MediaWiki/archive/mirroring on a laptop - Revision history

Woozle: /* Copying the site */

2024-11-04T17:02:51Z

Copying the site

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	==Copying the site==		==Copying the site==
	Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[MySQL/~~porting/data~~\|export the database]] to a .sql file.		Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[MySQL/migration\|export the database]] to a .sql file.

	==Tidying up==		==Tidying up==

Woozle: obsolete navbar

2017-12-14T23:38:32Z

obsolete navbar

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	~~=={{hide\|Navigation}}==~~
	~~[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[MediaWiki]]: [[mirroring a MediaWiki site on a laptop\|mirroring on a laptop]]~~
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	For reasons which I'll explain later, I wanted to have a copy of one of my wikis on a laptop so I could refer to it in a situation where I might not have Internet access. This meant installing [[Apache]], [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]], and getting them all working together – things which are more commonly handled by the web hosting service – so it may be useful to make notes about what happened.		For reasons which I'll explain later, I wanted to have a copy of one of my wikis on a laptop so I could refer to it in a situation where I might not have Internet access. This meant installing [[Apache]], [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]], and getting them all working together – things which are more commonly handled by the web hosting service – so it may be useful to make notes about what happened.

Woozle: /* Copying the site */ updated internal link

2017-12-14T23:37:30Z

Copying the site: updated internal link

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	==Copying the site==		==Copying the site==
	Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[~~backing up~~ MySQL data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.		Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[MySQL/porting/data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.

	==Tidying up==		==Tidying up==
	I haven't been able to figure out the necessary configuration mods to port a site which was at http://<u>domain</u>/ to http://<u>machinename</u>/<u>subdir</u>; I wasn't able to get the rewrite engine to act like it was working. What I did finally do that worked is upgrade to the latest MediaWiki, which generated fresh configuration files. (Reinstalling the same version should work too.) Things to remember:		I haven't been able to figure out the necessary configuration mods to port a site which was at http://<u>domain</u>/ to http://<u>machinename</u>/<u>subdir</u>; I wasn't able to get the rewrite engine to act like it was working. What I did finally do that worked is upgrade to the latest MediaWiki, which generated fresh configuration files. (Reinstalling the same version should work too.) Things to remember:

Woozle: Woozle moved page mirroring a MediaWiki site on a laptop to MediaWiki/archive/mirroring on a laptop without leaving a redirect: srsly obsolete

2017-12-14T23:36:17Z

Woozle moved page mirroring a MediaWiki site on a laptop to MediaWiki/archive/mirroring on a laptop without leaving a redirect: srsly obsolete

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Woozle: /* Tidying up */ more

2006-10-24T01:40:18Z

Tidying up: more

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	Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[backing up MySQL data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.		Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[backing up MySQL data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.
	==Tidying up==		==Tidying up==
	~~When you first try~~ to ~~access~~ a ~~page,~~ it ~~may try~~ to ~~redirect~~ to ~~the wrong base URL; add~~ "~~?action=purge~~" to the ~~URL of each page that does~~ this.		I haven't been able to figure out the necessary configuration mods to port a site which was at http://<u>domain</u>/ to http://<u>machinename</u>/<u>subdir</u>; I wasn't able to get the rewrite engine to act like it was working. What I did finally do that worked is upgrade to the latest MediaWiki, which generated fresh configuration files. (Reinstalling the same version should work too.) Things to remember:
			* Save your image folder (I call mine "wikiup", for wiki uploads, to distinguish it from the images used by MediaWiki)
			* Make sure your image folder globally-writable (chmod 777 wikiup) so MediaWiki can write thumbnails and new images
			* Change the $wgUploadPath and $wgUploadDirectory settings in LocalSettings.php so they point to wikiup (or whatever you call yours)
			* Save any skins/ modifications or custom skins so you can restore them -- especially your wiki's logo
			* Be sure to copy your backed-up wikiup folder back where it belongs, after modifying LocalSettings.php and before trying to access any images (if you try to access images when they're not there, the database will become confused and may require a maintenance script to be run -- more about this later when I have a chance)

Woozle: navbar

2006-10-23T20:15:20Z

navbar

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			=={{hide\|Navigation}}==
			[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[MediaWiki]]: [[mirroring a MediaWiki site on a laptop\|mirroring on a laptop]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	For reasons which I'll explain later, I wanted to have a copy of one of my wikis on a laptop so I could refer to it in a situation where I might not have Internet access. This meant installing [[Apache]], [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]], and getting them all working together – things which are more commonly handled by the web hosting service – so it may be useful to make notes about what happened.		For reasons which I'll explain later, I wanted to have a copy of one of my wikis on a laptop so I could refer to it in a situation where I might not have Internet access. This meant installing [[Apache]], [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]], and getting them all working together – things which are more commonly handled by the web hosting service – so it may be useful to make notes about what happened.

Woozle: /* The Environment */ better link for vaio

2006-10-23T17:25:54Z

The Environment: better link for vaio

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	This page is still in progress, as I haven't got the installation completely working yet.		This page is still in progress, as I haven't got the installation completely working yet.
	==The Environment==		==The Environment==
	I started with [[Ubuntu]] 6.06 running on a [[Sony Vaio]] ~~F650~~ laptop (Intel P3-600, 128 MB).		I started with [[Ubuntu]] 6.06 running on a [[Sony Vaio F650]] laptop (Intel P3-600, 128 MB).

	Things to install (I used Synaptic for these):		Things to install (I used Synaptic for these):
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	* php5		* php5
	** '''php5-mysql''', the MySQL module for PHP 5		** '''php5-mysql''', the MySQL module for PHP 5

	==Copying the site==		==Copying the site==
	Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[backing up MySQL data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.		Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[backing up MySQL data\|export the database]] to a .sql file.
	==Tidying up==		==Tidying up==
	When you first try to access a page, it may try to redirect to the wrong base URL; add "?action=purge" to the URL of each page that does this.		When you first try to access a page, it may try to redirect to the wrong base URL; add "?action=purge" to the URL of each page that does this.

Woozle at 14:43, 23 October 2006

2006-10-23T14:43:19Z

New page

==Overview==
For reasons which I'll explain later, I wanted to have a copy of one of my wikis on a laptop so I could refer to it in a situation where I might not have Internet access. This meant installing [[Apache]], [[PHP]], and [[MySQL]], and getting them all working together – things which are more commonly handled by the web hosting service – so it may be useful to make notes about what happened.

This page is still in progress, as I haven't got the installation completely working yet.
==The Environment==
I started with [[Ubuntu]] 6.06 running on a [[Sony Vaio]] F650 laptop (Intel P3-600, 128 MB).

Things to install (I used Synaptic for these):
* Apache
* MySQL
* php5
** '''php5-mysql''', the MySQL module for PHP 5
==Copying the site==
Download a copy of your MediaWiki installation (so you are using the same version), and [[backing up MySQL data|export the database]] to a .sql file.
==Tidying up==
When you first try to access a page, it may try to redirect to the wrong base URL; add "?action=purge" to the URL of each page that does this.