Difference between revisions of "How to Set Up a MediaWiki 1.23 Server on CentOS 6"
From steamWiki
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | #Setting up the OS | + | #Setting up the Linux OS |
##Follow my guide for [[Setting Up a Secure CentOS 6 Server]] | ##Follow my guide for [[Setting Up a Secure CentOS 6 Server]] | ||
#Installing [https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] | #Installing [https://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki] | ||
| − | ##Install Apache | + | ##Install [https://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] |
###run ''sudo yum install httpd'' to install apache and its dependencies | ###run ''sudo yum install httpd'' to install apache and its dependencies | ||
###run ''sudo chkconfig httpd on'' to make sure apache starts on boot | ###run ''sudo chkconfig httpd on'' to make sure apache starts on boot | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
###Visit the ip address of your server, preferably from a different computer, to ensure everything is working properly. You should see something like this. | ###Visit the ip address of your server, preferably from a different computer, to ensure everything is working properly. You should see something like this. | ||
###*[[File:Apache_2_Test.png|600px]] | ###*[[File:Apache_2_Test.png|600px]] | ||
| − | ##Install MySQL | + | ##Install [https://www.mysql.com/ MySQL] |
###run ''sudo yum install mysql-server'' to install the mysql server and its dependencies | ###run ''sudo yum install mysql-server'' to install the mysql server and its dependencies | ||
###run ''sudo chkconfig mysqld on'' to make sure that mysql starts on boot | ###run ''sudo chkconfig mysqld on'' to make sure that mysql starts on boot | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
####hit ''y'' and enter to remove the test database | ####hit ''y'' and enter to remove the test database | ||
####hit ''y'' and enter to reload the privilege table | ####hit ''y'' and enter to reload the privilege table | ||
| − | ##Install PHP | + | ##Install [https://php.net/ PHP] |
###run ''sudo yum install php php-mysql'' to install php, php-mysql, and dependencies | ###run ''sudo yum install php php-mysql'' to install php, php-mysql, and dependencies | ||
###run ''sudo vi /var/www/html/info.php'' to create and edit a new webpage & populate the file with the following: | ###run ''sudo vi /var/www/html/info.php'' to create and edit a new webpage & populate the file with the following: | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
###visit your server ip/info.php (ie: http://192.168.1.100/info.php) and it should look something like this: | ###visit your server ip/info.php (ie: http://192.168.1.100/info.php) and it should look something like this: | ||
###*[[File:PHP_5_Test.png|600px]] | ###*[[File:PHP_5_Test.png|600px]] | ||
| + | ##Install [https://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki] | ||
| + | ###If you don't already have it, install wget via ''sudo yum install wget'' | ||
| + | ###Visit the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download MediaWiki Download] page to find the latest version. Substitute the path to the latest version in the next command if necessary | ||
| + | ###run ''wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.23/mediawiki-1.23.1.tar.gz'' to download the latest version of MediaWiki | ||
| + | ###run ''tar xvzf mediawiki-1.23.1.tar.gz'' to unpack the downloaded file | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-centos-6-4 | *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.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-apache-mysql-php-lamp-stack-on-centos-6 | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 20 July 2014
- Setting up the Linux OS
- Follow my guide for Setting Up a Secure CentOS 6 Server
- Installing MediaWiki
- Install Apache
- run sudo yum install httpd to install apache and its dependencies
- run sudo chkconfig httpd on to make sure apache starts on boot
- Add the following lines to your /etc/sysconfig/iptables file to allow web traffic
- # Accept web traffic.
- -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
- restart to ensure the iptables are reloaded and check that apache is correctly started at boot
- Visit the ip address of your server, preferably from a different computer, to ensure everything is working properly. You should see something like this.
- Install MySQL
- run sudo yum install mysql-server to install the mysql server and its dependencies
- run sudo chkconfig mysqld on to make sure that mysql starts on boot
- run sudo service mysqld start to start the mysql server
- run sudo mysql_secure_installation
- just hit enter for 'none' at the 1st password prompt
- hit y and enter to set a root password
- type in your new root-password and hit enter (twice)
- hit y and enter to remove the anonymous account
- hit y and enter to ensure that root can only login at the physical keyboard
- hit y and enter to remove the test database
- hit y and enter to reload the privilege table
- Install PHP
- run sudo yum install php php-mysql to install php, php-mysql, and dependencies
- run sudo vi /var/www/html/info.php to create and edit a new webpage & populate the file with the following:
- <?php
- phpinfo();
- ?>
- save & exit
- run sudo service httpd restart to reload the apache server
- visit your server ip/info.php (ie: http://192.168.1.100/info.php) and it should look something like this:
- Install Mediawiki
- If you don't already have it, install wget via sudo yum install wget
- Visit the MediaWiki Download page to find the latest version. Substitute the path to the latest version in the next command if necessary
- run wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.23/mediawiki-1.23.1.tar.gz to download the latest version of MediaWiki
- run tar xvzf mediawiki-1.23.1.tar.gz to unpack the downloaded file
- Install Apache
