Debian's packages for MediaWiki are nice, but don't always result in smooth upgrades.

If you're considering upgrading mediawiki1.7 to 1.7.1-16, I strongly suggest backing up your /etc/mediawiki1.7/LocalSettings.php, as the upgrade will trash it completely, and leave you with a nice collection of dangling symlinks.

After upgrading, add the following to the top of your restored LocalSettings.php:

define(MW_INSTALL_PATH,'/var/lib/mediawiki1.7');

It will save you some time, trust me.

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