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diff --git a/www-apps/mediawiki/files/postinstall-1.18-en.txt b/www-apps/mediawiki/files/postinstall-1.18-en.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bfed0d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/www-apps/mediawiki/files/postinstall-1.18-en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +To complete installation you need to proceed the following steps: +================================================================= + +1. Temporarily make the "mw-config" directory writable to the user the web +server is running as. The quickest way is to make the directory world +writable. For example: + +$ cd ${MY_INSTALLDIR} +$ chmod a+w mw-config + + +2. Configure database. +a.) If you know the root password on your database, the MediaWiki installation +script can create a new database for you. + +b.) If you don't know the root password, MediaWiki still needs database to +work with. So, please, read the following link and find solution which suits +your needs best: + +http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki#Create_a_database + + +3. Now continue the installation through web browser by accessing the +following page: + +http://${VHOST_HOSTNAME}${VHOST_APPDIR}/mw-config/ + + +4. After the setup script has finished running successfully, a file called +LocalSettings.php is created in the "mw-config" directory. Move this file to the +root wiki directory (${MY_INSTALLDIR}): + +$ mv mw-config/LocalSettings.php . + +Set stringent permissions on the LocalSettings.php file: + +$ chown <webserver-user>:root LocalSettings.php +$ chmod 600 LocalSettings.php + +And delete the "mw-config" directory: + +$ rm -rf mw-config + + +5. Once you have done the above, your wiki should be ready to use! + +http://${VHOST_HOSTNAME}${VHOST_APPDIR}/ + + +Enabling Optional Features and other configuration +================================================== + +Allow images and other files to be uploaded through the wiki +------------------------------------------------------------ + +If you wish to enable images and other files to be uploaded through wiki then +edit the LocalSettings.php file and set \$wgEnableUploads to 'true': + +\$wgEnableUploads = true; + +Now if MediaWiki was built with the imagemagick USE-flag the directory +permissions are correct, otherwise install ImageMagick and adjust permissions +on the images directory to allow the web server to write. For example: + +$ chown <webserver-user>:<webserver-group> ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/images + +IMPORTANT: Uploads need to be set up properly in order to be secure! For more +details take a look at the following page: + +http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgEnableUploads + + +Math Support +------------ + +Math support has been removed from the core mediawiki package from 1.18.0 +onwards. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math to enable math +support. + + +Other +----- + +For other tweaks, continue with the following: +http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki#See_also |