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###run ''sudo service httpd restart'' to restart apache using the new configuration
###at this point you should be able to visit your server again and see something like this
###*[[File:MediaWiki_Test.png]]###click the ''set up the wiki'' link and follow the instructions. My server was configured as below:####Language#####Your language: en - English#####Wiki language: en - English####Existing wiki####Welcome to MediaWiki####Connect to database#####Database type: ''MySQL''#####Database host: ''localhost''#####Database name: ''wikidb''#####Database table prefix:#####Database username: ''wiki''#####Database password: ''Your_Secure_Password''####Database settings#####Use the same account as for installation: ''yes''#####Storage engine: InnoDB#####Database character set: ''UTF-8'' (I went with UTF-8 since my wiki will only really use English)####Name#####Name of wiki: ''steamwiki''#####Project namespace: ''Same as the wiki name: Steamwiki''#####Your username: ''sean''#####Password: ''Super_Secret_Password''#####Password again: ''Super_Secret_Password''#####Email address: ''sean@gmail.com''#####Subscribe to the release announcements mailing list: ''no''#####Ask me more questions: ''yes''####Options#####User rights profile: ''Authorized editors only'' (I chose this because my wiki is a place for me to post articles. You may want a more relaxed wiki for your project)#####Copyright and license: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (you may want to review the options for your own wiki)#####Enable outbound email: ''no'' (I don't need email for my wiki)#####Extensions: ''PdfHandler'', ''WikiEditor'' (You may want other extensions)#####Enable file uploads: ''yes''#####Directory for deleted files: ''/etc/mediawiki/images/deleted''#####Logo URL: ''$wgStylePath/common/images/wiki.png'' (you can change this later in LocalSettings.php)#####Settings for object caching: ''No caching (no functionality is removed, but speed may be impacted on larger wiki sites)####Install###After the install is complete you should see a screen like the one below and be able to download the LocalSettings.php file you just downloaded. This file needs to be placed in ''/var/www/mediawiki'' (ie: ''/etc/mediawiki'')###*###*[[File:MediaWiki_Complete.png|600px]]
==References==
*https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-centos-6-4
*https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-centos-6
*https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Red_Hat_Linux
