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Welcome to the MediaWiki installation guide which provides instructions on how to manually install and configure MediaWiki on a web server. Note that some users may find MediaWiki software appliances a convenient alternative to manual installation.
The first part of this guide gives broad general instructions, while the last section contains a list of appendices that give more detailed installation notes for specific system configurations and other less common uses of the software.
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Quick installation guide
For experienced users only, here is the quick version of the installation instructions. Most users will want to read the more detailed version, below.
- Check that your system meets the minimum requirements (web server, PHP5, and either MySQL4 or PostgreSQL 8.0).
- Download MediaWiki Vorlage:MW stable release link and extract the archive to a web-accessible folder on your server.
- Point your browser to the
configdirectory (e.g., http://localhost/mediawiki/config/index.php). - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.
These instructions are deliberately brief. There is a lot that could go wrong, so if in any doubt, you are advised to read the full instructions below.
Main installation guide
- Before installation
- Read what MediaWiki is
- Check the MediaWiki feature list
- Installation requirements - Check these before going any further!
- Installing MediaWiki
- Configuring MediaWiki:
- Initial configuration (using the configuration script)
- Further configuration
- Installing extensions
Appendices
Advanced uses
The following pages give instructions about how to install/configure MediaWiki for other, less common purposes.
Advanced configuration
The following pages cover some of the more advanced configuration options:
MediaWiki Help
The following page explains how to get a copy of the MediaWiki help pages on your own wiki
System-specific instructions
The following pages give more detailed installation instructions aimed at specific systems:
