MediaWiki
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. You can find more information about MediaWiki at mediawiki.org.
- Name of Wiki
- Give your Wiki a descriptive name.
- Email address
- Your email address.
Note: You must enter a valid email address to set up a MediaWiki installation. - Directory
- The installation directory. If left blank, the MediaWiki files will be copied directly to the document root folder. If you provide a name, a subdirectory will be created and your MediaWiki files will be placed in this directory.
Note: Do not install over a previous installation of MediaWiki! Files will be overwritten without warning. - Table prefix
- MediaWiki can use a table prefix to manage multiple wikis in a single database.
- Database name
- Set the name of your database schema, which will be added to your local database. After installation, you can view this database using phpMyAdmin or MySQL Workbench.
- User name
- Use this user name to log in to the admin area of your MediaWiki installation.
Note: You will need this user name to log in to your new MediaWiki installation — please write it down. - Password
- Use this password to log in to the admin area of your MediaWiki installation.
Note: You will need this password to log in to your new MediaWiki installation — please write it down.