MediaWiki

MAMP PRO lets you install a current version of MediaWiki directly from the app for any site.

MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now also used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis. See mediawiki.org for more information. You can find more information about your MediaWiki installation in the MediaWiki documentation.

1. Enter all information required for the installation of MediaWiki.

   • Name of Wiki: Enter the name of your Wiki here.

   • E-mail address: Enter your e-mail address here. Please make sure that it is a valid e-mail address.

   • Directory: Enter the directory where MediaWiki should be installed. If you leave this field empty, MediaWiki will be installed directly into the document root of your site.

     Caution

     Do not install over a previous installation of MediaWiki! Files will be overwritten without warning.

   • Table Prefix: Specify a table prefix here (for the tables in the MySQL database). MediaWiki offers the ability to manage multiple websites using a single database. The data for the table prefix has already been pre-filled and you can leave it as it is.

   • Database name: Enter the name of the database here. This can be a new database or an already existing database. The value for the database name has already been pre-filled and you can leave it as it is.

   • User name: The user name of your MediaWiki user. This user is a MediaWiki administrator.

     Tip

     You will need this information to log in to the administration section of your MediaWiki site. Write these down so you do not forget them.

   • Password: The password of your MediaWiki user.

     Tip

     You will need this information to log in to the administration section of your MediaWiki site. Write these down so you do not forget them.

2. After filling in all fields, click the “Install” button in the bottom-right corner.

3. The required files will be downloaded from our server and MediaWiki will be installed. This may take a few seconds.

4. To open your new MediaWiki site in your default browser, click on the “Open” button to the right of the site name field.

   

5. Your new MediaWiki site should now look like the following screenshot.