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How do I move MediaWiki?
- overview.
- Step 1: Back up the source wiki’s page data.
- Step 2: Back up the source wiki’s media files.
- Step 3: Copy the backup files to your new server.
- Step 4: Import the page data into the destination wiki’s database.
- Step 5: Import the media files into the destination wiki.
- Step 6: Enjoy!
How do I move pages in Wikipedia?
To move a page:
- Go to the page that you want to move.
- Locate the “Move” option at the top of the page.
- Click the “Move” option, and fill in the details of your move.
- When ready, click the Move page button and, if successful, the page will be renamed to the new title.
How do I change the main page in MediaWiki?
How to edit the main page
- Log into MediaWiki.
- Select the main page from the navigation if you are not there already.
- Click the Edit tab at the top of the Main page screen.
- Here is where you can edit the content at the top of the Main Page. Add the text you want for the main page and click Save Changes.
How can I download an entire Wikipedia page?
How To Download Your Own Wikipedia
- Download one of the Wiki backups.
- Once that’s done, download the WikiTaxi app.
- Extract the WikiTaxi zipped application file to a folder of your choice.
- Once extracted, click on the WikiTaxi_Importer.exe file.
What is moving page?
Moving a page means giving the page a different name. There are several reasons why you might wish to rename a page: The title has been misspelled. To correct a title that does not follow the wiki’s naming conventions (such as Wikipedia’s naming conventions or Wikibooks naming policy).
How do I move pages?
Help:How to move a page
- Go to the page that you want to move.
- Locate the “Move” option at the top of the page.
- Click the “Move” option, and fill in the details of your move.
- When ready, click the Move page button and, if successful, the page will be renamed to the new title.
Is the subpage feature turned off in MediaWiki?
By default, MediaWiki’s subpage feature is turned off in the main namespace, but can be used on talk pages and user pages . See Help:Namespaces for description of namespaces and $wgNamespacesWithSubpages to learn how to modify this default behavior.
How to move a MediaWiki wiki from one server to another?
Use the following command to compress the file: Then move wikidb.sql.gz to a suitable location for backup files. Step 2: Back up the source wiki’s media files. Now that you’ve backed up the database, the next step is to back up the media files.
Is there a way to export pages from MediaWiki?
MediaWiki has a tool for exporting pages that’s available on the frontend of an open wiki site to all users. In order to export pages you need the titles of these pages. If you have to export only a few pages and you know exactly what their names are (including capital and lowercase letters), then you can go straight to the Export tool.
How do you link to a subpage on a website?
You can link directly to any page’s subpage using the normal double square brackets notation, by providing the full name – including the slash(es) and the individual subpage name(s). You can also link from one page to one of its own subpages using certain shortcuts, which are covered at Help:Links.