Building Wiki Servers - Revision history

Tinker: /* Unpack MediaWiki */

2023-12-15T00:16:40Z

Unpack MediaWiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:16, 14 December 2023
Line 29:		Line 29:

	* Extract it		* Extract it
	* <code>~~sudo~~ tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.40.1'''.tar.gz</code>		* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.40.1'''.tar.gz</code>
	There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.		There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.

Tinker: /* Download MediaWiki */

2023-12-15T00:16:15Z

Download MediaWiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:16, 14 December 2023
Line 24:		Line 24:
	* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.40.1)		* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.40.1)
	** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.40.1''' with the current version number) if needed.		** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.40.1''' with the current version number) if needed.
	* <code><nowiki>~~sudo~~ wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.40/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.40.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>		* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.40/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.40.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>

	= Unpack MediaWiki =		= Unpack MediaWiki =

Guruofnothing: /* Unpack MediaWiki */

2023-12-14T22:54:50Z

Unpack MediaWiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 14 December 2023
Line 29:		Line 29:

	* Extract it		* Extract it
	* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.40.1'''.tar.gz</code>		* <code>sudo tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.40.1'''.tar.gz</code>
	There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.		There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.

Guruofnothing: /* Download MediaWiki */

2023-12-14T22:54:31Z

Download MediaWiki

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:54, 14 December 2023
Line 24:		Line 24:
	* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.40.1)		* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.40.1)
	** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.40.1''' with the current version number) if needed.		** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.40.1''' with the current version number) if needed.
	* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.40/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.40.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>		* <code><nowiki>sudo wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.40/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.40.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>

	= Unpack MediaWiki =		= Unpack MediaWiki =

Tinker at 22:03, 11 November 2023

2023-11-11T22:03:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:03, 11 November 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"		{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"
	{{!}}+ Proven on:		{{!}}+ Proven on:
	{{!}}- ~~<!~~-- ~~Debian~~ --~~>~~		{{!}}- < --="" debian="" -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 60px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 60px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 11 (bullseye)		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 12 (bullseye)
	{{!}}		{{!}}

	<br>		<br>
	{{!}}- ~~<!~~-- ~~Ubuntu~~ --~~>~~		{{!}}- < --="" ubuntu="" -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
	{{!}} 20.04.3		{{!}} 20.04.3
Line 22:		Line 22:
	= Download MediaWiki =		= Download MediaWiki =

	* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.39.1)		* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.40.1)
	** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.39.1''' with the current version number) if needed.		** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.40.1''' with the current version number) if needed.
	* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.39/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.39.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>		* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.40/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.40.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>

	= Unpack MediaWiki =		= Unpack MediaWiki =

	* Extract it		* Extract it
	* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.39.1'''.tar.gz</code>		* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.40.1'''.tar.gz</code>
	There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.		There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.

Line 37:		Line 37:

	* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/html/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/html/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.39.1/* /var/www/html/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.40.1/* /var/www/html/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/html/wiki/images</code>		* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/html/wiki/images</code>
	Your wiki will be reached at http://'''www.ServerAddress.tld'''/wiki/		Your wiki will be reached at http://'''www.ServerAddress.tld'''/wiki/
Line 44:		Line 44:

	* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.39.1/* /var/www/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.40.1/* /var/www/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/wiki/images</code>		* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/wiki/images</code>
	Your wiki will be reached at http://'''wiki.ServerAddress.tld'''/		Your wiki will be reached at http://'''wiki.ServerAddress.tld'''/
Line 63:		Line 63:

	== Adjust PHP Settings ==		== Adjust PHP Settings ==
	* <code>sudo vi /etc/php/'''7.4'''/apache2/php.ini</code>		* <code>sudo vi /etc/php/'''8.2'''/apache2/php.ini</code>
	(this may be in a slightly different location depending on version of php installed...)		(this may be in a slightly different location depending on version of php installed...)

Tinker at 04:53, 23 January 2023

2023-01-23T04:53:04Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:53, 23 January 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"		{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"
	{{!}}+ Proven on:		{{!}}+ Proven on:
	{{!}}- <!-- Debian -->		{{!}}- <!-- Debian -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 60px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 60px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 11 (bullseye)		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 11 (bullseye)
	{{!}}		{{!}}

	<br>		<br>
	{{!}}- <!-- Ubuntu -->		{{!}}- <!-- Ubuntu -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
	{{!}} 20.04.3		{{!}} 20.04.3
	{{!}}		{{!}}

	<br>		<br>
	{{!}}}		{{!}}}
Line 20:		Line 22:
	= Download MediaWiki =		= Download MediaWiki =

	* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.37.1)		* Check the '''[[mediawikiwiki:Download{{!}}download page]]''' for latest version. (ATM, the current version turns out to be 1.39.1)
	** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.37.1''' with the current version number) if needed.		** Adjust the following commands appropriately (i.e.: replace '''1.39.1''' with the current version number) if needed.
	* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.37/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.37.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>		* <code><nowiki>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.39/mediawiki-</nowiki>'''1.39.1'''<nowiki>.tar.gz</nowiki></code>

	= Unpack MediaWiki =		= Unpack MediaWiki =

	* Extract it		* Extract it
	* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.37.1'''.tar.gz</code>		* <code>tar -xvzf mediawiki-'''1.39.1'''.tar.gz</code>

	There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.		There are a couple of different ways to set up the root of your wiki.

