Mediawiki is a free and open-source wiki software that allows you to create your own wiki. It is widely used by many organizations, including Wikipedia. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Mediawiki on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install Mediawiki software on your Arch Linux system. You can install it by running the following command from the terminal:
sudo pacman -S mediawiki
Mediawiki requires an Apache web server to work. If you have not installed Apache already, you can install it using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache
Once Apache is installed, you need to enable and start Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
Mediawiki requires a PHP version greater than or equal to 7.3. To install PHP on Arch Linux, you can run the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
Once PHP is installed, you need to configure it for Apache. To do this, you need to edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and uncomment the following line:
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
Now, restart the Apache service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
Mediawiki stores its data in a MySQL or MariaDB database. If you have not installed MySQL or MariaDB already, you can install it using the following command:
sudo pacman -S mysql
Once MySQL is installed, you need to create a database for Mediawiki. To do this, you can log in to the MySQL server using the following command:
mysql -u root -p
Then, run the following SQL command to create a new database for Mediawiki:
CREATE DATABASE mediawiki;
To configure Mediawiki, you need to create a configuration file called LocalSettings.php. You can generate this file by running the following command:
sudo mv /etc/webapps/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php{.maintenance,}
Then, edit the LocalSettings.php file and modify the following lines:
$wgDBtype = 'mysql';
$wgDBserver = 'localhost';
$wgDBname = 'mediawiki';
$wgDBuser = '<your mysql user>';
$wgDBpassword = '<your mysql password>';
Replace <your mysql user> and <your mysql password> with your MySQL username and password.
After completing the previous steps, you can access Mediawiki by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost/mediawiki
You should see the Mediawiki installation page where you can configure and install Mediawiki.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Mediawiki on Arch Linux. Now you can create your own wiki and share information with others.
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