分类： LINUX
2009-07-13 23:40:37
MediaWiki is the engine that is used for Wikipedia, but you can also use it to set up your own wiki server with information of your own. See for more information.
To install on your Ubuntu (or Kubuntu, etc) server (with already installed):
| sudo apt-get install mediawiki imagemagick mediawiki-math mysql-server |
To enable MediaWiki edit the following file and remove the ‘#’ from the third line so that it reads ‘Alias /mediawiki /var/lib/mediawiki’:
| sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/mediawiki.conf |
Then restart apache:
| sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart |
The next step is to visit the website. Since you will be entering passwords, you don’t want to make an unsecured connection. Either set up a ssl server] ( see ) and connect with , or visit from the server itself (using or lynx, two excellent text-based web browsers):
| elinks localhost/mediawiki |
fill out the forms, noting that the final form is NOT your root or user password, but the password for the root mysql account (blank by default)
Lastly, move the config files as requested to prevent anyone else from changing these settings:
NOTE: Check the output in your web browser: if its instructions differ from below, follow them.
| sudo mv /var/lib/mediawiki/config/LocalSettings.php /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php sudo chmod 600 /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php sudo rm -Rf /var/lib/mediawiki/config |
You are done! you should see a wiki page at:
The Apache2 config files reside at /etc/apache2/conf.d/mediawiki.conf
You might want to customize the look of your wiki.
To change the icon make a 135×135 pixel logo in PNG format and move it to the right place:
| sudo cp my_new_logo.png /var/lib/mediawiki/skins/common/images/wiki.png |
To get rid of the Mac-like sunburst in the background, edit /var/lib/mediawiki/skins/monobook/main.css and change:
| background: #f9f9f9 url(headbg.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; |
to
| background: #f9f9f9; |
Mediawiki extensions are stored in the /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-available folder. You can enable an extension using
| sudo mwenext |
Tab/autocomplete shows a list of extensions.
Similarly use mwdisext to disable an extension.
It is possible to run multiple parallel instances of Mediawiki on a single server:
The following are unverified suggestions made by users.
An Ubuntu-based is one of the easiest ways to get up and running with MediaWiki on Ubuntu. It’s part of a family of pre-integrated based on Ubuntu 8.04.2 (Hardy LTS).
