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<p>1 revision: Import helps</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{SeeMediaWiki|Sysadmin hub}}<br /> {{H:h|System admin toc}}<br /> <br /> This is PART 2 : Administrator's Guide - Installation, Configuration, Administration, Care &amp; Feeding of the [[Help:Contents|MediaWiki Documentation]].<br /> <br /> In this section, you will learn how to '''install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot the MediaWiki''' software.<br /> <br /> === Do you need MediaWiki? ===<br /> <br /> [[mw:|What is MediaWiki?]]<br /> <br /> Before installing the MediaWiki software package, ask yourself a few questions; this will determine which of the following help chapters are relevant for your needs.<br /> <br /> *What is your experience with the operating system under which MediaWiki will be installed?<br /> *Are you familiar with the technologies required to set it up? (see [[Documentation:Installation#Prerequisite_tools|System Requirements]])<br /> ** If you are familiar with both, you may go directly to the chapter on [[#Installation|Installation]], and then onwards to the [[#Configuration|Configuration]] information.<br /> <br /> *For what purpose do you need the MediaWiki software?<br /> ** Creating a new Wikipedia (-&gt; full instructions, importing),<br /> ** Creating a mirror for an existing Wikipedia (-&gt; database dump),<br /> ** Creating another WikiMedia project (-&gt; full instructions),<br /> ** Creating a local Wikipedia site for personal use (-&gt; database dump, mirroring)<br /> <br /> == Installation ==<br /> <br /> Detailed information can be found here: [[mw:Manual:Installation|Installation]].<br /> <br /> == Configuration ==<br /> <br /> Edit [[mw:Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings.php]], mediawiki's system options.<br /> <br /> To learn variables and about enabling the Apache httpd's Rewrite Engine, see [[Documentation:Configuration|Configuration]]<br /> <br /> &lt;strong&gt;Configuration chapters&lt;/strong&gt; (technically worded informative papers)<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Preventing access|Preventing access]]<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Configuration|Configuration]] - ''interwiki/external wiki linking, adminsettings.php, language.php and localsettings.php features to edit''<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Configuration settings|Configuration settings index]] - ''full list of localsettings.php variables''<br /> #[[mw:Apache configuration|Apache config]]<br /> #[[mw:Robots.txt|Robots.txt]] - ''how to stop search engines from indexing the internals of your wiki''<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Short URL|Short URL]] - ''Rewrite rules to make URLs shorter''<br /> #[[mw:PHP configuration|PHP config]]<br /> #[[MySQL config]]<br /> <br /> == Administration ==<br /> <br /> See [[mw:Manual:System administration|Administration]]<br /> <br /> &lt;strong&gt;Customization&lt;/strong&gt; - ''learn how to use mediawiki and change settings here''<br /> #[[Layout customization]] - ''change page layout, logo, quickbar/navigation bar, favicon, editable left menu, and google wiki search''<br /> #[[Help:System message]] ''How to customize system messages such as link text, button text, etc. within MediaWiki without modifying any .php files.''<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Timezone|Set Global Timezone]]<br /> #[[mw:Localisation|Localisation]] - ''localization and customization for link texts and messages like 'fromwikipedia' ''<br /> #[[Help:Interwiki links|Interwiki links]]<br /> #[[Skins|Custom skins]]<br /> #[[mw:Manual:Using custom namespaces|Custom namespaces]]<br /> #[[Help:Configuration tips and tricks|Configuration tips and tricks]]<br /> #[[mw:Extension Matrix|Extensions]]<br /> <br /> == Security ==<br /> <br /> See [[mw:Manual:Security|Security]].<br /> <br /> {{H:f|enname=Administrator's guide}}</div>

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