MediaWiki - Revision history

Sstrutt: Added Applications category

2012-06-25T07:36:03Z

Added Applications category

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:36, 25 June 2012
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	# Enable the extension by adding the following to your <code>LocalSettings.php</code>		# Enable the extension by adding the following to your <code>LocalSettings.php</code>
	# Browse to Special Pages \| version to confirm the extension has been installed		# Browse to Special Pages \| version to confirm the extension has been installed

			[[Category:Applications]]

Sstrutt: Added "Configuration"

2011-03-15T10:18:49Z

Added "Configuration"

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:18, 15 March 2011
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	# Browse to the wiki's index.php page, and setup the site		# Browse to the wiki's index.php page, and setup the site
	#* EG http://server/mediawiki/index.php		#* EG http://server/mediawiki/index.php

			== Configuration ==
			=== Sidebar Menu ===
			Navigate to <code>./wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar</code> or <code>./wiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&action=edit</code> depending on whether your using short or long URL's respectively

	== Extensions ==		== Extensions ==

Sstrutt: /* Onto Dedicated Machine */ Minor addition

2011-03-14T21:30:16Z

Onto Dedicated Machine: Minor addition

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:30, 14 March 2011
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	# In <code> /var/www/ </code> rename the folder		# In <code> /var/www/ </code> rename the folder
	#* <code> mv mediawiki-1.16.2/ mediawiki </code>		#* <code> mv mediawiki-1.16.2/ mediawiki </code>
			# Browse to the wiki's index.php page, and setup the site
			#* EG http://server/mediawiki/index.php

	== Extensions ==		== Extensions ==

Sstrutt: /* Installation */ Added "Onto Dedicated Machine" IN PROGRESS

2011-03-11T17:23:12Z

Installation: Added "Onto Dedicated Machine" IN PROGRESS

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 # Complete the config
 # Move /config/LocalSettings.php to the root of your wiki site
 == Extensions ==

Sstrutt: Initial creation

2010-12-13T16:53:17Z

Initial creation

New page

== Installation ==
If you're installing for the first time, don't expect to get it right on the first pass. Install the wiki, then play around, it can be much easier to scrub and start again than to faff around changing settings.

=== On 3rd Party Webserver ===
You'll need a web host that supports PHP and provides a MySQL database (most do, its pretty basic stuff), you need to know
# FTP access details to be able upload the MediaWiki files to your host
# MySQL database login credentials
...the above should be readily available from your provider's support pages

To install...
# Download the latest package from http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
# Uncompress the rar locally and rename the folder to the name of your wiki (eg vWiki)
# Upload the folder to your host
# Check that the conifg folder is writeable
# Browse to your wiki
# Complete the config
# Move /config/LocalSettings.php to the root of your wiki site

== Extensions ==
=== Install Geshi Syntax Highlighting ===
# Download the files from http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/ to a local folder called <code>SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/</code>
# To ensure syntax is encapsulated in a dashed border change the following line in SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi.class.ph (around line 239)
#* Originally: <code> $css[] = "\tline-height: normal; border: 0px none white;"; </code>
#* Change to : <code> $css[] = "\tline-height: normal; border: 1px dashed #2f6fab;"; </code>
# Download the latest release of the syntax formatting files from http://sourceforge.net/projects/geshi/files/ into <code>SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/geshi/</code>
# Upload the entire <code>SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi/</code> folder to <code><wiki-root>/extensions</code>
# Enable the extension by adding the following to your <code>LocalSettings.php</code>
# Browse to Special Pages | version to confirm the extension has been installed