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Woozle: /* Aesthetics */ updated internal links

2017-12-14T23:29:54Z

Aesthetics: updated internal links

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	:* The main CSS code is in <u>newskin</u>/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.		:* The main CSS code is in <u>newskin</u>/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.
	* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''		* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''
	** In [[~~localSettings~~.php ~~(MediaWiki)~~\|localSettings.php]], change the value of $wgDefaultSkin to the lowercase name of the target skin (e.g. "newskin")		** In [[MediaWiki/files/LocalSettings.php\|localSettings.php]], change the value of $wgDefaultSkin to the lowercase name of the target skin (e.g. "newskin")
	* '''Modify the contents of the navigation bar''' (on the left in monobook)		* '''Modify the contents of the navigation bar''' (on the left in monobook)
	** This is actually very easy, even under v1.4 (it's even easier in v1.5); see ~~[[MediaWiki Customization]]~~		** This is actually very easy, even under v1.4 (it's even easier in v1.5); see {{l/same\|customizing}}

	==Edit History==		==Edit History==
	* '''2005-10-13''' Post-import cleanup & some notes about v1.5		* '''2005-10-13''' Post-import cleanup & some notes about v1.5
	* '''2005-06-11''' Created "Steps" and "Likely Customizations" from notes made while installing MediaWiki versions 1.4.1, 1.4.4, and 1.4.5 (4 different installs).		* '''2005-06-11''' Created "Steps" and "Likely Customizations" from notes made while installing MediaWiki versions 1.4.1, 1.4.4, and 1.4.5 (4 different installs).

Woozle: Woozle moved page MediaWiki/archive/installation to MediaWiki/archive/installing without leaving a redirect: consistent verb form

2017-12-14T22:40:13Z

Woozle moved page MediaWiki/archive/installation to MediaWiki/archive/installing without leaving a redirect: consistent verb form

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Woozle: Woozle moved page MediaWiki installation to MediaWiki/archive/installation without leaving a redirect: kinda outdated

2017-12-14T22:39:27Z

Woozle moved page MediaWiki installation to MediaWiki/archive/installation without leaving a redirect: kinda outdated

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Woozle: /* Steps */ tweaks and updates

2006-11-25T16:06:01Z

Steps: tweaks and updates

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	MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.		MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.
	==Steps==		==Steps==
	The following steps were noted while installing MediaWiki version 1.4, and ~~1.5 seems pretty~~ similar.		The following steps were noted while installing MediaWiki version 1.4, and later versions have been similar.
	#Download the latest version from the [http://mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki site]. This is usually a .tar.gz file.		#Download the latest version from the [http://mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki site]. This is usually a [[.tar.gz]] file.
	#Read the INSTALL file; it says what versions of ~~php~~ and MySQL are needed.		#Read the INSTALL file; it says what versions of [[PHP]] and [[MySQL]] are needed.
	#Unzip the files and upload them to the directory from which the wiki will run. If your whole site is a wiki, then put them directly in the www/ directory; otherwise www/wiki/ or whatever you're calling it. Note: The folders you should be uploading will be "config", "docs", "extensions", etc.; you don't want to upload the outer folder, if any (currently called mediawiki-1.4.5), or else that will become part of the wiki's URL. Wherever the outermost index.php file goes, that will be the "home" URL of your wiki.		#Unzip the files and upload them to the directory from which the wiki will run. If your whole site is a wiki, then put them directly in the www/ directory; otherwise www/wiki/ or whatever you're calling it. Note: The folders you should be uploading will be "config", "docs", "extensions", etc.; you don't want to upload the outer folder, if any (currently called mediawiki-1.4.5), or else that will become part of the wiki's URL. Wherever the outermost index.php file goes, that will be the "home" URL of your wiki.
	#Make sure your web server is set up to execute .php files; edit [[dot htaccess\|.htaccess]] file if needed.		#Make sure your web server is set up to execute .php files; edit the [[dot htaccess\|.htaccess]] file if needed.
	#Temporarily make the config folder writable by the web server – "chmod a+w config" should work, or use your FTP browser.		#Temporarily make the config folder writable by the web server – "chmod a+w config" should work, or use your FTP browser.
	#At this point, you can either give the wiki setup script root access to your MySQL server (it will use the username "root", so if your MySQL root user is something different, you will need to create a user named "root" with permissions to create databases and tables), to add a database and user as needed, or you can create the database and user yourself. (Note that this is a username for the wiki software to use, not a human user.)		#At this point, you can either give the wiki setup script root access to your MySQL server (it will use the username "root", so if your MySQL root user is something different, you will need to create a user named "root" with permissions to create databases and tables), to add a database and user as needed, or you can create the database and user yourself. (Note that this is a username for the wiki software to use, not a human user.)
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	And that should be it.		And that should be it.
			==Notes==
	This process has never once gone 100% smoothly, but ~~it has also never taken me more than~~ 2-3 hours to fix ~~the various problems that cropped up~~. (More recent installations have taken well under an hour.)		This process has never once gone 100% smoothly for me, but the worst problems took took at most 2-3 hours to fix. More recent installations have taken well under an hour, and typical issues are trivial.

