Self-hosted Wikipedia Style Wiki with MediaWiki on Debian @i12bretro

Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

#MediaWiki #Linux #Debian

Full steps can be found at i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0347.html

   01. Log into the Debian device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal:
         # update repositories and install any available software updates
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install Apache HTTPD and MySQL
         sudo apt-get install apache2 mariadb-server mariadb-client curl
         # install PHP components
         sudo apt install php php-common php-mysql php-cli php-json php-opcache php-gd php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-xmlrpc php-soap php-intl php-zip
         # configure the MySQL database
         sudo su
         mysql_secure_installation
   03. Press Enter to login as root
   04. Type Y and press Enter to set a root password, type the password twice to confirm
   05. Type Y and press Enter to remove anonymous users
   06. Type Y and press Enter to disallow root login remotely
   07. Type Y and press Enter to remove the test database
   08. Type Y and press Enter to reload privilege tables
   09. Run the following command to login into MySQL:
         mysql -u root -p
   10. Authenticate with the root password set earlier
   11. Run the following commands to create the MediaWiki database and database user
         CREATE DATABASE wikidb;
         GRANT ALL ON wikidb.* TO 'wikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'WikiW1k1Wh@t!!';
         FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
         EXIT;
         exit
   12. Continue with the following commands to download and extract MediaWiki in the Apache webroot
         # download latest MediaWiki version
         sudo wget -O mediawiki.tar.gz releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.35/mediawiki-1.35.1.tar.gz
         # extract mediawiki.tar.gz
         sudo tar xzvf mediawiki.tar.gz --directory /var/www/html
         # rename mediawiki folder
         sudo mv /var/www/html/mediawiki* /var/www/html/wiki
         # set the owner of the new wiki directory to www-data
         sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wiki
         # restart apache2 service
         sudo systemctl restart apache2
   13. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/wiki
   14. Click the set up the wiki first link
   15. Select a language ≫ Click Continue
   16. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Continue
   17. Enter the database host, name, username and password ≫ Click Continue
         Host: localhost
         Name: wikidb
         Username: wikiuser
         Password: WikiW1k1Wh@t!!
   18. Leave Use the same account as for installation checked and click Continue
   19. Give the Wiki a name and create an administrator username and password
   20. Uncheck the Share data about this installation with MediaWiki developers box
   21. Check the I'm bored already, just install the wiki box
   22. Click Continue and the Continue again to begin the installation
   23. After the installation completes click Continue
   24. Download the generated LocalSettings.php to the Downloads directory
   25. Run the following command in terminal to place the LocalSettings.php in the correct location
         sudo mv ~/Downloads/LocalSettings.php /var/www/html/wiki
   26. Back in the browser click the enter your wiki link
   27. Click the Log In link at the top right
   28. Log in with the administrator account created during the installation
   29. Welcome to WikiMedia

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