Solid-State Society

Month: August 2020

  • The Simplest MediaWiki Update Script for Single-Server MediaWiki Site

    System requirements:

    • User uploads $wgUploadDirectory are stored offsite
    • Non-Docker MediaWiki with normal setup
    • Composor installed (Can be installed automatically during updating)

    Goals:

    • Update MediaWiki with nearly zero downtime
    • Download and install latest tagged MediaWiki from tarball package
    • Update extensions and skins from latest git tagged branch
    • Install extension-specific dependencies during updating
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