MediaWiki backup

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MediaWiki

v.1.6.7, 1.11.0, 1.15.0+

Easy backup method: Input the all page name into Special:Export

• Generate the list of all page name

I modified the Google Sitemaps to list.php. Partial original code as follows:

# -----------------------------------------------------
# Start output
# -----------------------------------------------------

?>
	<url>
		<loc><?php echo fnXmlEncode( "http://" . $wgServerName . eregi_replace('\$1',$sPageName,$wgArticlePath) ) ?></loc>
		<lastmod><?php echo fnTimestampToIso($row_rsPages['page_touched']); ?></lastmod>
		<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
		<priority><?php echo $nPriority ?></priority>
	</url>
<?php } while ($row_rsPages = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsPages)); ?>
</urlset>

I changed the output part as ...

# -----------------------------------------------------
# Start output
# -----------------------------------------------------

?>
<?php echo fnXmlEncode( $sPageName ) ?>

<?php } while ($row_rsPages = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsPages)); ?>
</urlset>

• Copy the list of all page name to Special:Export
  • Export the latest revision of all pages (If you choose to include the all old revisions, it will takes time to import the content.)

Other approach

• Manual:Moving a wiki - MediaWiki / Restore Database

similar approach

• Reflection » Blog Archive » Export all the page names on your Mediawiki-powered Wiki