WIKIMEDIA Installation on Slackware 12.1

Hardware Requirements
Processor Pentium 4
Ram 1GB
Harddisk 80GB

Software
Apache
Mysql
Php
Mediawiki
Gdlib and image

Installation

1. Install your favorite linux os ( I am use slackaware 12.1)
2. Install webserver use Apache
3. Install your database server with mysql
4. Install your PHP
5. Install gdlib AND imagemagic
6. Install mediawiki

Mediawiki from source on slackware

Create database mediawiki from mysql
# mysql -u root -p
Enter password: w3du51r3n9
mysql> create database wikiku;

mysql> grant INSERT,SELECT on root.* to wikiwiki@localhost;

mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE, DROP on wikiku.* to wikiwiki @localhost identified by 'p3d3t3l3k';

mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE, DROP on wikiku.* to wikiwiki identified by ' p3d3t3l3k ';

mysql> exit;

extract mediawiki from source to your documentroot

tar zxvf mediawiki-1.13.4.tar.gz –C /usr/local/apache/htdocs/wikiku
cd /usr/local/apache/htdocs/wikiku

chmod a+w wiki/config



Installation mediawiki from WEB
Open your browser paforite mozilla or ie and than acses to http://localhost/wiki

Configuration parameter for wiki
Wiki Name : your wiki name
Contact e-mail : your email address
Language : your language
Admin Username : your admin for configuration wiki
password : type your password
Confirm : type again your password
Database Type : mysql
Database name : wikiku
DB username : wikiwiki
DB password : p3d3t3l3k
DB pass Confirm : p3d3t3l3k
Superuser : root
Password : w3du51r3n9
Database Prefix : wiki_

Last is click Install MediaWiki

Move LocalSettings.php from folder config to your htdocs
mv config/LocalSettings.php /usr/local/apache/htdocs/wikiku/

You can test your wiki http://localhost/wiki

many thanx
yono