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Installing MediaWiki
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Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install
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and configure the wiki "in-place", as long as you have
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the necessary prerequesites available.
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In 1.3.0 the old command-line installer has been removed.
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A new command-line installer/upgrader may come soon...
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Required software:
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* Web server with PHP 4.1.2 or higher (4.3.x is preferred)
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* A MySQL server. 4.0.x is preferred, but 3.2.x should
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work as well.
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MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux
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platforms, but should work on Windows as well.
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If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than
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an Apache module you may experience problems, as this
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configuration is not well tested. safe_mode is also not
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tested and unlikely to work.
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Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
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********************** WARNING **************************
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REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE ATTEMPTING
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TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
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********************** WARNING **************************
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In-place web install
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Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on
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your server, or on your local machine and upload the
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directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
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something nice, like "wiki", since it'll be in your URL.
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To run the install script, you'll need to temporarily make
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the 'config' subdirectory writable by the web server. The
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simplest way to do this on a Unix/Linux system is to make
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it world-writable:
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chmod a+w config
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Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory.
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It'll direct you into the config script. Fill out the form...
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remember you're probably not on an encrypted connection.
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Gaaah! :)
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If all goes well, you should soon be told that it's set up
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your wiki database and written a configuration file. There
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should now be a 'LocalSettings.php' in the config directory;
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move it back up to the main wiki directory, and the wiki
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should now be working.
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Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the config
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directory, or at least make it not world-writable (though
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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!
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Chances are good there's a crucial step that hasn't made it
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into the documentation. You should probably sign up for the
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MediaWiki developers' mailing list; you can ask for help (please
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provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware
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of what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the
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software, including performance improvements and security patches.
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http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
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http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)
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