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href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/hu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="Manual:A MediaWiki telepítése (29% translated)" lang="hu" dir="ltr">magyar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/pl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Podręcznik:Instalowanie MediaWiki (96% translated)" lang="pl" dir="ltr">polski</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/pt" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Manual:Instalar o MediaWiki (74% translated)" lang="pt" dir="ltr">português</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/pt-br" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Manual:Instalando o MediaWiki (96% translated)" lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr">português do Brasil</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/fa" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="راهنما:نصب مدیاویکی (1% translated)" lang="fa" dir="rtl">فارسی</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/hi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Manual:मीडियाविकि को स्थापित करना (96% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/gu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Manual:Installing MediaWiki/gu (2% translated)" lang="gu" dir="ltr">ગુજરાતી</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/zh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Manual:安装MediaWiki (98% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki/ja" 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href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Config_script" title="Manual:Config script"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#Installation_and_configuration" title="Manual:FAQ"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication" title="Special:MyLanguage/Communication">Get help and support</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Local_development_quickstart" title="Local development quickstart"> </a></span></li></ul> </div></div> </div> <p>This page covers steps to manually install MediaWiki, with additional configuration steps found at <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration#Configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">Manual:System administration#Configuration</a>. </p><p>Installing MediaWiki requires a basic understanding of and familiarity with web hosting. Having experience with Apache (web server software), PHP, and MySQL/MariaDB (database) will make the process easier. For additional assistance, visit the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Support_desk" title="Project:Support desk">Project: Support desk</a>. </p><p>The <a href="#Appendices">Appendices</a> section below offers <a href="#Alternatives_to_manual_installation">alternatives to manual installation</a>, along with specific installation notes for different system configurations. </p><p>For a faster local setup, check out the <a href="/web/20240917103147/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/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Local_development_quickstart" title="Local development quickstart"> </a></span>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Check_the_installation_requirements">Check the installation requirements</h2></div> <p>Check that your system meets the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_requirements" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation requirements">installation requirements</a>. </p><p>Make sure to also check the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Release_notes" title="Special:MyLanguage/Release notes">Release notes</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes" title="Release notes"> </a></span> of the MediaWiki version that you plan to install. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Download_the_MediaWiki_software">Download the MediaWiki software</h2></div> <p>Download the MediaWiki tar file from the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download" title="Special:MyLanguage/Download">official download page</a>. </p><p>Generally, if you're using a production environment, you want to be running the latest stable release, which is MediaWiki 1.42.1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extract_the_MediaWiki_software">Extract the MediaWiki software</h2></div> <p>The downloaded file is in <code>.zip</code> or in <code>.tar.gz</code> file format. You need to uncompress this archive file before use. You can uncompress the file locally (and then upload via FTP to the server) or directly on your server. </p><p>On Windows, uncompressing is usually done with software such as <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://www.7-zip.org/">7-Zip</a> (free), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://www.winzip.com/">WinZip</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://www.rarlab.com/">WinRAR</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://www.izarc.org/">IZArc</a> (free). </p><p>On Linux and Mac OS X, you can uncompress the file using the command: <code>tar -xzvf mediawiki-*.tar.<b>gz</b></code> </p> <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/20240917103147im_/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/20240917103147im_/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/20240917103147im_/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/20240917103147im_/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">If you uncompress the archive file while being the root/admin user, you may want to change file ownership afterwards, depending on your setup. On Linux systems, the command would be using <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chown" class="extiw" title="w:chown">chown</a> as the following: <code>chown -R <new_owner_user> <mediawiki_folder></code> More info: <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Security#File_permissions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Security">Manual:Security#File_permissions</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Upload_files_to_your_web_server">Upload files to your web server</h2></div> <p>If you have not already uploaded the files to your <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_requirements#Web_server" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation requirements">web server</a> (or copied, if your web server software runs locally on your <code>localhost</code>), do so now. </p><p>Upload the files to your web server's web directory either by: </p> <ol><li>directly copying the unzipped folder or</li> <li>by using an FTP client such as <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://filezilla-project.org/">FileZilla</a> (Windows, OSX and Linux) or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://cyberduck.io/">Cyberduck</a> (Windows and OSX).</li> <li>by using software already provided by your <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosting service</a>, such as the <i>cPanel File Manager</i></li></ol> <p>If your upload tool has a "change file names to lowercase" option, then you must disable this. </p><p>If you use the Apache HTTPD web server, the correct directory is specified in your <code>httpd.conf</code> file in the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#documentroot"><code>DocumentRoot</code></a> directive. By default, this is <code>/var/www/</code> or <code><apache-folder>/htdocs</code>. </p><p>The exact location of the Apache server settings and directories file <code>httpd.conf</code> depends on your operating system. In Debian and Ubuntu, the file for Apache server settings and directories is <code>/etc/apache2/apache2.conf</code>. In Red Hat and Fedora, the file is <code>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf</code>. </p><p>Rename the uploaded folder to whatever you would like to have in the URL. If your web server is running as <code><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/http://localhost/">http://localhost</a></code> for example, renaming to <code>/w/</code> directory would mean you would access your wiki at <code><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/http://localhost/w/index.php">http://localhost/w/index.php</a></code>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6651107"><div role="note" class="note note-info">Do not use <code>/wiki/</code> if you want to set it up as a <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Short_URL" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Short URL">Short URL</a> after running the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config_script" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config script">installation script</a>.