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== Mediawiki Dump Generator == |
== Mediawiki Dump Generator == |
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You can easily generate a database dump and file dump using the Mediawiki Client Tools' [ |
You can easily generate a database dump and file dump using the Mediawiki Client Tools' [https://github.com/mediawiki-client-tools/mediawiki-dump-generator Mediawiki Dump Generator] Python 3 dumpgenerator script, (full instructions are at this link). The result will include an XML dump with full page history, a dump of all images and files along with associated descriptions and a siteinfo.json file containing information about features, such as the installed extensions and skins. |
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e.g. <code><nowiki>dumpgenerator --xml --xmlrevisions --images --delay 0.0 https://SUBDOMAIN.miraheze.org</nowiki></code> |
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The result will include an XML dump with full page history, a dump of all images and files along with associated descriptions and a siteinfo.json file containing information about features, such as the installed extensions and skins. |
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To dump a private wiki you will have to use a login that has at least read permission on the wiki. |
To dump a private wiki you will have to use a login that has at least read permission on the wiki. |
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e.g. <code><nowiki>dumpgenerator --xml --xmlrevisions --images https://SUBDOMAIN.miraheze.org --user USER --pass PASSWORD</nowiki></code> |
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After installing MediaWiki and extensions, in the shell use importDump.php to import the XML, this can take a long time. e.g. from the mediawiki folder<br /><code>php maintenance/importDump.php --conf LocalSettings.php --dry-run < ''your_dumpfile.xml''</code> |
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If that works repeat without --dry-run. It won't matter if the XML dump file has the file extension .gz or .bz2 (is compressed). |
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Due to the bug [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206683 T206683] it may be necessary to also include <code>--user-prefix=""</code> in the command. |
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Afterwards use ImportImages.php to import the images<br /><code>php maintenance/importImages.php ''your_files''/</code> |
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Afterwards run <code>php maintenance/rebuildrecentchanges.php</code> in order to update the content of Special:Recentchanges. |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 12:20, 10 June 2024
Mediawiki Dump Generator
You can easily generate a database dump and file dump using the Mediawiki Client Tools' Mediawiki Dump Generator Python 3 dumpgenerator script, (full instructions are at this link). The result will include an XML dump with full page history, a dump of all images and files along with associated descriptions and a siteinfo.json file containing information about features, such as the installed extensions and skins.
e.g. dumpgenerator --xml --xmlrevisions --images --delay 0.0 https://SUBDOMAIN.miraheze.org
To dump a private wiki you will have to use a login that has at least read permission on the wiki.
e.g. dumpgenerator --xml --xmlrevisions --images https://SUBDOMAIN.miraheze.org --user USER --pass PASSWORD
Restoring from backup
See MediaWiki.org, specifically Manual:Importing XML dumps and Manual:importImages.php.
External links
- Backups, Miraheze Meta
- Manual:Backing up a wiki, MediaWiki