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Ok so im mostly just dumping my process here in the hopes that it gets picked up and cleaned/formatted to fit the rest of the wiki | Ok so im mostly just dumping my process here in the hopes that it gets picked up and cleaned/formatted to fit the rest of the wiki | ||
The basic idea is that you aim a script at a mediawiki and have it create a dump of the XML and images in a format thats compatible with the standard MediaWiki import utilities. Once its dumped to file, you import it into a local MediaWiki instance that can be started on-demand. | The basic idea is that you aim a script at a mediawiki and have it create a dump of the XML and images in a format thats compatible with the standard MediaWiki import utilities. Once its dumped to file, you import it into a local MediaWiki instance that can be started on-demand. | ||
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− | + | == Step 1: Get a Mediawiki dump == | |
I did this by using the scripts provided by [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam wikiteam]. | I did this by using the scripts provided by [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam wikiteam]. | ||
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This process may take very, very long. While the <code>--curonly</code> flag will make it skip histories, the default namespace options mean it will still download ALL pages, including file definitions and talk pages. To avoid this, you can apply the <code>--exnamespaces</code> flag, together with a comma-seperated list of namespaces to skip. To get a list of current namespaces on the Wiki, check the [[Special:RandomByNamespace]] page, and tick the box at the top to display the namespace numbers | This process may take very, very long. While the <code>--curonly</code> flag will make it skip histories, the default namespace options mean it will still download ALL pages, including file definitions and talk pages. To avoid this, you can apply the <code>--exnamespaces</code> flag, together with a comma-seperated list of namespaces to skip. To get a list of current namespaces on the Wiki, check the [[Special:RandomByNamespace]] page, and tick the box at the top to display the namespace numbers | ||
− | + | == Step 2: Get a Mediawiki install going. == | |
I used a very simple XAMPP + mediawiki stack provided by [https://bitnami.com/stack/mediawiki/installer Bitnami] | I used a very simple XAMPP + mediawiki stack provided by [https://bitnami.com/stack/mediawiki/installer Bitnami] | ||
− | + | == Step 3: Import your pages == | |
I used the maintenance scripts. The special page might work, but i had issues getting the file uploaded due to its size. Best is to use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps importDump.php] script, but even that took its time. | I used the maintenance scripts. The special page might work, but i had issues getting the file uploaded due to its size. Best is to use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps importDump.php] script, but even that took its time. | ||
− | If you used the XAMPP stack, the script you want will be located at <code><i> | + | If you used the XAMPP stack, the script you want will be located at <code><i>XAMPP base</I>/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importDump.php</code> |
In my case, where XAMPP is run from its default <code>/opt/lampp</code> location, the import command looks like this: | In my case, where XAMPP is run from its default <code>/opt/lampp</code> location, the import command looks like this: | ||
− | <code> | + | <code>./bin/php ./apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importDump.php --conf ./apps/mediawiki/htdocs/LocalSettings.php < <i>path to your export file</i>/dwarffortresswikiorg-<i>date</i>-current.xml |
− | + | == Step 4: Import your images == | |
I used the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:ImportImages.php MediaWiki importImages.php] maintenance script. | I used the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:ImportImages.php MediaWiki importImages.php] maintenance script. | ||
− | If you used the XAMPP stack, the script you want will be located at | + | If you used the XAMPP stack, the script you want will be located at XAMPP base/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importImages.php |
− | In my case, where XAMPP is run from its default | + | In my case, where XAMPP is run from its default /opt/lampp location, the import command looks like this: |
− | <code>/opt/lampp/bin/php /opt/lampp/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importImages.php <i><path to your export dir></i> | + | <code>/opt/lampp/bin/php /opt/lampp/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/maintenance/importImages.php /<i><path to your export dir></i>images/</code> |
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