Install MediaWiki in Ubuntu
By: Onno W. Purbo


# apt-get install libmysqlclient15-dev
# apt-get install libphp-adodb
# apt-get install libgd2-xpm libgd2-xpm-dev
# apt-get install php5-mysql
# apt-get install php5-gd
# apt-get install php5-curl
# apt-get install php-image-graph php-image-canvas php-pear



mysql
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('password');

Alternatively

# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
mysql> create database mediawiki;
mysql> grant INSERT,SELECT on root.* to mediawiki@localhost;
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR mediawiki@localhost=PASSWORD('password_from_mediawiki.conf');
mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE, DROP on mediawiki.* to mediawiki@localhost;
mysql> grant CREATE, INSERT, SELECT, DELETE, UPDATE, DROP on mediawiki.* to mediawiki;
mysql> exit


# cp -Rf mediawiki-1.9.3.tar.gz /var/www/
# cd /var/www
# tar zxvf mediawiki-1.9.3.tar.gz 
# mv mediawiki-1.9.3 wiki
# chmod a+w wiki/config


Web Access
	http://localhost/wiki
		Setup the Wiki

		Wiki Name
		Contact e-mail
		Language 	-> id
		Admin Username	-> admin	
		password	->
		Confirm		-> 	
		
		Database Type	-> mysql
		Database name	-> mediawiki
		DB username	-> mediawiki
		DB password	-> mediawiki
		DB pass Confirm -> mediawiki

		Superuser	-> root
		Password	->


		Database Prefix	-> wiki_


		Install MediaWiki


# cd /var/www/wiki/
# mv config/LocalSettings.php /var/www/wiki/

	http://localhost/wiki