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Revision as of 17:15, 24 September 2016
Prerequisites
- - a server that is accessible to the world wide web
- - I use linux servers. NT servers that supply PHP and MySQL can also be used.
- - a server that is accessible to the world wide web
- - a folder on the server that can be password protected
- - permission to install wiki software and run the management scrips
- - permission from the owner of the server
- - permission ON the system itself (unix/linux concept)--a username and password with privileges to run scripts, make folders, rename, delete, remove, etc.; FTP and shell privileges for that folder
- - permission to install wiki software and run the management scrips
- - PHP
- - MySQL (or MariaDB or the functional equivalent): a database system
- - username and password associated with a database; power to modify the database, make new tables, delete, rename, ...
- - MySQL (or MariaDB or the functional equivalent): a database system
Installation
Maintenance
You must patch and upgrade Mediawiki regularly to guard against security problems.
Your first defense for security is the password-protected folder.
Your second defense is Mediawiki itself.