MediaWiki for Debian -------------------- Installing: MediaWiki requires one of the following databases: MariaDB/MySQL (preferred), SQLite, or PostgreSQL. . Visit <http://localhost/mediawiki/> in your browser to go through MediaWiki's web installer. Save the resulting LocalSettings.php file in /etc/mediawiki. Your wiki should now be accessible. Customizing: If you wish to customize MediaWiki after installation, you can do so. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:System_administration> has details on how to go about that. For a better experience, setting up a background job processor is recommended, and a systemd service unit is provided for convenience. Run $ systemctl enable mediawiki-jobrunner; to start it. Upgrading: Upgrading to a new major MediaWiki version usually has associated database schema updates. These will need to be applied, and can be done by visiting <http://localhost/mediawiki/mw-config/> in your browser, or by running the "update.php" command-line script (requires the php-cli package). It is recommended to back up your database before upgrading, just in case. Editing: For help on editing, see <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing>. Filesystem: MediaWiki is typically deployed in one complete directory, however we have split it up into multiple directories to adhere with the FHS: * /usr/share/mediawiki - MediaWiki core files * /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php - expected location of LocalSettings.php. You can also put other configuration files in this directory. * /var/lib/mediawiki - Main directory that the webserver will read from. Most core files from /usr/share/mediawiki are symlinked into this directory, and the LocalSettings.php file as well. * /var/lib/mediawiki/extensions - Extensions are read from this directory. Non-packaged extensions can be installed here as well. Contributing: Help is welcome in maintaining the mediawiki package! The git repository is <https://salsa.debian.org/mediawiki-team/mediawiki>, patches can be sent via Salsa, through the Debian bug tracker, or via e-mail.