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For now, this complains about 7.4.0 – 7.4.8, and 7.3.0 - 7.3.18. We will back-port this to the REL1_35 live release branch with modifications as that requires 7.3.19+ already. Bug: T246594 Bug: T270228 Change-Id: If5c7e3c1ba9dd9f6561c1de18130ded3aadc7149
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Installing MediaWiki
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Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki
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"in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
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Required software as of MediaWiki 1.36.0:
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* Web server with PHP 7.3.19 or higher, avoiding PHP 7.4.0–7.4.8, plus the
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following extensions:
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** ctype
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** dom
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** fileinfo
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** iconv
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** intl
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** json
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** libxml
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** mbstring
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** xml
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** xmlreader
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* A SQL server, the following types are supported
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** MySQL 5.5.8 or higher
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** PostgreSQL 9.4 or higher
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** SQLite 3.8.0 or higher
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MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux platforms, but should
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work on Windows as well.
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Support for specialised content requires installing the relevant extension. For
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formulæ, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Math
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Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
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Additional documentation is available online, which may include more detailed
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notes on particular operating systems and workarounds for difficult hosting
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environments:
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide
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******************* WARNING *******************
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REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
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ATTEMPTING 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 your server, or on your
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local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
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something nice, like "wiki", since it will be appearing in your URL,
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ie. /wiki/index.php/Article.
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Note: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your |
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| URLs, such as http://www.example.com/wiki/Article, you should put the |
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| files in a *different* directory from the virtual path where page names |
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| will appear. It is common in this case to use w as the folder name and |
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| /wiki/ as the virtual article path where your articles pretend to be. |
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| See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Short_URL |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory. It'll direct you into
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the config script. Fill out the form... remember you're probably not on an
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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 your wiki database
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and generated a configuration file. There is now a copy of "LocalSettings.php"
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available to download from the installer. Download this now, there is not a
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way (yet) to get it after you exit the installer. Place it in the main wiki
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directory, and the wiki should now be working.
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Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the mw-config directory (though it
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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
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there's a crucial step that hasn't made it into the documentation. You should
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probably sign up for the MediaWiki developers' mailing list; you can ask for
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help (please provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware of
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what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the software, including
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performance improvements and security patches.
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce (low traffic)
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
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https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)
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