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[[User:Ray King]] has asked me to help consolidate the wikis that he hosts onto a single well-maintained wiki hosting platform.  This includes WikiIndex.  Some of the advantages of the new platform include regular upgrades of MediaWiki as well as as better backup procedures.  Although I'm starting to work on the migration today (November 14, 2014)  I won't be actually switching over to the new server until sometime late next week at the very earliest.  I'd like to prune back the extensions to just those that are regularly used in order to reduce the maintenance overhead for upgrades and the like.  I may also get a chance to address existing annoyances like the large volume of spam accounts.  I ask the community to help me create a prioritized list of the most important aspects of WikiIndex that need to be preserved and addressed during the move.   --  [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 22:25, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
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This page is for the '''{{tag|WikiIndex}} server move of 2014'''.


* ? Is it just another server, or also another domain? What happened to .wiki? [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 22:55, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
==See also==
**Or is it another farm? [[User:Sweetie Belle|Sweetie Belle]] ([[User talk:Sweetie Belle|talk]]) 23:06, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
*[[WikiIndex: Server move 2017]]
*** I was just going to move to another server on the new http://create.wiki farm and keep the existing domain name.  That said, index.wiki is available and can be moved to during the move if the community desires. -- [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]]) 23:14, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
*[[WikiIndex: Recipe for server moves]]
*[[WikiIndex: Proposal: domain name change]]


== To Preserve/Address ... a prioritized list of WikiIndex [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] concerns ==
==Progress updates==
* Semantic MediaWiki extension
*Started 14 November 2014
* Spam accounts from 20 August 2013 attack (it would be nice to be rid of them, they make for example http://wikiindex.org/Special:ListUsers much less useful)
*Completed 15 March 2015 ... please report issues on [[User talk:BrandonCsSanders]]
* Clean urls (no namespace like /wiki, and no index.php in the path)
 
* See [[Talk:YiFei#Preventing_account_creation|Preventing_account_creation]] for the discussed transition from [[Special:AbuseFilter]] to [[mw:Extension:TitleBlacklist]] (installed recently) [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 22:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
==Tasks not done before or during the move==
* Amongst the large number of unused accounts there could be a mentionable amount of accounts which could not be activated due to the recent but now solved e-mail-Verification problem. These should not be deleted: (unused, unblocked, but with email).
*Cleaning up the userlist
* I do not think this wiki has ever got a real backup. I think this should be done first. [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]])
**[[Spam]] accounts from 20 August 2013 attack (it would be nice to be rid of them, they make for example [[Special:ListUsers]] much less useful)
** I have to make a backup in order to copy the wiki over.  Also I won't delete this server until the migration has been declared successful. [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]])
**Amongst the large number of unused accounts there could be a mentionable amount of accounts which could not be activated due to the recent but now solved e-mail-Verification problem. These should not be deleted: (unused, unblocked, but with email).
*See [[Talk:YiFei#Preventing account creation|Preventing account creation]] for the discussed transition from [[Special:AbuseFilter]] to {{Mw|Extension:TitleBlacklist}} (installed recently) [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]]) 22:47, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
*Who will do an update on http://AboutUs.com/WikiIndex.org? Or create the entry about <s>Create.Wiki</s>? (Update: redirect to [[Wiki.Wiki]])
*Change of domain or name ... see [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change]]
*Change of logo
 
==FAQs==
===Is this move to another server, another farm, or also another domain?===
The move is to a new server on a different MediaWiki hosting platform.  A different domain (e.g., index.wiki) can be adopted after the move if desired but the domain will remain unchanged during the move. (See [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change]]).
 
The MediaWiki hosting platform we are moving to is owned by Top Level Design.  Top Level Design is [[Ray King]]'s company, and is the [[.wiki]] registry operator.
 
===How does it relate to Wiki.Wiki?===
Top Level Design is hosting some friendly wikis on their [[:Category:Wiki.Wiki|Wiki.Wiki]] farm for free.  The Wiki.Wiki site is just the landing page for the hosting platform (i.e., [[wiki farm]]).  There is no reason why Wiki.Wiki would be visible to any visitors to WikiIndex.
 
*Can I see an example?
 
See http://IcannWiki.com for an example of a friendly wiki that has been moved to the Wiki.Wiki hosting platform.  Notice that there are no references to the fact that it is hosted on the Wiki.Wiki farm anywhere on [[ICANNWiki]].
 
===Can we move to Index.Wiki or another domain name?===
Yes, after the move is complete.  See [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change]] for that discussion.

Latest revision as of 16:22, 11 January 2023

This page is for the WikiIndex server move of 2014.

See also[edit]

Progress updates[edit]

Tasks not done before or during the move[edit]

FAQs[edit]

Is this move to another server, another farm, or also another domain?[edit]

The move is to a new server on a different MediaWiki hosting platform. A different domain (e.g., index.wiki) can be adopted after the move if desired but the domain will remain unchanged during the move. (See WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change).

The MediaWiki hosting platform we are moving to is owned by Top Level Design. Top Level Design is Ray King's company, and is the .wiki registry operator.

How does it relate to Wiki.Wiki?[edit]

Top Level Design is hosting some friendly wikis on their Wiki.Wiki farm for free. The Wiki.Wiki site is just the landing page for the hosting platform (i.e., wiki farm). There is no reason why Wiki.Wiki would be visible to any visitors to WikiIndex.

  • Can I see an example?

See http://IcannWiki.com for an example of a friendly wiki that has been moved to the Wiki.Wiki hosting platform. Notice that there are no references to the fact that it is hosted on the Wiki.Wiki farm anywhere on ICANNWiki.

Can we move to Index.Wiki or another domain name?[edit]

Yes, after the move is complete. See WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change for that discussion.

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