Extension:UpdateMediaWiki

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updateMediaWiki

Release status: beta

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 (April 3, 2014; 7 months ago (2014-04-03))
MediaWiki 1.18+
PHP 5.3+
Database changes No
License GLP v2 or later
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Added rights

updatecore

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The UpdateMediaWiki extension allows administrators and authorized users upgrade from a special page MediaWiki.

Installation[edit | edit source]

  • Download and extract the tarball in your extensions/ folder. It should generate a new folder called UpdateMediaWiki directly inside your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
require_once "$IP/extensions/UpdateMediaWiki/UpdateMediaWiki.php";
  • Done! Navigate to "Special:Version" on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

User rights[edit | edit source]

Once you installed the extension, you'll have to set up the user rights in LocalSettings.php.

Right Description
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 | edit source]

To update from this extension, go to "Special:Updatemediawiki". Permission "updatecore" is required to do so.

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