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(New page: <span id="top"></span> {| cellpadding="2" |__TOC__||'''Installing MediaWiki on 7-Orion Series''' |} '''Introduction''' This step-by-step guide shows how to install MediaWiki on Uniform Se...) |
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# '''A)''' Create a new folder named '''mediawiki_b''' (Can be any name) | # '''A)''' Create a new folder named '''mediawiki_b''' (Can be any name) | ||
# Extract a new copy of Uniform Server | # Extract a new copy of Uniform Server 7-Orion to this folder<br> --- Database user name '''root''' - No need to change this<br> --- Database password '''root''' | ||
# '''Start''' Uniform Server. | # '''Start''' Uniform Server. | ||
'''''Download Mediawiki''''' | '''''Download Mediawiki''''' | ||
<ol start="4"> | <ol start="4"> | ||
<li> '''B)''' Create a new folder '''mediawiki_a''' (Can be any name | <li> '''B)''' Create a new folder '''mediawiki_a''' (Can be any name; it's only a temporary folder)</li> | ||
<li> Download Mediawiki '''1. | <li> Download Mediawiki '''1.16.5''' (or newer version) from [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download here] and save to '''mediawiki_a'''</li> | ||
<li>Unzip the downloaded file (mediawiki-1.15.2.tar.gz) Windows cannot do this | <li>Unzip the downloaded file (mediawiki-1.15.2.tar.gz) Windows cannot do this. Use something like 7-Zip <br> --- Download site: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/files/7-Zip/9.20/7za920.zip/download]<br> --- File name: 7-Zip command line - Multilingual file archiver and compressor</li> | ||
<li>'''B)''' Extract '''mediawiki-1. | <li>'''B)''' Extract '''mediawiki-1.16.5.tar.gz''' to current path, creates a new folder '''mediawiki-1.15.2.tar'''; open this folder '''C)'''</li> | ||
<li>'''C)''' Extract mediawiki-1. | <li>'''C)''' Extract mediawiki-1.16.5.tar to current path, creates a new folder mediawiki-1.15.2 '''(D)'''</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
'''''Copy files to Uniform Server''''' | '''''Copy files to Uniform Server''''' | ||
<ol start="9"> | <ol start="9"> | ||
<li>'''E)''' Copy folder '''mediawiki-1. | <li>'''E)''' Copy folder '''mediawiki-1.16.5''' to server root folder '''www'''</li> | ||
<li>'''F)''' Rename folder '''mediawiki-1. | <li>'''F)''' Rename folder '''mediawiki-1.16.5''' to '''wiki'''</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
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# Type the following into your browser address bar:<br /> '''<nowiki>http://localhost/wiki/</nowiki>''' redirects to installation page. | # Type the following into your browser address bar:<br /> '''<nowiki>http://localhost/wiki/</nowiki>''' This redirects to installation page. | ||
# Click the link Please '''set up the wiki''' first. | # Click the link Please '''set up the wiki''' first. | ||
# This opens the configuration page | # This opens the configuration page. Scroll down to<br /> '''Site config''' and fill in the form. | ||
</td> | </td> | ||
<td>[[Image:Nano_mediawiki_b.gif]]</td> | <td>[[Image:Nano_mediawiki_b.gif]]</td> | ||
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'''''Site config''''' | '''''Site config''''' | ||
<table width="490" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> | <table width="490" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> | ||
<tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td width="150" align="right">Wiki name:</td><td> | <tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td width="150" align="right">Wiki name:</td><td>MW on US (whatever you like)</td></tr> | ||
<tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td align="right">Contact e-mail:</td><td>admin@localhost</td></tr> | <tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td align="right">Contact e-mail:</td><td>admin@localhost</td></tr> | ||
<tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td align="right">Language:</td><td>en-English</td></tr> | <tr bgcolor="#F4F4F4"><td align="right">Language:</td><td>en-English</td></tr> | ||
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'''Click Install MediaWiki''' | '''Click Install MediaWiki''' | ||
After creating the database a second page will display | After creating the database, a second page will display. Scroll down the page and you will see the confirmation message: | ||
Installation successful! Move the config/LocalSettings.php <br>file to the parent directory, then follow this link to your wiki” | Installation successful! Move the config/LocalSettings.php <br>file to the parent directory, then follow this link to your wiki” | ||
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''' | '''Note 3:''' To enable image uploads: | ||
#Open file: '''LocalSettings.php''' | #Open file: '''LocalSettings.php''' | ||
#Located in folder: *\UniServer\udrive\www\'''wiki''' | #Located in folder: *\UniServer\udrive\www\'''wiki''' | ||
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== Portability == | == Portability == | ||
If you want a portable version of MediaWiki copy the folder '''UniServer''' and all its content to your USB memory stick | If you want a portable version of MediaWiki, copy the folder '''UniServer''' and all its content to your USB memory stick. Don’t expect fantastic speeds, but it is usable. | ||
Uniform Server uses the standard ports (Apache port 80 and MySQL port 3306). If a host PC is currently running another server on these ports it will prevent UniServer from running. To resolve this situation, either stop the host servers or preferably install your UniServer on different ports by moving the servers, described next. | Uniform Server uses the standard ports (Apache port 80 and MySQL port 3306). If a host PC is currently running another server on these ports it will prevent UniServer from running. To resolve this situation, either stop the host servers or preferably install your UniServer on different ports by moving the servers, as described next. | ||
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[[Category: Applications]] | |||
[[Category: Installation]] | [[Category: Installation]] | ||