Thread:Project:Support desk/Migrating old database to new install./reply

Hi Brad,

that should be easy: In the LocalSettings.php of your new installation you have some lines with the database credentials (db username, db password, and db host I think). Change them to point to your old database. Then run the MediaWiki updater. You can do that either with your webbrowser by going to www.my-domain.tld/mw-config/index.php. Or (even better) with your Shell: Navigate into the folder maintenance/ on your server and execute the php script update.php with the command php update.php.