	==Possible Problems==		==Possible Problems==

Woozle: MediaWiki Installation moved to MediaWiki installation

2006-08-23T13:48:50Z

MediaWiki Installation moved to MediaWiki installation

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Woozle: changed self-link

2006-08-23T13:48:32Z

changed self-link

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	=={{hide\|navbar}}==		=={{hide\|navbar}}==
	{{web software\|MediaWiki}}: [[~~Installation~~]]		{{web software\|MediaWiki}}: [[MediaWiki installation\|installation]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.		MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.

Woozle: navbar & overview headers

2006-08-23T13:47:28Z

navbar & overview headers

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			=={{hide\|navbar}}==
	{{web software\|MediaWiki}}: [[Installation]]		{{web software\|MediaWiki}}: [[Installation]]
			==Overview==
	MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.		MediaWiki installation is actually surprisingly simple, if you are familiar with basic web site configuration and know how to access your [[MySQL]] server. Most of the work in setting up a wiki is creating the skeleton content (filling in all the various pages linked to by the default navbox, links at the bottom, etc.; there should be an article listing all these at some point, because a few of them only show up when you do certain operations), though creating the logo can also take time.
	==Steps==		==Steps==

Woozle: /* Security */ fixed some links

2006-07-22T12:04:47Z

Security: fixed some links

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	Some customizing you might want to do:		Some customizing you might want to do:
	===Security===		===Security===
	*'''[[chmod]] 660 [[LocalSettings.php]]''' -- it has the database password in it. (To make sure you can still edit it, add yourself to the owner group.)		*'''{{linuxcmd\|chmod}} 660 [[LocalSettings.php (MediaWiki)\|LocalSettings.php]]''' -- it has the database password in it. (To make sure you can still edit it, add yourself to the owner group.)
	*Note: '''all changes to LocalSettings.php''' should be made '''after this line''':		*Note: '''all changes to LocalSettings.php''' should be made '''after this line''':
	<pre>require_once( "includes/DefaultSettings.php" );</pre>		<pre>require_once( "includes/DefaultSettings.php" );</pre>
	*'''Allow only logged-in users to edit'''		*'''Allow only logged-in users to edit'''
	**In [[~~localSettings~~.php]], add this line: <pre>$wgWhitelistEdit = true;</pre>		**In [[LocalSettings.php (MediaWiki)\|LocalSettings.php]], add this line: <pre>$wgWhitelistEdit = true;</pre>
	*'''Prevent uploaded (possibly malicious) scripts''' from being run		*'''Prevent uploaded (possibly malicious) scripts''' from being run
	**Put an [[.htaccess]] file in the '''images/''' folder containing this line, plus any other file-extensions which might otherwise be executable: <pre>AddType text/plain .html .htm .shtml .php .phtml</pre>		**Put an [[dot htaccess\|.htaccess]] file in the '''images/''' folder containing this line, plus any other file-extensions which might otherwise be executable: <pre>AddType text/plain .html .htm .shtml .php .phtml</pre>

