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Importing a old installation from database backup

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Joaopmacedo (talkcontribs)

Hi there,

I want to know if it is possoble to restore the content database from a backup file from old version (<1.4 including cuf table ) to the new version?

It is not possible to download the old versions.

Thank you Best regards

88.130.90.136 (talkcontribs)

Hi!

Old versions of MediaWiki can be downloaded; see here: http://dumps.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/

Yes, upgrading a database from MediaWiki 1.4 to newer versions is possible. To do an upgrade, check the information on Upgrading. Especially this section may be important for you.

PS: Note that to restore your complete installation you might also want to restore "personal" files like images, which were uploaded to your installation.

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