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→Upgrade MediaWiki (wiki)
The gramps_wiki mysql database is quite a large, and MediaWiki upgrades are generally more likely to have problems when upgrading than other actions on the Gramps website!
* Place MediaWiki into readonly restricted editing mode(See "LocalSettings.php" and uncomment the relevant section)
* Using the Gramps Cpanel interface go to the MySQL section, then select "phpMyAdmin" and remove the often large cache tables of gramps_wiki ( "l10n_cache" and "objectcache" ).
* Backup gramps_wiki mysql database using phpMyAdmin from the CPanel interface using the SQL format.
** If this does not work due to timeouts on Godaddy try using SSH and the mysql command or even phpMyAdmin to clone/copy the existing database.
* Download latest version of MediaWiki ( https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download ) - (Use the ".tar.gz" file.)
* Upload the MediaWiki ".tar.gz" file into the Gramps hosting site either using ftp or the CPanel "File Manager".
*** TitleBlacklist 1.5.0 -
** Thirdparty Extensions
*** <s>Collection - (v1.7.0 RE1_30) - Create pdf books from wiki pages</s> '''Disabled for now due to server load issues!'''
*** Confirm User Accounts - (- 21.21 : 25 October 2016) – Gives bureaucrats the ability to confirm account requests
*** UserMerge - (v1.10.1 RE1_30) - Merges references from one user to another user in the wiki database - will also delete old users following merge. Requires usermerge privileges
* After a two weeks, remove the "wikiold" folder.
Backup the website.