	===Aesthetics===		===Aesthetics===
	* '''Customize an existing skin'''		* '''Customize an existing skin'''

Woozle: /* Aesthetics */ more underlines

2006-07-16T19:58:18Z

Aesthetics: more underlines

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	** copy <u>MonoBook.php</u> to <u>NewSkin.php</u>		** copy <u>MonoBook.php</u> to <u>NewSkin.php</u>
	** copy the <u>monobook</u> folder to <u>newskin</u>		** copy the <u>monobook</u> folder to <u>newskin</u>
	** edit NewSkin.php and change the following two lines:		** edit <u>NewSkin</u>.php and change the following two lines:
	::{\|		::{\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''original''' (MonoBook) \|\| '''new''' (NewSkin)		\| '''original''' (<u>MonoBook</u>) \|\| '''new''' (<u>NewSkin</u>)
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	$this->skinname = 'monobook';		$this->skinname = '<u>monobook</u>';
	$this->stylename = 'monobook';		$this->stylename = '<u>monobook</u>';
	$this->template = '~~MonoBookTemplate~~';		$this->template = '<u>MonoBook</u>Template';
	\|		\|
	$this->skinname = 'newskin';		$this->skinname = '<u>newskin</u>';
	$this->stylename = 'newskin';		$this->stylename = '<u>newskin</u>';
	$this->template = '~~NewSkinTemplate~~';		$this->template = '<u>NewSkin</u>Template';
	\|}		\|}
	:* in <u>NewSkin~~.php~~</u>, modify the line "class <u>MonoBook</u>Template extends QuickTemplate {" by changing "<u>MonoBook</u>Template" to a new name, e.g. "<u>NewSkin</u>Template" (this change and the "this->template" change are necessary in order for login after an explicit logout to work properly)		:* in <u>NewSkin</u>.php, modify the line "class <u>MonoBook</u>Template extends QuickTemplate {" by changing "<u>MonoBook</u>Template" to a new name, e.g. "<u>NewSkin</u>Template" (this change and the "this->template" change are necessary in order for login after an explicit logout to work properly)
	:* The main CSS code is in <u>newskin</u>/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.		:* The main CSS code is in <u>newskin</u>/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.
	* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''		* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''

Woozle: /* Aesthetics */ some underlines for example names were missing

2006-07-16T19:56:19Z

Aesthetics: some underlines for example names were missing

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	$this->template = 'NewSkinTemplate';		$this->template = 'NewSkinTemplate';
	\|}		\|}
	:* in NewSkin.php, modify the line "class ~~MonoBookTemplate~~ extends QuickTemplate {" by changing "~~MonoBookTemplate~~" to a new name, e.g. "~~NewSkinTemplate~~" (this change and the "this->template" change are necessary in order for login after an explicit logout to work properly)		:* in <u>NewSkin.php</u>, modify the line "class <u>MonoBook</u>Template extends QuickTemplate {" by changing "<u>MonoBook</u>Template" to a new name, e.g. "<u>NewSkin</u>Template" (this change and the "this->template" change are necessary in order for login after an explicit logout to work properly)
	:* The main CSS code is in newskin/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.		:* The main CSS code is in <u>newskin</u>/main.css; most simple style changes can be made there. More advanced customization is covered [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ here], [[metawikipedia:Help:Cascading_style_sheets\|here]], and probably other places.
	* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''		* '''Make a different (or new) skin the default'''
	** In [[localSettings.php (MediaWiki)\|localSettings.php]], change the value of $wgDefaultSkin to the lowercase name of the target skin (e.g. "newskin")		** In [[localSettings.php (MediaWiki)\|localSettings.php]], change the value of $wgDefaultSkin to the lowercase name of the target skin (e.g. "newskin")