Extension updates to the database can be done with the LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates hook.
The callback function is called when maintenance/update.php is run.
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Hooks/LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates
DanB
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[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Paul Newby
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] maintaining extensions code
One more extension code maintenance question -
is there any automated way of checking for extension
updates? Also, how are extension revisions to the
database performed?
Thanks,
Paul N.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Paul Newby <pnewby(a)ocasi.org> wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm relatively new to mediawiki, and I'm wondering about best
practices for maintaining extension code updates.
Is there a way to maintain extensions vis a cvs server, as there
is with Drupal modules?
Also, is there a searchable archive of this list anywhere?
Thanks,
Paul N.
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