Setup a Project Wiki

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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.

This will create the LocalSettings.php file. The move it 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>

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