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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]]


Why would it got to [http://create.wiki create.wiki] ? [[User:Manorainjan|Manorainjan]] ([[User talk:Manorainjan|talk]])
==Progress updates==
* Create.wiki is a wiki farm owned by Top Level Design.  Top Level Design is the .wiki registry operator (it is [[User:Ray King]]'s company).  Top Level Design is hosting some friendly wikis on their create.wiki farm for free.  The http://create.wiki site is just the landing page for the farm and needn't be visible to any users of WikiIndex ... see http://IcannWiki.com for an example of a friendly wiki that has been moved over ... there are no references to the fact that it is hosted on the create.wiki farm. [[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]])
*Started 14 November 2014
*Completed 15 March 2015 ... please report issues on [[User talk:BrandonCsSanders]]


== To Preserve/Address ... a prioritized list of WikiIndex [[WikiIndex:ServerMove|ServerMove]] concerns ==
==Tasks not done before or during the move==
* Semantic MediaWiki extension
*Cleaning up the userlist
* 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)
**[[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)
* Clean urls (no namespace like /wiki, and no index.php in the path)
**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)
*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)
* 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).
*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]])
* 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]])
*Change of domain or name ... see [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change]]
** 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]])
*Change of logo
* During the transition account creation should be disabled. After successful transition it sure has to be enabled at the new location.


* During the move IP-editing should be disabled. After successful transition it sure has to be enabled at the new location.
==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]]).


* First thing would be to replace the frontpage with a big MOVE sign and start and proposed ready date and (if so) new address.
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.


== No concerns have ==
===How does it relate to Wiki.Wiki?===
* TaraS
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.
* Llwy-ar-lawr
*


== About the Move ==
*Can I see an example?


There should be few (if any) visible differences for WikiIndex once the move is complete. It is simply moving from one hosting platform to another.  Here are the steps I plan to follow during the move.
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]].


Prior to the move
===Can we move to Index.Wiki or another domain name?===
# A complete backup of the wiki will be made (done as of November 14, 2014)
Yes, after the move is complete. See [[WikiIndex:Proposal: domain name change]] for that discussion.
# The backup of WikiIndex will be restored at another temporary domain.
# MediaWiki will be upgraded to the most recent version (as will the extensions).
# Once I've fixed and tested everything I can think of I'll invite the WikiIndex regulars to come poke around on the temporary domain to make sure everything looks right and is working.
# Once given the thumbs up from the community the actual move will begin.
 
The actual move
# WikiIndex.org will be switched into read-only mode to ensure that the database is in a consistent state and that no accounts or edits are created (and subsequently lost) during the move.
# A site message banner will be added to the top of the site on every page that indicates the move is in progress.
# A new complete dump of the database and images will be made.
# The dump will be restored at the temporary domain.
# The database will be upgraded to the most recent schema.
# The DNS for wikiindex.org will be pointed to the new server's IP address.
# As the DNS propagates visitors will start to go to the new server.
# For most people the DNS will propagate within a couple of hours and within 24hrs it will have propagated for everyone.
# The new server is not in read-only mode and does not have the banner on it telling about the move.
 
Burn-in
# Once DNS has propagated for you you will see WikiIndex.org looking and acting like it did before (no longer read-only, no longer having a banner).
# Use it just like you normally would and report any issues to me ([[User:BrandonCsSanders|BrandonCsSanders]] ([[User talk:BrandonCsSanders|talk]])).
# Once we feel good that all is as it should be the original server will be decommissioned.  Until that time it is available as a failsafe backup server that we can revert to (unlikely that we'll need to do that).

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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