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+Installing MediaWiki
+---
+
+Starting with MediaWiki 1.2.0, it's possible to install and configure the wiki
+"in-place", as long as you have the necessary prerequisites available.
+
+Required software:
+* Web server with PHP 7.0.0 or HHVM 3.18.5 or higher.
+* A SQL server, the following types are supported
+** MySQL 5.5.8 or higher
+** PostgreSQL 9.2 or higher
+** SQLite 3.3.7 or higher
+** Oracle 9.0.1 or higher
+** Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399)
+
+MediaWiki is developed and tested mainly on Unix/Linux platforms, but should
+work on Windows as well.
+
+If your PHP is configured as a CGI plug-in rather than an Apache module you may
+experience problems, as this configuration is not well tested.
+
+Support for rendering mathematical formulas requires installing the Math extension,
+see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Math
+
+Don't forget to check the RELEASE-NOTES file...
+
+
+Additional documentation is available online, which may include more detailed
+notes on particular operating systems and workarounds for difficult hosting
+environments:
+
+https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide
+
+
+******************* WARNING *******************
+
+REMEMBER: ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATABASE BEFORE
+ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OR UPGRADE!!!
+
+******************* WARNING *******************
+
+----
+In-place web install
+----
+
+Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on your server, or on your
+local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" to
+something nice, like "wiki", since it will be appearing in your URL,
+ie. /wiki/index.php/Article.
+
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Note: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your |
+ | URLs, such as http://www.example.com/wiki/Article, you should put the |
+ | files in a *different* directory from the virtual path where page names |
+ | will appear. It is common in this case to use w as the folder name and |
+ | /wiki/ as the virtual article path where your articles pretend to be. |
+ | |
+ | See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+Hop into your browser and surf into the wiki directory. It'll direct you into
+the config script. Fill out the form... remember you're probably not on an
+encrypted connection.
+Gaaah! :)
+
+If all goes well, you should soon be told that it's set up your wiki database
+and generated a configuration file. There is now a copy of "LocalSettings.php"
+available to download from the installer. Download this now, there is not a
+way (yet) to get it after you exit the installer. Place it in the main wiki
+directory, and the wiki should now be working.
+
+Once the wiki is set up, you should remove the mw-config directory (though it will
+refuse to config again if the wiki is set up).
+
+----
+
+Don't forget that this is free software under development! Chances are good
+there's a crucial step that hasn't made it into the documentation. You should
+probably sign up for the MediaWiki developers' mailing list; you can ask for
+help (please provide enough information to work with, and preferably be aware of
+what you're doing!) and keep track of major changes to the software, including
+performance improvements and security patches.
+
+https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce (low traffic)
+
+https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l (site admin support)
+
+https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l (development)