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How do I export MediaWiki pages?
Go to Special:Export and paste all your page names into the textbox, making sure there are no empty lines. Save the resulting XML to a file using your browser’s save facility.
Where does MediaWiki store pages?
database table
The page content is stored in the database table “text” (there you find the actual text). What have you done to set up MediaWiki on the new server?
How to take MediaWiki backup?
The most convenient way to create a dump file of the database you want to back up is to use the standard MySQL dump tool mysqldump from the command line. Be sure to get the parameters right or you may have difficulty restoring the database. Depending on database size, mysqldump could take a considerable amount of time.
How can I download all Wikipedia pages?
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.
How are Wiki pages stored?
All wiki pages are stored in the /wiki/ directory of your project’s Subversion repository, as files ending in . wiki (other files and subdirectories will be ignored). That means you can use a Subversion client and your favorite text editor to add and edit wiki pages.
How do I move DokuWiki from one server to another?
The simplest way to do this is to just copy the whole DokuWiki directory to the new server. Here are a few things that might cause some trouble: Last modified dates (filemtime) may change when just copying your files. To avoid this, pack the whole directory in a TGZ file, transfer it and unpack it on the other server.
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 to save all files in a wiki?
Go to the wiki you got the filenames from and create a new page, e.g. User:JoeSchmoe/All files. Copy and paste column B into that page, and save. The page will now load; it may take awhile since you are loading everything. You should see a listing that looks like this:
Where to find LocalSettings.php file in MediaWiki?
The LocalSettings.php file is in the root MediaWiki directory on your hosting account. If, for example, the application is installed directly in the public_html directory on the account, the path to the file will be public_html/LocalSettings.php. HostKnox clients can edit the file from the Files section of the Pixie control panel.
How to export all versions of an article?
Open the XML file in a text editor. Scroll to the bottom to check for error messages. Now you can use this XML file to perform an import . A checkbox in the Special:Export interface selects whether to export the full history (all versions of an article) or the most recent version of articles.