Extension:UpdateMediaWiki
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 Release status: beta |
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| Implementation | Special page, MyWiki | ||
| Description | Allows administrators and authorized users upgrade from a special page | ||
| Author(s) | Miguel Peláez (Miguel2706talk) | ||
| Latest version | 0.3.0 (2014-04-03) | ||
| MediaWiki | 1.25+ | ||
| PHP | 5.3+ | ||
| Database changes | No | ||
| License | GPL v2 or later | ||
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| Check usage and version matrix. | |||
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug | ||
The UpdateMediaWiki extension allows administrators and authorized users upgrade from a special page MediaWiki.
Installation[edit]
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
UpdateMediaWikiin yourextensions/folder.
- Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadExtension( 'UpdateMediaWiki' );
Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.
Done – Navigate to To users running MediaWiki 1.24 or earlier:
The instructions above describe the new way of installing this extension using wfLoadExtension() If you need to install this extension on these earlier versions (MediaWiki 1.24 and earlier), instead of wfLoadExtension( 'UpdateMediaWiki' );, you need to use:
require_once "$IP/extensions/UpdateMediaWiki/UpdateMediaWiki.php";
User rights[edit]
Once you installed the extension, you'll have to set up the user rights in LocalSettings.php.
| Right | Description |
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| updatecore | Update the MediaWiki Core |
For example, the following sample configuration would allow sysops to do everything they want with UpdateMediaWiki:
$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['updatecore'] = true;
Usage[edit]
To update from this extension, go to "Special:Updatemediawiki". Permission "updatecore" is required to do so.
