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* Ubuntu Server 18.04.3 LTS
* Ubuntu Server 18.04.3 LTS
* In my install i have all additions enabled.
* In my install I have all additions enabled.
* Apache2 Installed.
* Installing and setting up MariaDB for MediaWiki is also covered on this page.


=== Install Instructions ===
=== Install MariaDB  ===
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# Install Dependencies
#<code>sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client</code>
#* <code>sudo apt install apache2 </code>
#<code>sudo mysql_secure_installation</code>
# Download [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download Mediawiki] tarball latest stable version 1.34.0 at time of writing
# Restart MariaDB
#* <code>sudo systemctl restart mariadb.service</code>


=== Create MediaWiki Database ===
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#<code>sudo mysql -u root -p</code>
#Then create a database called mediawiki
#*<code>CREATE DATABASE mediawiki;</code>
#Create a database user called mediawikiuser with new password
#*<code>CREATE USER 'mediawikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';</code>
#Then grant the user full access to the database.
#*<code>GRANT ALL ON mediawiki.* TO 'mediawikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;</code>
# Save and Exit
#*<code>FLUSH PRIVILEGES;</code>
#*<code>EXIT;</code>
 
===Install PHP Modules===
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* <code>sudo apt install php7.2 php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xml php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-intl</code>
 
=== Download and Extract MediaWiki ===
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# Navigate to webroot.
#* <code>cd /var/www/html</code>
# Remove default index.html
#* <code>rm index.html</code>
# Download and extract [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download Mediawiki] tarball latest stable version 1.34.0 at time of writing.
#* <code>wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.34/mediawiki-1.34.0.tar.gz</code>
#Extract MediaWiki tarball
#* <code>tar -xvf mediawiki-1.34.0.tar.gz</code>
#Rename extracted folder to <strong>mediawiki</strong>
#* <code>mv mediawiki-1.34.0 mediawiki</code>
# Remove tarball
#* <code>rm mediawiki-1.34.0.tar.gz</code>
 
=== Web installation ===
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*After you get to the "Connect to database" page input the following information
#Database Host:<code>localhost</code>
#Database Name:<code>mediawiki</code>
#Database table prefix can be left blank.
#Database Username:<code>mediawikiuser</code>
#Database Password:<code>user_password_here</code>
#Finsh the web instalation and then your wiki is all ready to be used. YAY!

Latest revision as of 11:32, 17 January 2020

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu Server 18.04.3 LTS
  • In my install I have all additions enabled.
  • Apache2 Installed.
  • Installing and setting up MariaDB for MediaWiki is also covered on this page.

Install MariaDB

  1. sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
  2. sudo mysql_secure_installation
  3. Restart MariaDB
    • sudo systemctl restart mariadb.service

Create MediaWiki Database

  1. sudo mysql -u root -p
  2. Then create a database called mediawiki
    • CREATE DATABASE mediawiki;
  3. Create a database user called mediawikiuser with new password
    • CREATE USER 'mediawikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password_here';
  4. Then grant the user full access to the database.
    • GRANT ALL ON mediawiki.* TO 'mediawikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password_here' WITH GRANT OPTION;
  5. Save and Exit
    • FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    • EXIT;

Install PHP Modules

  • sudo apt install php7.2 php7.2-mbstring php7.2-xml php7.2-mysql php7.2-gd php7.2-intl

Download and Extract MediaWiki

  1. Navigate to webroot.
    • cd /var/www/html
  2. Remove default index.html
    • rm index.html
  3. Download and extract Mediawiki tarball latest stable version 1.34.0 at time of writing.
  4. Extract MediaWiki tarball
    • tar -xvf mediawiki-1.34.0.tar.gz
  5. Rename extracted folder to mediawiki
    • mv mediawiki-1.34.0 mediawiki
  6. Remove tarball
    • rm mediawiki-1.34.0.tar.gz

Web installation

  • After you get to the "Connect to database" page input the following information
  1. Database Host:localhost
  2. Database Name:mediawiki
  3. Database table prefix can be left blank.
  4. Database Username:mediawikiuser
  5. Database Password:user_password_here
  6. Finsh the web instalation and then your wiki is all ready to be used. YAY!
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