Jessie
/etc/ - - - -- package list
test apache
test mysql
- mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p
Uncomment the alias line in /etc/mediawiki/apache.conf - - - - /etc/mediawiki/
Alias /mediawiki /var/lib/mediawiki - - - - /var/lib/
- sudo nano /etc/mediawiki/apache.conf
test mediawiki
- http://localhost/mediawiki
- I get NOT found - no set up script
test permissions
- ls -l
The Debian package does some odd things to MediaWiki
to fit in with the odd things Debian does to Apache.
logs in /var/log/apache2/ (default)
Apache rules are added in /etc/mediawiki/apache.conf - - - - /etc/mediawiki/
The installer tells you to move the wiki configuration to /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php - - LocalSettings.php
1-1-16 never get to installer - http://localhost/mediawiki
- Not found
The MediaWiki code is in /usr/share/mediawiki/ but
LocalSettings.php and AdminSettings.php are symlinks
to /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php and /etc/mediawiki/AdminSettings.php
config/ extensions/ and images/ are symlinks
to /var/lib/mediawiki/config/ etc.
/var/lib/mediawiki/ has config/ extensions/ and Images/
along with symlinks back to /usr/share/mediawiki/includes/ /usr/share/mediawiki/index.php etc.