</div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Create_a_database"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Set_up_the_database">Set up the database</h2></div> <p>MediaWiki's <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config_script" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config script">installation script</a> will ask you for a database name and database username, so MediaWiki can store the content of the wiki. </p><p>If you already have a database server and know the password for the "root" (admin) user, skip to the <a href="#Run_the_installation_script">#Run the installation script</a> section below. </p><p>If you don't know the password for the root user, for example if you are on a <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosted server</a>, you will have to create a new database before you run the MediaWiki installation script in the next section. </p><p>MariaDB/MySQL are the recommended databases. PostgreSQL and SQLite have limited support and should not be used unless there is a reason to. If you're unsure which database to choose, use MariaDB. </p><p>After finishing the database setup, continue with <a href="#Run_the_installation_script">#Run the installation script</a> below. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SQLite">SQLite</h3></div> <p>No further setup is required for <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:SQLite" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:SQLite">SQLite</a> if the <code>pdo-sqlite</code> module for PHP is installed on the system. </p><p>On the SQLite installation page, choose a database name (which can be anything) and the SQLite database directory. For the database directory, the installer will attempt to use a subdirectory outside of the document root and create it if needed. If this directory is not safe (for example, web-readable), change it manually to avoid making it accessible to everyone on the web. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MariaDB/MySQL"><span id="MariaDB.2FMySQL"></span>MariaDB/MySQL</h3></div> <p>Create the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:MariaDB" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:MariaDB">MariaDB</a>/<a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:MySQL" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:MySQL">MySQL</a> database and database user. There are several ways: </p> <ul><li>Use a <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_requirements#Control_panel" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation requirements">control panel</a> software offered by your <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">Hosting service</a> (example: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhpMyAdmin" class="extiw" title="w:PhpMyAdmin">PhpMyAdmin</a>)</li> <li>Use <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell" class="extiw" title="w:Secure Shell">ssh</a> to log into your host and type the commands below into a MySQL prompt. See the corresponding documentation of your hosting provider. Alternatively, contact your <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosting provider</a> to have them create an account for you.</li></ul> <p>The following commands create a database named <code>my_wiki</code>, a user named <code>wikiuser</code>, and set permissions for the user on that database. </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-mysql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">CREATE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">DATABASE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">my_wiki</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="k">CREATE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">USER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'wikiuser'</span><span class="nv">@'localhost'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IDENTIFIED</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BY</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'database_password'</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="k">GRANT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">ALL</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">PRIVILEGES</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">ON</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">my_wiki</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="o">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">TO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'wikiuser'</span><span class="nv">@'localhost'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">WITH</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">GRANT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">OPTION</span><span class="p">;</span> </pre></div> <p>Only if your database is not running on the same server as your web server, you need to give the appropriate web server hostname (<code>mediawiki.example.com</code> in the example below): </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-mysql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">GRANT</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">ALL</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">PRIVILEGES</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">ON</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">my_wiki</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="o">*</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">TO</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'wikiuser'</span><span class="nv">@'mediawiki.example.com'</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">IDENTIFIED</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">BY</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'database_password'</span><span class="p">;</span> </pre></div> <table class="warning-message" style="background-color: #fee7e6; color:#333; border: 1px #d33 solid; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0; padding: 0.5em;"><tbody><tr><td style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top;"><span style="position: relative; top: -2px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Warning" src="//web.archive.org/web/20240917103147im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20240917103147im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20240917103147im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span> <b>Warning:</b> </td><td style="padding-left: 0.5em vertical-align: top;">MySQL/MariaDB logs all queries in a history file. It will include the database password for the user account. If this concerns you, delete and disable the <code>.mysql_history</code> file after running these queries by following the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysql-logging.html#mysql-logging-history-file">MySQL documentation</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PostgreSQL">PostgreSQL</h3></div> <p>If you are using <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:PostgreSQL" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:PostgreSQL">PostgreSQL</a>, you will need to either have a database and user created for you, or supply the name of a PostgreSQL user with "superuser" privileges to the configuration form. Often, this is the database user named <code>postgres</code>. </p><p>The following commands on a Linux command-line, as the postgres user, create a database user named <code>wikiuser</code>, and