Mediawiki:dumpBackup - DB connection error: Unknown error

Linux howto's, compile information, information on whatever we learned on working with linux, MACOs and - of course - Products of the big evil....
Post Reply
User avatar
^rooker
Site Admin
Posts: 1481
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:39 pm

Mediawiki:dumpBackup - DB connection error: Unknown error

Post by ^rooker »

[PROBLEM]
I tried to transfer data from one wiki to another, using "mediawiki/maintenance/dumpBackup.php" - Immediately failing with:
DB connection error: Unknown error
[SOLUTION]
You must configure the "mediawiki/AdminSettings.php" first! - Copy the "AdminSettings.sample" to ".php" and configure the username/password for your wiki-database.

Afterwards, you should be able to export a dump, executing:

Code: Select all

php maintenance/dumpBackup.php --full > mydump.xml
Jumping out of an airplane is not a basic instinct. Neither is breathing underwater. But put the two together and you're traveling through space!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Knowledge Base”