Prerequisites

As mentioned, this software is programmed in the PHP language. In addition, a web server is required. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will use the Apache server. Moreover, a very simple way to configure everything related to a web server is using Xamp. Additionally, you need PHP from 7.2.9 and also MySQL from 5.5.8. Don’t worry, this is all included with the installation of Xampp.

How to download MediaWiki.

The first thing you have to do is go to the download section of the MediaWiki project page. Once there, please download the latest stable version. At the time of publication of this post, it is version 1.34.2. Please note that this is a compressed file in .tar.gz format. Therefore, you can use a software like 7z or WinRar to decompress it.

After the download is completed, two steps are necessary. First, unzip the file and place it at the root of the website. That is, in the httdocs directory of the Xamp installation. Then assign the directory the name you want to appear on the website. For example, if you want the name wiki to be displayed, then rename the folder that way. Check out the screenshot below.

Now, with the web server running please open this address in your web browser: http://localhost/wiki. An image like the one shown below will be immediately displayed. Please click on set up wiki first.

Configuring MediaWiki

In the first place you set the language of the user and the wiki. Please press Continue

The wizard will then validate the prerequisites for the installation. Once the environment parameters have been checked, it is time to start the installation by clicking on Continue

Then it’s time to set up the database aspects. That is, the name, user and password. If this does not exist, then select the superuser account. Please leave the password field blank.

Then confirm the parameters to use the same account for the installation.

Now it’s time to name the wiki. In addition, you must configure the namespace of the project. Finally, set the wiki administrator credentials.With these settings, you are ready to start the MediaWiki installation. With this intention, select the option to start the installation

Finally, confirm the options to start the installation process.

After a few moments, the installation will be completed. Please click on Continue.

After the installation is completed, the wizard will generate the file LocalSettings.php. Also, the download will start automatically. If not, a link is provided to force the download.

After downloading the file, it is time to place it in the root of the installation. That is to say, in the directory where the file index.php

Finally, we are ready to enter the wiki of our website.

Conclusion

Ultimately we have seen how to install a wiki in Windows 10. As you can see, it is a simple process to carry out. Which will also allow you to add this functionality to your website. I hope you enjoyed this post. Bye!

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MediaWiki is a web-based tool that allows you to deploy a collaborative project in the form of a Wiki. According to the project website, it is used by many companies and websites to present their content in a dynamic and fast way.

It has support for extensions that allow you to extend the functionality of the application. Like almost all quality applications there are, it is open source. Therefore, we can examine the source code for bugs or vulnerabilities.

Of course, it supports many different languages including the most spoken worldwide.

So let’s get started.

Install MediaWiki on Debian 10

1) Install LAMP on Debian 10

Since this is a web application that requires a database manager, we need LAMP on our server. So that’s the first step.

How to install LAMP on Debian 10?

However, make sure you have these PHP modules installed. This will ensure that the functioning of the application is as expected.

php7.3 php7.3-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-xml php7.3-mbstring php7.3-apcu php7.3-intl php7.3-gd php7.3-cli php7.3-curl

Anyway, as you can see, they are basic modules that probably any server would already have installed.

2) Create a new database and user for MediaWiki

MediaWiki stores data in a relational database management system such as MariaDB or MySQL. It is already installed and configured as part of the LAMP stack. However, for security reasons, it’s a good idea to create a new user that has exclusive permissions on the database we’re going to create for MediaWiki.

So let’s go to the MariaDB console and get started:

:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p
> CREATE DATABASE mediawikidb;
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON mediawikidb.* TO mediawikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mediawikipss';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> exit;

With this, we will be able to continue.

3) Download and install MediaWiki on Debian 10

We have already prepared our server to install MediaWiki. Then, we will be able to download it and start with the installation. To do this, we are going to go to the root folder of apache and from there we proceed to download it.

:~$ cd /var/www/html/ 
:~$ sudo wget -c https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.33/mediawiki-1.33.1.tar.gz

Next, decompress the folder.

:~$ sudo tar -xzvf mediawiki-1.33.1.tar.gz

Then, I will rename the folder to make it more accessible.

:~$ sudo mv mediawiki-1.33.1 mediawiki

Finally, enable the apache rewrite module and restart it.

:~$ sudo a2enmod rewrite
:~$ sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now, we can complete the installation using the web browser.

4) Install MediaWiki on Debian 10 (II)

Once you have prepared everything, just complete the installation using your web browser. To do this, go to http://your-server/mediawiki/mw-config/ to start.

Press continue.

On the next screen, you will have to accept the license terms.

Then, you have to write the credentials of the database you just defined.

Then, you will have to configure some database settings.

Next, type the wiki name. There, you have to create the admin account.

After that, start the installation.

If everything went well, you will see the following screen. It tells us that everything went well and that there is a file called LocalSettings.php to download and copy into the installation directory.

If you are working with a remote server, then we will have to copy the downloaded file to the MediaWiki installation directory.

It’s simple thanks to the scp command.

:~$ scp Path_file your-server:/home/your-home/

For example:

:~$ scp ~/Downloads/LocalSettings.php 192.168.250.15:/home/your-home/

You will have to enter the user key of the server and then it will remain on the server.

On the server, move it to the MediaWiki installation directory.

:~$ mv /home/your-home/LocalSettings.php /var/www/html/mediawiki/

Finally, go back to your web browser and go to http://your-server/mediawiki and start enjoying the installation.

Conclusion

Having a wiki available for your projects is a great way to present your information in a well-known collaborative format. Thanks to this installation it is possible to do it without many problems in a server with Debian 10.

Also the interesting thing about these projects are their reliability and ease of installation that allows many to enjoy it for free without sacrificing quality.

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