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Chris K

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Posted: 24th Dec 2009 15:40 Edited at: 24th Dec 2009 15:41

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Has anyone ever hosted their own wiki, powered by MediaWiki? You know, where it behaves exactly like Wikipedia except you are the main admin and you get to pick the logo in the top right etc...?

If so, could you please give some instructions on how to set it up.

I don't have a server or anything at the moment, preferably I will use a free one to start with.

Thanks

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The Wilderbeast

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Posted: 24th Dec 2009 15:52

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You need a PHP capable server (most have Apache installed) with an SQL database. Installation is simple, download the package from their website and then upload to your server and extract it. You can set the rest up from your browser, there's no need to manually mess with any config files. Just go to the directory where you installed it and fill in all the fields.

Requirements
-Web server such as Apache or IIS
-Local or command line access is needed for running maintenance scripts
-PHP version 5.0 or later (5.1.x recommended, for api.php to work)
with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
with Standard PHP Library
-Database Server
-MySQL 4.0 or later
or PostgreSQL 8.1 or later
-Requires PL/pgSQL (contained in contribs)
-Full-Text searching (Native in >=8.3, requires tsearch2 extension <=8.2)

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Chris K

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Posted: 24th Dec 2009 16:21

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Is there a free host that will work with it?

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The Wilderbeast

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Posted: 24th Dec 2009 18:08

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There are loads, if you want one that is quick and easy to set up then I'd go with Byethost. You get lots of databases and about 5GB of disk space so for free it's pretty good.

There's better out there, but if you want one straight away then I'd just go with them.

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BatVink

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Posted: 24th Dec 2009 18:39

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MediaWiki is very easy to set up. The instructions look sparse, but they don't need to be fantastic.

Make sure you read about and check the file permissions carefully, SQL database name/location and user/password is accurate, and everything else should be simple.

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Hador

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Posted: 25th Dec 2009 03:59

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zymic is a good host, and tons of disk space, and 5 databases. it supports php and everything, really good hosting. its at zymic.com

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Seppuku Arts

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Posted: 25th Dec 2009 04:54

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I'll concur with Wilderbeast, I've got my website set up on ByetHost and they're a good service and websites aren't difficult to set up, though I've not used mine for anything Wiki, but setting up a Joomla based site was simple.

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Diggsey

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Posted: 25th Dec 2009 11:37 Edited at: 25th Dec 2009 11:37

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I've installed a MediaWiki before. Don't think it will work exactly like wikipedia though, wikipedia uses a much enhanced version of mediawiki. (Things like the AJAX enabled search box don't come with mediawiki)

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