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:

Seperate username for each project:

And no table prefix.

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>