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* If you follow this step by step instruction, it will take you 10-15min to have your own MediaWiki up and running | * If you follow this step by step instruction, it will take you 10-15min to have your own MediaWiki up and running | ||
== Why i should run my own MediaWiki == | == Why i should run my own MediaWiki == | ||
| + | * You are independent | ||
| + | * You can add plugins and extensions that you need and want | ||
| + | * You decide where the data is stored | ||
| + | * You can adapt it to your needs | ||
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== Used tools == | == Used tools == | ||
* Webbrowser | * Webbrowser | ||
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# Create in the wiki directory the directory called: temp | # Create in the wiki directory the directory called: temp | ||
# Upload the unpacked MediaWiki files in the directory | # Upload the unpacked MediaWiki files in the directory | ||
| − | # Navigate to "includes/libs/filebackend/fsfile/" and replace the TempFSFile.php with this file: [http://%5Bhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1o4Fn71CpHh5cmFKvggdrEBbBhLVtJyBG/view?usp=sharing TempFSFile.php] | + | # Navigate to "includes/libs/filebackend/fsfile/" and replace the TempFSFile.php with this file: [http://%5Bhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1o4Fn71CpHh5cmFKvggdrEBbBhLVtJyBG/view?usp=sharing TempFSFile.php] '''You have to do that BEFORE you start the Setup at the server!!!!!''' |
# Open in your webbrowser YOUR bplaced.net address, followed by /wiki (or whatever you have choosen before) | # Open in your webbrowser YOUR bplaced.net address, followed by /wiki (or whatever you have choosen before) | ||
# Follow the setup navigation | # Follow the setup navigation | ||
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# Check your installation, if all is working as expected<br> | # Check your installation, if all is working as expected<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
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= Make it shiny and nice = | = Make it shiny and nice = | ||
| + | == Change the default editor == | ||
| + | # By default, the mediawiki comes with a very puristic editor. To enable the little more modern one, add this to your LocalSettings.php:<br> | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | wfLoadExtension( 'WikiEditor' );<br> | ||
| + | $wgDefaultUserOptions['usebetatoolbar'] = 1; | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | == Mobile Frontend == | ||
| + | Mediawiki has a great frontend for mobile devices, which is NOT in the default setup. To make a better mobile frontend working, follow this steps:<br> | ||
| + | # [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:SkinDistributor/MinervaNeue Download] (unpack) and place the file(s) in a directory called MinervaNeue in your skins/ folder. | ||
| + | # [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/MobileFrontend Download] (unpack) the Mobile Extention files and upload them to the folder MobileFrontend in your folder extensions/ | ||
| + | # Add this to your LocalSettings.php:<br> | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | wfLoadExtension( 'MobileFrontend' );<br> | ||
| + | $wgMFAutodetectMobileView = true;<br> | ||
| + | wfLoadSkin( 'MinervaNeue' );<br> | ||
| + | $wgMFDefaultSkinClass = 'SkinMinerva'; // use Minerva skin | ||
| + | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 26 February 2018
Contents
Installation of your own MediaWiki
What do i need for that?
- An account at bplaced.net (free webhoster with mysql/php support)
- Some files that you can download for free, as MediaWiki is an open source software
- If you follow this step by step instruction, it will take you 10-15min to have your own MediaWiki up and running
Why i should run my own MediaWiki
- You are independent
- You can add plugins and extensions that you need and want
- You decide where the data is stored
- You can adapt it to your needs
Used tools
- Webbrowser
- FTP-Client
- Texteditor
Downloads
- Mediawiki
- replacement of the TempFSFile.php when you use bplaced.net TempFSFile.php
HowTo
- Create a free account at bplaced.net (choose a short username, otherwise you might have some troubles later with the database)
- Create a mysql database for the mediawiki in the bplaced webinterface. - remember about the database name and the username
- Create a ftp account at the bplaced webinterface
- Download the latest stable MediaWiki from here: Mediawiki
- Unpack the files you just downloaded
- Start the FTP client, set it up with your bplaced.net credentials and connect your FTP client with the bplaced.net server
- Create a directory wiki (or something similar) for the wiki
- Enter the new created directory
- Create in the wiki directory the directory called: temp
- Upload the unpacked MediaWiki files in the directory
- Navigate to "includes/libs/filebackend/fsfile/" and replace the TempFSFile.php with this file: TempFSFile.php You have to do that BEFORE you start the Setup at the server!!!!!
- Open in your webbrowser YOUR bplaced.net address, followed by /wiki (or whatever you have choosen before)
- Follow the setup navigation
- Download the LocalSettings.php file and open it with a text editor
- Add this at the end of the LocalSettings.php file: $wgTmpDirectory = "tmp";
- Upload the LocalSettings.php file with your FTP Client to the root directory of the Wiki
- Check your installation, if all is working as expected
Make it shiny and nice
Change the default editor
- By default, the mediawiki comes with a very puristic editor. To enable the little more modern one, add this to your LocalSettings.php:
| wfLoadExtension( 'WikiEditor' ); $wgDefaultUserOptions['usebetatoolbar'] = 1; |
Mobile Frontend
Mediawiki has a great frontend for mobile devices, which is NOT in the default setup. To make a better mobile frontend working, follow this steps:
- Download (unpack) and place the file(s) in a directory called MinervaNeue in your skins/ folder.
- Download (unpack) the Mobile Extention files and upload them to the folder MobileFrontend in your folder extensions/
- Add this to your LocalSettings.php:
| wfLoadExtension( 'MobileFrontend' ); $wgMFAutodetectMobileView = true; |
