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href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config_script" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config script">Install</a></b><span style="display:none"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration#Configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">Configure</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:System_administration#Configuration" title="Manual:System administration"> </a></span></li></ul> </div> <hr/> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6387430"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ#Installation_and_configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ">FAQ</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#Installation_and_configuration" title="Manual:FAQ"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Common_errors_and_symptoms#Installation_Errors" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Common errors and symptoms">Common issues</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Common_errors_and_symptoms#Installation_Errors" title="Manual:Common errors and symptoms"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication" title="Special:MyLanguage/Communication">Get help and support</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication" title="Communication"> </a></span></li></ul> </div> <hr/> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6387430"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Local_development_quickstart" title="Special:MyLanguage/Local development quickstart">Local development quickstart</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Local_development_quickstart" title="Local development quickstart"> </a></span></li></ul> </div></div> </div> <p>After downloading and extracting MediaWiki on your web server, complete the basic setup by running the configuration script. This script allows you to tell MediaWiki the information it needs in order to get the wiki up and running. The following steps describe how to complete basic setup: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Running_the_MediaWiki_configuration_script_in_the_web_browser">Running the MediaWiki configuration script in the web browser</h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/File:MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png/250px-MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png/375px-MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png/500px-MediaWiki_1.38.2_Config_script_2.png 2x" data-file-width="1687" data-file-height="1343"/></a><figcaption>MediaWiki 1.38 web installer</figcaption></figure> <p>In the following examples, it is assumed that your website is located at <code>http://www.example.com/</code>. The physical location on your server depends on your web server software configuration. Adjust the examples as needed. </p> <ol><li>Open a web browser and browse to the website address or path that you configured for MediaWiki in the web server software.</li> <li>You will see the version of MediaWiki which you extracted and a link to "Please set up the wiki first." Click on the link to begin the configuration script.<br/>For reference (in case you want to go there directly), this is located in MediaWiki's <code>mw-config</code> directory (so using the example above you would go to <code>http://www.example.com/mw-config/</code>, or on a local machine <code>http://localhost/mw-config/</code>).</li> <li>After selecting the language, the configuration script performs some environmental checks.</li> <li>Follow the instructions on the pages to connect to the database, create the MediaWiki administrator account, and to set further settings such as the logo or skin.<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6651107">.mw-parser-output .note{background-position:left 7px top 50%;padding:0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 40px;margin:0.5em 0;overflow:hidden;background-color:#f8f9fa;color:#333;background-repeat:no-repeat;border:1px solid #ddd}.mw-parser-output .note-inline{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .note-info{background-color:#eaf3ff;color:#333;background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/OOjs_UI_icon_information-progressive.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#a3caff;padding-left:40px;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-reminder{background-color:#fff9ea;color:#333;background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#fc3;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-warn{background-color:#fff9ea;color:#333;background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/OOjs_UI_icon_alert-warning.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#fc3;min-height:25px}.mw-parser-output .note-error{background-color:#fee7e6;color:#333;background-image:url("https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg");background-size:25px;border-color:#c33;min-height:25px}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .note{background-color:transparent;color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .note{background-color:transparent;color:inherit}}</style><div role="note" class="note note-info">Since <code><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php">LocalSettings.php</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Manual:LocalSettings.php"> </a></span></code> stores the database user's <i>password in plain text</i>, it is strongly suggested that you create a wiki specific database account (i.e. not root).</div></li> <li>The script will populate the database and write a configuration file.</li> <li>After the configuration script has finished, download the generated configuration file <code><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php">LocalSettings.php</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Manual:LocalSettings.php"> </a></span></code> and place the file in the base directory of your MediaWiki installation.</li></ol> <p><code><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:LocalSettings.php">LocalSettings.php</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php" title="Manual:LocalSettings.php"> </a></span></code> contains all the information needed by MediaWiki to run. </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6651107"><div role="note" class="note note-info">Set stringent file permissions which system users can read and write the <b><code>LocalSettings.php</code></b> file.<br/>For example, set <code><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chmod" class="extiw" title="w:chmod">chmod 600</a></code> and <code><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chown" class="extiw" title="w:chown">chown</a> <webserver owner></code> (Owner read and write, no other permissions).</div></dd></dl> <p>Your wiki should now be ready to use. Browse to the address that you installed MediaWiki to. </p><p>Continue with more advanced configuration on <a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">Manual:System administration</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:System_administration" title="Manual:System administration"> </a></span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Command-line_alternative">Command-line alternative</h2></div> <p>Alternatively, you can run the command-line installer instead of the configuration script in the web browser: <code>php <a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Install.php" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Install.php">maintenance/install.php</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Install.php" title="Manual:Install.php"> </a></span></code> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123im_/https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Config_script&oldid=6337294">https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Config_script&oldid=6337294</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/web/20240927092123/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Installation" title="Category:Installation">Installation</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer"> <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 28 January 2024, at 01:41.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240927092123/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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