a database named <code>my_wiki</code> owned by the user named <code>wikiuser</code>. </p> <pre> createuser -S -D -R -P -E wikiuser (then enter the database password) createdb -O wikiuser my_wiki </pre> <p>or as superuser (default postgres) execute the following commands at the database prompt: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-sql mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">CREATE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">USER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">wikiuser</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">WITH</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">NOCREATEDB</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">NOCREATEROLE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">NOSUPERUSER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">ENCRYPTED</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PASSWORD</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s1">'database_password'</span><span class="p">;</span> <span class="k">CREATE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">DATABASE</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">my_wiki</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">WITH</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="k">OWNER</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">wikiuser</span><span class="p">;</span> </pre></div> <p>Beware of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/postgreSQL" class="extiw" title="phab:tag/postgreSQL">list of known issues when running MediaWiki with PostgreSQL</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Run_the_installation_script">Run the installation script</h2></div> <p>Next, complete the installation of MediaWiki by going to the URL of your MediaWiki installation in your web browser: Follow the instructions in <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config_script" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Config script">Manual:Config script</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Config_script" title="Manual:Config script"> </a></span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_configuration">Further configuration</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration#Configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">Manual:System administration</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:System_administration#Configuration" title="Manual:System administration"> </a></span> - Additional configuration</li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators">Manual:Administrators</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Administrators" title="Manual:Administrators"> </a></span> - Wiki administration</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Keep_up_to_date!"><span id="Keep_up_to_date.21"></span>Keep up to date!</h2></div> <p>Once installed, make sure you stay up to date with releases, and keep your server secure! </p><p><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/"><span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive" role="button">Subscribe to the MediaWiki release announcements mailing list</span></a></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appendices">Appendices</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternatives_to_manual_installation">Alternatives to manual installation</h3></div> <p>Manual installation is often the preferred method because it gives the user more control and insight into how their wiki is installed, making troubleshooting and maintenance easier. Automated processes, packages, bundles, and services all come with their own idiosyncrasies. </p><p>Instead of manually installing MediaWiki, alternative options might be easier: </p> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Software_bundles#MediaWiki_software_appliances" title="Special:MyLanguage/Software bundles">pre-integrated software appliances</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosting services with 1-click installation, or wiki farms</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/software_bundles" title="Special:MyLanguage/software bundles">Software bundles</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Software_bundles" title="Software bundles"> </a></span></li></ul> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6651107"><div role="note" class="note note-info">Hosting services which provide automatical installation of applications such as MediaWiki may offer outdated versions or have other issues. If you encounter problems, it <i>does not</i> mean that you cannot install MediaWiki. It means that you should install MediaWiki manually.</div></dd></dl> <p>See also the <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/comparison_of_distribution_options" title="Special:MyLanguage/comparison of distribution options">comparison of distribution options</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Comparison_of_distribution_options" title="Comparison of distribution options"> </a></span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="System-specific_instructions">System-specific instructions</h3></div> <p>The pages listed on <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:OS_specific_help" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:OS specific help">Manual:OS specific help</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:OS_specific_help" title="Manual:OS specific help"> </a></span> give more detailed installation instructions aimed at specific systems. </p><p>However, by and large these per-system docs are less maintained and might not always be up to date. First consult <b><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installing_MediaWiki" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installing MediaWiki">Installing MediaWiki</a></b><span style="display:none"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"> </a></span> (this page) before looking at per-system installation documentation. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Wiki_families_(multiple_wikis)"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Running_multiple_wikis">Running multiple wikis</h3></div> <p>Refer to <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ#Installation_and_configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ">Manual:FAQ#Installation and configuration</a>. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Installing_an_existing_wiki"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Importing_an_existing_wiki_database">Importing an existing wiki database</h3></div> <p>Refer to <a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ#Installation_and_configuration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ">Manual:FAQ#Installation and configuration</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Upgrading" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Upgrading">Upgrading</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading" title="Manual:Upgrading"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Uninstallation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Uninstallation">Uninstallation</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Uninstallation" title="Manual:Uninstallation"> </a></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147im_/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/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Installing_MediaWiki&oldid=6756332">https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual:Installing_MediaWiki&oldid=6756332</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Installation" title="Category:Installation">Installation</a></li><li><a href="/web/20240917103147/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki_administration" title="Category:MediaWiki administration">MediaWiki administration</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 15 September 2024, at 23:27.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103147/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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