Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Mediawiki

Timestamp:

11/27/08 21:29:45 (17 years ago)

Author:

anonymous

Comment:

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Mediawiki

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+= Mediawiki =
+
+Install
+{{{
+echo www-apps/mediawiki mysql vhosts imagemagick >> /etc/portage/package.use
+emerge -v mediawiki
+}}}
+
+Install in vhost
+{{{
+webapp-config -I -h  rp.thinkthinkdo.com -d mediawiki mediawiki 1.11.2
+}}}
+
+webapp-config displays the following post-installation instructions (TO BE DONE!!!)
+{{{
+=================================================================
+POST-INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
+=================================================================
+
+1. Completing setup:
+
+To complete installation cd into the MediaWiki install location, but
+make sure to start mysql first.
+
+$ /etc/init.d/mysql start
+$ cd /var/www/rp.thinkthinkdo.com/web/mediawiki
+
+Then temporarily make the MediaWiki /config directory writable
+to the user the web server is running as. The quickest way is 
+to make the directory world writable. For example:
+
+$ chmod a+w config
+ 
+Then access it via a web browser, for example:
+
+lynx http://rp.thinkthinkdo.commediawiki/config/
+ 
+2. After setup move the newly created LocalSettings.php from the config/
+directory to the main mediawiki directory, for example:
+  
+$ mv config/LocalSettings.php .
+
+Remember to restore safe permissions to the MediaWiki config/ and 
+LocalSettings.php (which contains clear-text passwords).
+
+$ chmod a-w config
+$ chmod ug=r,o=  LocalSettings.php
+$ chown root:apache LocalSettings.php
+
+After these steps MediaWiki should be accesable at
+http://rp.thinkthinkdo.commediawiki/
+ 
+3. Enabling Optional Features:
+
+If you wish to enable image uploads then you must manually edit the
+LocalSettings.php file to uncomment the $wgEnableUploads line.  
+If MediaWiki was built with the imagemagick USE-flag the directory
+permissions are correct, otherwise you must install ImageMagick and
+also adjust permissions on the images directory to allow the server
+to write. For example:
+ 
+$ chown apache:apache /var/www/rp.thinkthinkdo.com/web/mediawiki/images
+
+Math Support:
+
+If you wish to enable the math support then you must manually edit" 
+the LocalSettings.php file to uncomment the $wgUseTeX line.
+MediaWiki must have been built with the math USE-flag enabled or the
+necessary support executable will not be present.
+You may also have to execute
+
+$ texconfig dvips printcmd -
+
+if you have not configured tetex before.
+
+
+4. Things you need to have on the server:
+
+- SQL database of your choice and support for that database compiled in PHP
+We check for required PHP features for mysql and postgres use flags in the ebuild;
+you are on your own if you are using a different kind of DB backend.
+- dev-php/PEAR-Mail is needed for using external smtp server.
+
+These are not installed as dependencies since it is possible to run the database
+and other services on other machines.
+
+It is very important that you follow all the major versions upgrade instructions 
+from the mediawiki.org web page - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading 
+
+Do not, I repeat, do not assume that we can upgrade from version to version just
+like this. Make backups before upgrading.
+
+=================================================================
+}}}
+