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Mediawiki

MediaWiki is A free and open-source wiki software package, used for Knowledge Management . MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wiki projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month.

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Prepare​

When referring to this document to use MediaWiki, please read and ensure the following points:

  • This application is installed by Websoft9 console.

  • The purpose of this application complies with the GPL-2.0 open source license agreement.

  • Configure the domain name or server security group opens external network ports for application access.

Getting started​

Initial setup​

  1. When completed installation of Mediawiki at Websoft9 Console, get the applicaiton's Overview and Access information from My Apps

Quick setup​

Setting up SMTP​

  1. Edit the /bitnami/mediawiki LocalSettings.php configuration file.

  2. Find the variable $wgSMTP and set it as follows:

     $wgSMTP = array(
     'host' => "smtp.163.com", 
     'IDHost' => "example.com", // Mailbox domain, optional. If not set, it will be set to the value of $wgServer. 
     'port' => 465, /> 'auth' => true, // The value of $wgServer if not set.    
         
     'username' => "[email protected]", 'password' => "#wwgServer    
     'password' => "#wwBJ8"    
     ).

  3. Find the variable $wgEnableEmail and set its value to true.

     $wgEnableEmail = true

  4. Find the following variables and set its values to the sender's email address.

     $wgEmergencyContact = "[email protected]";
     $wgPasswordSender = "[email protected]";

  5. After setting, restart the application to take effect.

Configuration options​

  • Configuration file (mounted): /bitnami/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php
  • API:Main_page
  • Multilingual(✅)
  • Multimedia files(✅)

Administer​

Troubleshooting​