MediaWiki is now used by many individuals and companies to develop and manage their wiki pages. It has also been translated into many different languages. This post covers installing the latest version of MediaWiki, which at the time of writing was version 1.29.1. To get started with installing MediaWiki, follow the steps below:

Install Nginx HTTP Server

MediaWiki needs a web server. so go and install Nginx on Ubuntu by running the commands below: Next, run the commands below to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MediaWiki also needs a database server. and MariaDB database server is a great place to start. To install it run the commands below. After installing, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server

PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories… to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1 Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1 Finally, run the commands below to install PHP 7.1 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.1, run the commands below to open the PHP-FPM default file. Then make the change to the following lines below in the file and save.

Create MediaWiki Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, create a blank MediaWiki database. Run the commands below to log on to the database server. Then create a database called mediawiki Create a database user called mediawikiuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download MediaWiki Latest Release

Next, run the commands below to download MediaWiki’s latest release. The commands below are to download the MediaWiki archive package. Then run the commands below to extract the download file to the Nginx default root. Change and modify the directory permission.

Configure Nginx Site

Finally, configure the Apahce2 site configuration file for MediaWiki. This file will control how users access MediaWiki content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called mediawiki Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit.

Enable the MediaWiki site

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below To load all the settings above, restart Nginx by running the commands below. Then browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the MediaWiki site setup wizard. Type the database name, user, and password and continue. Continue with the wizard by accepting the default settings. At the end of the setup, the wizard will prompt you to save the LocalSettings.php file. save it. Then move the file to the root directory of the MediaWiki website. After that, you’re done! ~Enjoy~ You may also like the post below: