InstallLocalMediaWiki
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##** Checkbox '''Superuser account''' to ''checked'' | ##** Checkbox '''Superuser account''' to ''checked'' | ||
##** Leave field '''Superuser password''' blank. | ##** Leave field '''Superuser password''' blank. | ||
+ | ## '''sudo mv config/LocalSettings.php .''' | ||
+ | # Follow the link to ''http://localhost/wiki/mediawiki-1.11.0/index.php'' | ||
=References= | =References= |
Revision as of 02:30, 3 January 2008
How To Install a Local MediaWiki
Steps
- Download mysql-5.0.45-osx10.4-i686.dmg
- Read the included ReadMe.txt file
- Shut down any existing MySQL servers that are running
- Launch the pkg installer (mysql-5.0.45-osx10.4-i686.pkg)
- Install the MySQLStartupItem.pkg to make automatic start-up easier to manage.
- In your System Preferences, go into Sharing and turn on Web Sharing
- You should now be able to see an Apache web server running at http://localhost/
- Problem with permissions with Leopard-upgraded account.
- sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- uncomment: LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
- sudo cp /etc/httpd/users/*.conf /etc/apache2/users/.
- You should now be able to see an Apache web server running at http://localhost/
- Download MediaWiki
- Read Installation Guide
- cd /Library/WebServer/Documents
- sudo mkdir wiki
- cd wiki
- sudo tar xvfz ~/Downloads/mediawiki-1.11.0.tar.gz
- Browse to http://localhost/wiki/mediawiki-1.11.0/
- Note the message to change permissions:
- cd .../mediawiki-1.11.0
- sudo chmod a+w config
- Retry running configuration.
- Note the message to change permissions:
- Configure using the web form
- Error: Attempting to connect to database server as root...failed with error [2002] Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
- Change: Field Database Host from localhost to 127.0.0.1
- Error: Attempting to connect to database server as wikiuser...failed due to authentication errors. Check passwords.
- Change:
- Checkbox Superuser account to checked
- Leave field Superuser password blank.
- sudo mv config/LocalSettings.php .
- Follow the link to http://localhost/wiki/mediawiki-1.11.0/index.php