Installing MediaWiki
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-Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install
-and configure the wiki "in-place", as long as you have
-the necessary prerequesites available.
-
-In 1.3.0 the old command-line installer has been removed.
-A new command-line installer/upgrader may come soon...
+Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki
+"in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
Required software:
-* Web server with PHP 4.1.2 or higher (4.3.x is preferred)
-* A MySQL server. 4.0.x is preferred, but 3.2.x should
- work as well.
+* Web server with PHP 5.5.9 or higher.
+* A SQL server, the following types are supported
+** MySQL 5.5.8 or higher
+** PostgreSQL 9.1 or higher
+** SQLite 3.3.7 or higher
+** Oracle 9.0.1 or higher
+** Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
-MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux
-platforms, but should work on Windows as well.
+MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux platforms, but should
+work on Windows as well.
-If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than
-an Apache module you may experience problems, as this
-configuration is not well tested. safe_mode is also not
-tested and unlikely to work.
+If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than an Apache module you may
+experience problems, as this configuration is not well tested.
-If you want math support see the instructions in math/README
+Support for rendering mathematical formulas requires installing the Math extension,
+see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Math
Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
-********************** WARNING **************************
-REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE ATTEMPTING
-TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
+Additional documentation is available online, which may include more detailed
+notes on particular operating systems and workarounds for difficult hosting
+environments:
-********************** WARNING **************************
+https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide
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-In-place web install
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-Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on
-your server, or on your local machine and upload the
-directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
-something nice, like "wiki", since it'll be in your URL.
+******************* WARNING *******************
-To run the install script, you'll need to temporarily make
-the 'config' subdirectory writable by the web server. The
-simplest way to do this on a Unix/Linux system is to make
-it world-writable:
+REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
+ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
- chmod a+w config
+******************* WARNING *******************
-Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory.
-It'll direct you into the config script. Fill out the form...
-remember you're probably not on an encrypted connection.
-Gaaah! :)
+----
+In-place web install
+----
-If all goes well, you should soon be told that it's set up
-your wiki database and written a configuration file. There
-should now be a 'LocalSettings.php' in the config directory;
-move it back up to the main wiki directory, and the wiki
-should now be working.
+Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on your server, or on your
+local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
+something nice, like "wiki", since it will be appearing in your URL,
+ie. /wiki/index.php/Article.
+
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Note: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your |
+ | URLs, such as http://www.example.com/wiki/Article, you should put the |
+ | files in a *different* directory from the virtual path where page names |
+ | will appear. It is common in this case to use w as the folder name and |
+ | /wiki/ as the virtual article path where your articles pretend to be. |
+ | |
+ | See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory. It'll direct you into
+the config script. Fill out the form... remember you're probably not on an
+encrypted connection.
+Gaaah! :)
-Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the config
-directory, or at least make it not world-writable (though
-it will refuse to config again if the wiki is set up).
+If all goes well, you should soon be told that it's set up your wiki database
+and generated a configuration file. There is now a copy of "LocalSettings.php"
+available to download from the installer. Download this now, there is not a
+way (yet) to get it after you exit the installer. Place it in the main wiki
+directory, and the wiki should now be working.
+Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the mw-config directory (though it will
+refuse to config again if the wiki is set up).
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-Don't forget that this is free software under development!
-Chances are good there's a crucial step that hasn't made it
-into the documentation. You should probably sign up for the
-MediaWiki developers' mailing list; you can ask for help (please
-provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware
-of what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the
-software, including performance improvements and security patches.
+Don't forget that this is free software under development! Chances are good
+there's a crucial step that hasn't made it into the documentation. You should
+probably sign up for the MediaWiki developers' mailing list; you can ask for
+help (please provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware of
+what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the software, including
+performance improvements and security patches.
-http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
+http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce (low traffic)
-http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)
+http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
+http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)
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