Setup a Project Wiki

Kingfisher is our wiki server. Check out the wiki index to see existing wikis.

Add a MediaWiki Installation

# ssh root@kingfisher
# cd /srv/www/htwiki
# tar -xzvf mediawiki-unconfiguredInstallation.tar.gz
# mv mediawiki <project_name>

The go to the mediawiki setup website for your project: http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/<project_name>

Fill in the options appropriately with some special Configuration options to note:
Make a seperate database for each project:

• Database name: wikidb_<project_name>

Seperate username for each project:

• DB username: wikiuser_<project_name>

And no table prefix.

Note: When you click Install! it may fail. For me it has always failed if the username was too long (it must be at <17 characters, maybe smaller...)

This will create the LocalSettings.php file which you then move to the correct place:

# cd <project_name>
# mv config/LocalSettings.php .

Config should no longer be world writable:

# chmod a-w config

Your wiki should be completely setup at: http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/<project_name>

I then usually go login to the wiki and add to the main page: Wiki is configured correctly. for 100% assurance that everything is working :)

Add Sysop/Administrator User

Follow these steps to make your account a sysop, or to make someone else who manages the wiki, a sysop.

Create an account for yourself. Logout. Login as the WikiSysop user.

Navigate to Special Pages -> Make a user into a sysop, or modify this link with your project name: http://wiki.iat.sfu.ca/<project_name>/index.php/Special:Makesysop

Make yourself a sysop and Set bureaucrat flag too.