Moving a wiki to SkyWiki: Difference between revisions
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If you have server access and are transferring an entire wiki, the easiest method is to use a maintenance script to export it. For details, refer to the documentation on [[mw:Manual:dumpBackup.php|dumpBackup.php]] at MediaWiki.org. Once you have the database dump, proceed to "Importing a wiki." | If you have server access and are transferring an entire wiki, the easiest method is to use a maintenance script to export it. For details, refer to the documentation on [[mw:Manual:dumpBackup.php|dumpBackup.php]] at MediaWiki.org. Once you have the database dump, proceed to "Importing a wiki." | ||
{{Note|This is not the SQL database dump we need, as it is in the wrong format and may include sensitive user account information, which is problematic. If you have any questions, feel free to ask a community member on [[Discord]].}} | |||
==== Exporting images via maintenance scripts ==== | ==== Exporting images via maintenance scripts ==== | ||
If you have server access, you can use the maintenance script [[mw:Manual:dumpBackup.php|dumpBackup.php]]. Once you have an image dump, skip to "Importing a wiki." | If you have server access, you can use the maintenance script [[mw:Manual:dumpBackup.php|dumpBackup.php]]. Once you have an image dump, skip to "Importing a wiki." | ||
{{Note|Apart from the MediaWiki Dump Generator method, none of the methods here export image files. You will have to copy the files, and provide it to the system administrators for processing (via a [[Phorge]] ticket)}} | |||
=== Image Import === | === Image Import === | ||