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+[[!meta title="How do I move my MediaWiki to a new locker?"]]
+Unfortunately, it is a multi-step process to move a MediaWiki
+installation to a new locker.
+
+To move a MediaWiki located in directory `/mit/A/web_scripts/index`
+to a new directory `/mit/B/web_scripts/index`:
+
+\1. Attach the two directories so as to make administrative tasks
+ easier:
+ `athena% attach A`
+ `athena% attach B`
+
+\2. To sign up the second locker (if necessary)
+ `athena% add scripts`
+ `athena% signup-web B`
+
+\3. Copy the Databases using SQL.
+ 3b) While in Locker B signup for sql
+ `athena% signup-sql`
+ 3c) Sign into phpMyAdmin web interface at http://sql.mit.edu/
+ 3d) You will need the username and password located in the .my.cnf
+ file of each locker (i.e. `/mit/A/.my.cnf`).
+ 3e) Sign into the SQL account for locker A using phpMyAdmin
+ first.
+ 3f) Click on A+index
+ 3g) Use the export button to download a copy of the database to
+ your computer.
+ 3h) Exit and Sign into the SQL account for locker B (NOT
+ phpMyAdmin)
+ 3i) Create a new database using the “add” field in the bottom right
+ of the list of databases.
+ 3j) Sign into phpMyAdmin for locker B
+ 3k) Click on B+index
+ 3l) Use the import tool to import the file you just exported from
+ your
+ desktop. Be sure to select the correct character set.
+
+\4. Recursively copy the software,
+ `athena% cp -r /mit/A/web_scripts/index /mit/B/web_scripts`
+
+\5. Update settings:
+ 5a) Update the `/mit/B/web_scripts/index/LocalSettings.php` with
+ the wgSitename,
+ wgScriptPath, wgDBname, wgDBuser, and wbDBpassword lines to
+ reflect
+ the new locker
+
+5b) Update the `/mit/B/web_scripts/index/php.ini` file with the
+correct locker username for the
+upload\_tmp\_dir and the session.save\_path (otherwise the computer
+will not
+remember that you are logged in)
+
+\6) Be happy.
+
+Helpful site: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Moving\_a\_wiki
+
+
+