rewrite it too. Updates are easier /w with your new install in /wnew. Update extensions, copy over images directory, and any other

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 2, 2014, at 6:59 PM, Tom Hutchison wrote: > Did you account for /images or /skins and a whole lot of other things in your > .htaccess file? Always a bad idea to put the install in the root. You mean e.g. apache’s DocumentRoot or ServerRoot? I’ve been in the habit of having mediawiki f

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Tom Hutchison
Did you account for /images or /skins and a whole lot of other things in your .htaccess file? Always a bad idea to put the install in the root. This is only the start of what you need to think of. Robots.txt, google verification file, /extensions which store files such as processed widgets. Sear

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread John
You should be able to mass upload missing images if you extract them from the /images subdirectories and use the importimages.php as for graphs if they are not in /images your probably missing the extension that created it. Just download and install it to the new wiki. On Monday, June 2, 2014, Rob

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:00 PM, John wrote: > Grumble, Grumble. > > If you review my previous suggestion, Which I know works because Ive done > it myself several times. Is to move the old directory to a .old or archived > location and unpack the new mediawiki in the same place and use the same

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread John
Grumble, Grumble. If you review my previous suggestion, Which I know works because Ive done it myself several times. Is to move the old directory to a .old or archived location and unpack the new mediawiki in the same place and use the same setup you should have almost no issues. If you start

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Rob Lingelbach
I copied over all the old images, which were in the 1.20.2/images directory, to the 1.22.7/images directory, preserving hierarchy, etc. They aren’t appearing, and I suspect it’s because of the path change that happened with the version change. Here are is my apache httpd.conf showing the alias

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread John
You should be able to just copy/paste the old image directory and be good since all the data is in backup On Monday, June 2, 2014, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2014, at 2:35 AM, Gordon Joly > wrote: > > > On 02/06/14 01:33, John wrote: > >> I don't have the docs in front of me, but you s

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 2, 2014, at 2:35 AM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 02/06/14 01:33, John wrote: >> I don't have the docs in front of me, but you should be able to just use >> the importdump.php and point it to the backup and import all of the old data > > > Good idea! Will need some cleanup, but a good plan.

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Gordon Joly
On 02/06/14 01:33, John wrote: > I don't have the docs in front of me, but you should be able to just use > the importdump.php and point it to the backup and import all of the old data Good idea! Will need some cleanup, but a good plan. :-) Gordo __

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-02 Thread Gordon Joly
On 02/06/14 01:27, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > I wouldn’t be averse to folding that data in manually to a new structure > based on the clean > 1.22.7 install, but don’t know quite what the best way to do that would be. Do a mysqldump of the old, and then restore in the new? Gordo ___

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread John
I don't have the docs in front of me, but you should be able to just use the importdump.php and point it to the backup and import all of the old data On Sunday, June 1, 2014, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > I have a brand new install of 1.22.7 done and ready. (ready for what I ask > myself). > > I have

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
I have a brand new install of 1.22.7 done and ready. (ready for what I ask myself). I have years of development (data mostly) in the old Mediawiki, which I have backed up in various ways. I wouldn’t be averse to folding that data in manually to a new structure based on the clean 1.22.7 install

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
I thought about that. But what about the MySQL db, how would the old one (1.20.2) compete with the new one? On Jun 1, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Gordon Joly wrote: > On 01/06/14 20:14, Rob Lingelbach wrote: >> Reloaded existing (old) LocalSettings.php > > > Did you do a brand new install on 1.22.7 a

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Gordon Joly
On 01/06/14 20:14, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > Reloaded existing (old) LocalSettings.php Did you do a brand new install on 1.22.7 and then compare that LocalSetting.php with the old one? Gordo ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.or

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread John
OK, looks like its not a rewrite issue. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:How_to_debug on how to find out what is causing the problem On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > meant to say, the URL below is the path to the existing broken 1.22.7 > install > as it exists no

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
meant to say, the URL below is the path to the existing broken 1.22.7 install as it exists now. On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:38 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > I’ll leave the broken 1.22.7 in place for now. I’ll restart apache now. > > colorist.org/wiki is the path to the formerly working installation

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
I’ll leave the broken 1.22.7 in place for now. I’ll restart apache now. colorist.org/wiki is the path to the formerly working installation (1.20.2) if you like I can put 1.20.2 back online after this On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:32 PM, John wrote: > If the existing broken wiki is public I could

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread John
If the existing broken wiki is public I could take a look, it might be an issue with rewrite rules, Oh and have you rebooted your webserver? On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > I can reconstruct it on 1.20. and make it public again if it helps. > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:26 PM,

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
It was until I started upgrading it. Now it’s down. On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:26 PM, John wrote: > is your wiki public? > -- Rob Lingelbach http://rob.colorist.org http://colorist.org r...@colorist.org ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
I can reconstruct it on 1.20. and make it public again if it helps. On Jun 1, 2014, at 3:26 PM, John wrote: > is your wiki public? \ ___ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread John
is your wiki public? On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > > > > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John wrote: > > > >> I would have waited for 1.23. But your first step is either upgrading > the > >> extensions or removing th

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Rob Lingelbach wrote: > > On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John wrote: > >> I would have waited for 1.23. But your first step is either upgrading the >> extensions or removing them. Most broken extensions cause havoc trying to >> debug. Once you remove all your extensio

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
On Jun 1, 2014, at 2:19 PM, John wrote: > I would have waited for 1.23. But your first step is either upgrading the > extensions or removing them. Most broken extensions cause havoc trying to > debug. Once you remove all your extensions you can add them back one by one > until your wiki breaks.

Re: [MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread John
I would have waited for 1.23. But your first step is either upgrading the extensions or removing them. Most broken extensions cause havoc trying to debug. Once you remove all your extensions you can add them back one by one until your wiki breaks. At that point you know where the problem is. On Su

[MediaWiki-l] upgrade 1.20.2 to 1.22.7

2014-06-01 Thread Rob Lingelbach
Platform is CentOS. MW version 1.20.2 PHP 5.4.29 (apache2handler) MySQL 5.5.37 I want to upgrade (long overdue) to MW 1.22.7 . Backed up the files and DB. did "php update.php" returns no errors. I didn't upgrade the extensions because I have lots of them, and have found this the hardest part