Enter the database details carefully in the boxes shown: Knowledge base articles already exist on how to setup MySQL databases in your CPanel (using the MySQL Wizard) if you're unsure. If you have not already setup a MySQL database to store your wiki content in, you should do so now. Now you will be asked for the MySQL database details. Errors (marked in red) probably want attention before you can continue with installation. To start the installation, you'll be asked to set your language the the language of the wiki site you are building:Īfter clicking the continue button, MediaWiki will run some tests to make sure your hosting account is compatible.
So click on the setup the wiki link to begin. This screen simply means that WikiMedia is not installed. You'll be presented with a screen that looks like the one below. The index.php file should load for you automatically. Using your web browser (like Safari, Chrome or Firefox) navigate to the directory or subdomain where you uploaded the MediaWiki files. All of these individual files form the MediaWiki software. In the MediaWiki folder, upload all of the files and folders like docs, extensions, images, index.php and such like. These files can be uploaded using the File Manager in CPanel, or you can use FTP or SFTP. Uploading the MediaWiki filesOnce you have a directory or subdomain setup, you can upload the MediaWiki files. You'll find that using subdomains makes the installation process easier and helps keep thing organised more tidily. Sub domains can be setup in your web hosting CPanel, and there are already support articles available elsewhere on how to create subdomains. So if for example your website address was it may make things easier to create a sub domain at. Setting up a space to host MediaWikiMediaWiki works best if you create a sub domain. Drag this folder (in its entirety) to your desktop or another suitable location on your computer. Double-clicking this file uncompresses the package and displays a folder.
MediaWiki downloads to your computer as a compressed tar.gz file. Follow the download links shown on the homepage, and download the latest, most stable version. MediaWiki can be downloaded from the MediaWiki website. MediaWiki makes use of your existing disk space and bandwidth quota. This is intended as an "add on" to your website, like an education website hosted as a sub-domain to your main website.ĭownloading MediaWikiMediaWiki is software that you install on your web hosting server. It should be emphasised that MediaWiki does not integrate directly with RapidWeaver (it is not a theme or a stack). You should find the installation and setup process fairly easy to follow. Websites like Wikipedia make use of MediaWiki. MediaWiki is a content publishing platform ideally suited towards instances where you need to publish content online (like educational resources or support documentation) with the ability for other users to login and edit the content.
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