Line 36:		Line 37:

	* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/html/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/html/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.37.1/* /var/www/html/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.39.1/* /var/www/html/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/html/wiki/images</code>		* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/html/wiki/images</code>

	Your wiki will be reached at http://'''www.ServerAddress.tld'''/wiki/		Your wiki will be reached at http://'''www.ServerAddress.tld'''/wiki/

Line 44:		Line 44:

	* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo mkdir /var/www/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.37.1/* /var/www/wiki</code>		* <code>sudo cp -r mediawiki-1.39.1/* /var/www/wiki</code>
	* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/wiki/images</code>		* <code>sudo chmod -R ugo+rwX /var/www/wiki/images</code>

	Your wiki will be reached at http://'''wiki.ServerAddress.tld'''/		Your wiki will be reached at http://'''wiki.ServerAddress.tld'''/

	(Once you set up [[WebServer - Name-based Virtual Host Support\|Name-based Virtual Host Support]])		(Once you set up [[WebServer - Name-based Virtual Host Support{{!}}Name-based Virtual Host Support]])

	= Set Up MediaWiki =		= Set Up MediaWiki =
Line 59:		Line 58:
	FLUSH PRIVILEGES;		FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
	EXIT;		EXIT;

	Replace '''MY_WIKI''' with a database name of your choice. If you are installing multiple wikis on a single server, they each need a uniquely named database.		Replace '''MY_WIKI''' with a database name of your choice. If you are installing multiple wikis on a single server, they each need a uniquely named database.

	Replace '''USERNAME''' with the username you set up while [[WebServer_-_Basic_LAMP_Stack_Install#Set_up_at_least_one_user_in_mysql\|installing the LAMP Stack]]		Replace '''USERNAME''' with the username you set up while [[WebServer_-_Basic_LAMP_Stack_Install#Set_up_at_least_one_user_in_mysql{{!}}installing the LAMP Stack]]

	== Adjust PHP Settings ==		== Adjust PHP Settings ==

Tinker: /* Just some notes. */

2022-02-15T19:04:06Z

Just some notes.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:04, 15 February 2022
Line 86:		Line 86:
	* Private Wikis & the Visual Editor		* Private Wikis & the Visual Editor
	** Don't even try, it fails...		** Don't even try, it fails...
			** Go with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TinyMCE TinyMCE] instead
	* [[mediawikiwiki:help:Categories{{!}}Categories]]		* [[mediawikiwiki:help:Categories{{!}}Categories]]
	*User Management		*User Management

Tinker: /* Just some notes. */

2022-02-15T19:01:30Z

Just some notes.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:01, 15 February 2022
Line 84:		Line 84:
	= Just some notes. =		= Just some notes. =

			* Private Wikis & the Visual Editor
			** Don't even try, it fails...
	* [[mediawikiwiki:help:Categories{{!}}Categories]]		* [[mediawikiwiki:help:Categories{{!}}Categories]]
	*User Management		*User Management

Tinker at 02:09, 15 January 2022

2022-01-15T02:09:47Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:09, 14 January 2022
Line 2:		Line 2:
	{{!}}+ Proven on:		{{!}}+ Proven on:
	{{!}}- <!-- Debian -->		{{!}}- <!-- Debian -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: ~~72.1125px~~;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 60px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
	{{!}} 11 (bullseye)		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 40px;" {{!}} 11 (bullseye)
	{{!}}		{{!}}
	<br>		<br>

Tinker at 01:53, 15 January 2022

2022-01-15T01:53:33Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:53, 14 January 2022
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"		{{{!}} class="wikitable" style="float: right; width: 322px;" border="2"
	{{!}}+ Proven on:		{{!}}+ Proven on:
			{{!}}- <!-- Debian -->
	{{!}}-
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 72.1125px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 72.1125px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Debian.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://www.debian.org/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
			{{!}} 11 (bullseye)
			{{!}}
			<br>
			{{!}}- <!-- Ubuntu -->
	{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]		{{!}} style="text-align: center; width: 65.7px;" {{!}} [[File:Logo Ubuntu.png{{!}}60px{{!}}link=https://ubuntu.com/{{!}}center{{!}}middle{{!}}frameless]]
			{{!}} 20.04.3
	~~{{!}}-~~		{{!}}
	~~{{!}} style="width: 72.1125px;" {{!}} 11 (bullseye)~~		<br>
	~~{{!}} style="width: 65.7px;"~~ {{!}} 20.04.3

	~~{{!}}-~~
	~~{{!}} style="width: 72.1125px;" {{!}}~~
	~~{{!}} style="width: 65.7px;"~~ {{!}}

	{{!}}}		{{!}}}