==== From the web ====
-You will need to temporarily remove LocalSettings.php. This is to keep people
-from accessing the installer. Keep a backup copy of LocalSettings.php somewhere
-safe
+You will need to set $wgUpgradeKey in your LocalSettings.php in order to use
+the updater.
If you browse to the web-based installation script (usually at /config/index.php)
from your wiki installation you can follow the script and upgrade your database
Changing the encoding in particular will generally leave you with a
lot of corrupt pages, particularly if your wiki is not in English.
-Once you are done, you can move LocalSettings.php back to its proper place.
-
==== From the command line ====
From the command line, browse to the "maintenance" directory and run the
== Caveats ==
-=== Postgres ===
-
-Postgres support is new, and much of the upgrade instructions may
-not apply. The schema was changed significantly from 1.7 to 1.8,
-so you will need to at least use the update.php or web installer,
-as described above.
-
=== Upgrading from 1.4.2 or earlier ===
1.4.3 has added new fields to the sitestats table. These fields are