"in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
Required software:
-* Web server with PHP 5.1.x or higher.
+* Web server with PHP 5.3.2 or higher.
* A SQL server, the following types are supported
-** MySQL 4.0.14 or higher
-** PostgreSQL 8.1 or higher
-** SQLite
+** MySQL 5.0.2 or higher
+** PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher
+** SQLite 3.3.7 or higher
+** Oracle 9.0.1 or higher
MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux platforms, but should
work on Windows as well.
If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than an Apache module you may
experience problems, as this configuration is not well tested. safe_mode is also
-not tested and unlikely to work.
+not tested and unlikely to work.
-If you want math support see the instructions in math/README
+Support for rendering mathematical formulas requires installing the Math extension,
+see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math
Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
notes on particular operating systems and workarounds for difficult hosting
environments:
-http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation_guide
+https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation_guide
******************* WARNING *******************
-REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
+REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
******************* WARNING *******************
Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on your server, or on your
local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
-something nice, like "wiki", since it'll be in your URL.
+something nice, like "wiki", since it will be appearing in your URL,
+ie. /wiki/index.php/Article.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- | Hint: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your |
- | URLs, you should put the files in a *different* directory from the |
- | virtual path where page names will appear. |
+ | Note: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your |
+ | URLs, such as http://www.example.com/wiki/Article, you should put the |
+ | files in a *different* directory from the virtual path where page names |
+ | will appear. It is common in this case to use w as the folder name and |
+ | /wiki/ as the virtual article path where your articles pretend to be. |
| |
- | See: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL |
+ | See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory. It'll direct you into
way (yet) to get it after you exit the installer. Place it in the main wiki
directory, and the wiki should now be working.
-Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the config directory (though it will
+Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the mw-config directory (though it will
refuse to config again if the wiki is set up).
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