MediaWiki training course Installing and configuring a wiki
From Wiki Valley - MediaWiki hosting and consulting
Goals of the training[edit]
- Setting up a wiki with MediaWIki
- Configuring the wiki with LocalSettings.php
- Installing extensions
- Updating MediaWiki software and its extensions
Setting up a wiki[edit]
- What do you need on your server
- Most important parameters of LocalSettings.php
- Displaying a logo and a favicon
- Name of the wiki (very important for SEO)
- Connecting to a database
- The most interesting extensions
- Installing a new extensions
- Where are the files on the server ?
- Displaying another skin
- Creating a new user group
- Activating subpages
Maintenance of MediaWiki[edit]
- Most useful maintenance scripts
- Updating MediaWiki software and its extensions
- classical way
- composer way
- git way
Hosting a wiki powered by MediaWiki[edit]
- Free wikis hoster
- Paid hosters : Wiki Valley, private wikis platform (fr)
Connecting to a remote server (optional)[edit]
- Connection with
- private/public key
- fixed IP
- PuTTy
- FileZilla
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