How do I export MySQL from MediaWiki 1.23.1 and import it to MediaWiki 1.28.2?

davidhedlund999 2017-05-13 16:43:49 UTC #1

Which version of the application are you using?: Bitnami MediaWiki 1.23.1-0.
Please choose how you got the application: Installer (Windows, Linux, macOS), cloud image (AWS, GCE, Azure, ...) or VM (VMDK, VBOX): Linux
Have you installed any plugin or modified any configuration file?: No
Describe here your question/suggestion/issue (expected and actual results): How do I export MySQL from MediaWiki 1.23.1 and import it to MediaWiki 1.28.2?

davidg 2017-05-15 10:06:33 UTC #2

Hello @davidhedlund999,

Could you try to follow it and let us know if it works for you?

Best regards

davidhedlund999 2017-05-15 15:49:53 UTC #3

Thank you David. I saved the link.

davidhedlund999 2018-06-07 07:41:40 UTC #4

@davidg Can you please mention this to https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/apps/mediawiki/#how-to-upgrade-mediawiki ? I think this is the preferred way to backup MediaWiki as it uses the programs by MediaWiki itself:

Backup the current Bitnami MediaWiki instance (1.28.2-0 in this example. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:DumpBackup.php for options):
** cd /home/me/mediawiki-1.28.2-0/
** php/bin/php apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/dumpBackup.php > /home/me/mediawiki-1.28.2-0.xml
Install the new Bitnami MediaWiki instance (1.30.0-2 in this example).
Import the backup (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:ImportDump.php for options):
** cd /home/me/mediawiki-1.30.0-2/
** php/bin/php apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importDump.php < /home/me/mediawiki-1.28.2-0.xml

jota 2018-06-07 10:30:38 UTC #5

Thank you for the information. I'll forward this information to our documentation team and they will review the information.

Thanks

vikram-bitnami 2018-07-30 10:40:44 UTC #6

I checked into this approach but it seems the approach already in our docs is also the one recommended by MediaWiki's official docs.

jota 2019-04-15 09:18:48 UTC #7

jota 2019-04-15 09:19:04 UTC #8

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