Talk:Install a new wiki

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from windows

Prerequisite
  • FTP
  • Geany
  • Database
Exercise
  • download latest version of mediawiki
  • set up database (must have access to client's server)
  • upload the wiki via FTP
  • run the config (example: http://localhost/wiki/config)


  • Add a wiki database
  • cp -pR template
  • create a LocalSettings.php and set ownership to www-data so they can be filesync'd if you like
    • Note there should be no DB user or password in any LocalSettings.php files, it should only be in Wikia.php
    • extensions and sets (GeneralExtensions.php and WikiWebExtensions.php)
    • include order (specialpages first)
    • packages
    • examples and templates of settings files
  • create symlinks to the new wiki from the necessary domains
ln -s /var/www/wikis/foo /var/www/domains.foo.com