Install mediawiki install#
Install mediawiki update#
Install mediawiki archive#
Install mediawiki software#
Install mediawiki password#

No further setup is required for SQLite if the pdo-sqlite module for PHP is installed on the system. If you're unsure which database to choose, use MariaDB.Īfter finishing the database setup, continue with #Run the installation script below. SQLite, MariaDB/MySQL, and PostgreSQL are supported databases.

Install mediawiki password#

If you don't know the password for the root user, for example if you are on a hosted server, you will have to create a new database before you run the MediaWiki installation script in the next section. If you already have a database server and know the password for the 'root' (admin) user, skip to the #Run the installation script section below. MediaWiki's installation script will ask you for a database name and database username, so MediaWiki can store the content of the wiki. If your web server is running as for example, renaming to /w/ directory would mean you would access your wiki at Do not use /wiki/ if you want to set it up as a Short URL after running the installation script. Rename the uploaded folder to whatever you would like to have in the URL. In Red Hat and Fedora, the file is /etc/httpd/conf/nf. In Debian and Ubuntu, the file for Apache server settings and directories is /etc/apache2/nf.

The exact location of the Apache server settings and directories file nf depends on your operating system. If you use the Apache HTTPD web server, the correct directory is specified in your nf file in the DocumentRoot directive.īy default, this is /var/www/ or /htdocs. If your upload tool has a 'change file names to lowercase' option, then you must disable this.

Install mediawiki software#

by using software already provided by your hosting service, such as the cPanel File Manager.

by using an FTP client such as FileZilla (Windows, OSX and Linux) or Cyberduck (Windows and OSX).

directly copying the unzipped folder or.

Upload the files to your web server's web directory either by: If you have not already uploaded the files to your web server (or copied, if your web server software runs locally on your localhost), do so now. On Linux systems, the command would be using chown as the following: chown -R Upload files to your web server

Install mediawiki archive#

Failure to do this will make your system configurable by anyone.If you uncompress the archive file while being the root/admin user, you may want to change file ownership afterwards, depending on your setup. * MySQL settings, the name of the database, user to access it and the root password (to be able to create the tables and such)Īfter configuration, you need to remove the config folder from your installation (or make a copy of it somewhere else). * Name and password for the SysOp (main administrator for the wiki) After that it will need to setup some settings about your system, such as :

During the configuration it will do some preliminary checks to see that it can run MediaWiki and the required applications are installed.

Install mediawiki update#

Remove the sources.list line you added, then update your APT index again.Ĭonfiguration is done at (substitute localhost with your hostname). Remember: if you are not familiar with APT and temporarily added Etch sources above, now is the time to remove them. The MediaWiki installation should now be done. To do so, add an appropriate line to sources.list, then update your APT index. One way could be to temporarily add Etch sources. If the way to do this is not obvious, beware. Make sure the following lines are uncommented:Īs mediawiki is not in sarge, you need to get it from etch or unstable. Set the memory limit to 20M (at least, default is 8M): Mysqladmin -u root password 'default admin password'Ĭonfigure PHP # editor /etc/php4/apache2/php.ini Most of all you need to apply mysql root password.

Install mediawiki install#

# apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-php4 For example, to install Apache 2 and the PHP module for it using apt-get:

Install the Apache version you prefer and the PHP module for that Apache version. Optionally, install php4-gd and php4-imagick. Install PHP and the MySQL module for PHP by installing the packages php4 and php4-mysql. For example, to install MySQL 4.0 using apt-get: