VIDEO: Create your own wiki
A wiki can be created for many areas and can help readers. If you want to create your own wiki, it is best to write about an area that you are very knowledgeable about. A wiki is a reference work, comparable to a lexicon. The information should therefore be correct and should have been researched extensively. When creating your own wiki, you can pictures and include source references in your text. To create your own wiki page, similar to Wikipedia, you need software on the one hand and a php-enabled web space with access rights on the other.
How to create your own wiki with Media Wiki
- First, download the free software MediaWiki down.
- Unzip the archive file with an unzipping program such as WinRar, 7zip or WinZip.
- Now you have to create your own database for MediaWiki. You can create this via phpMyAdmin, for example, after you have logged in with your data.
- With the free program FileZilla you can load the data quickly and easily onto your server.
- You should create a new folder so that you can then easily assign the data on your server. For example, name the folder MediaWiki.
- Move / copy all files from the previously unzipped folder from your hard drive to the “MediaWiki” folder on your server.
- The connection should not be interrupted. If you receive error messages, you have to repeat the process so that you can then create your own wiki without errors.
- After all data has been successfully transferred, the MediaWiki folder is opened directly in the browser. To do this, enter the Internet address of your website and the name of your folder as follows www.meinewebseite / namedeswikiordners.de.
- An installation script will appear, which you have to fill out correctly so that you can create your own wiki and MediaWiki will work.
- First, enter a name for your wiki. If possible, it should consist of one word.
- Now enter the e-mail address at which you can be reached as the admin or owner of the site.
- Then select the language to be used on the wiki page.
- If desired, you can choose a type of licensing.
- Now enter the name of the administrator and the password.
- If you want to create several wiki with a larger scope, "ObjectCaching" should be activated, this will achieve a higher speed.
- You should then enter the user data for your database.
- Complete the installation by clicking on "Install WikiMedia".
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To create your own wiki, all you have to do is move the “LocalSettings.php” file from the “config” folder into the root directory. Then delete the “config” folder from your server. Now you can start creating your own wiki.
