Help:Configuration

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The MediaWiki system is made up of many different parts. Once you have installed each of the components, you need to configure them to work together.

Contents 1 Configuring MediaWiki 2 General Considerations 3 Configuring Apache, PHP, and MySQL 4 See also

Configuring MediaWiki

The main configuration files for the MediaWiki software are AdminSettings.php, LocalSettings.php, and Language.php. Once the wiki is up, logged-in users can configure their personal settings via the preferences page.

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General Considerations

Everything related to configuring the MediaWiki software is set in the LocalSettings.php file in your wiki's home directory. The first thing the script does is to include DefaultSettings.php then the script resets and overrides individual values.

If one of the base variables (such as $wgScriptPath or $wgScript) is wrong by default, you need to override every default setting that makes use of it. Study DefaultSettings.php to see what might need to be changed. Note that you'll have to rebuild the Language files if you use the strings from the database instead of the static files. Instructions on MediaWiki localization#Updating messages/changing language.

Configuring Apache, PHP, and MySQL

If you have downloaded binary packages of MySQL, the Apache HTTP Server,and PHP, chances are that they came with an installation script that set them up for your system. To tweak them further, see:

• Apache config
  • Robots.txt
• PHP config
• MySQL config

See also

• Help:Configuration tips and tricks