Media Wiki Backup Automation

External

• https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki

Internal

• MediaWiki Operations

Overview

This procedure produces a file that can then be used as part of the Restoring MediaWiki from Backup and Upgrading MediaWiki procedures.

MediaWiki Server Backup Script

A backup script that introspects the wikimedia instance, performs a full backup (database, files, extensions, configuration) and produces a file that can be used restore the wiki:

mediawiki-backup

Reference kb.novaordis.com backup script (deprecated now):

backup-kb.novaordis.com

To Implement

• Include the business traffic interface configuration in the backup set. See Restoring MediaWiki from Backup#business_traffic_interface.
• Include the iptables configuration /etc/sysconfig/iptables in the backup set. See Restoring MediaWiki from Backup#iptables_configuration.
• Create "novaordis_wiki-files-17.04.08-03.00.02.zip" whose root is mediawiki-1.26.2 from /var/www/. See Restoring_MediaWiki_from_Backup#Restore_the_MediaWiki_Deployment.
• Include /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf. See Restoring_MediaWiki_from_Backup#ssl_conf.
• Include

/etc/pki/tls/certs/kb.novaordis.com.crt
/etc/pki/tls/private/kb.novaordis.com.key
/etc/pki/tls/certs/kb.novaordis.com-godaddy-chain.crt

• Include backup mechanism files backup-kb.novaordis.com and relevant root's crontab content:

0 3 * * * /root/bin/backup-kb.novaordis.com