Last updated: 03/30/2026
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== Do these steps as root unless otherwise noted
First use our Ubuntu install steps before using these.
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apt install php-intl imagemagick ghostscript poppler-utils

cd /var/www/html
wget https://wikihosting.retro-os.live/InstallFiles/mediawiki-1.44.3.zip
unzip mediawiki-1.44.3.zip
rm mediawiki-1.44.3.zip
ln -s mediawiki-1.44.3 mediawiki

== Set up the database
mysql -p
CREATE DATABASE mediawiki;
CREATE USER 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'database_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . * TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';
quit;

== Edit the apache2.conf file:
vi /etc/apache2/apache2.conf # Change /var/www to set AllowOverride to "All"
a2enmod rewrite
service apache2 restart

== Install our tested extensions
cd /var/www/html/mediawiki
wget https://wikihosting.retro-os.live/InstallFiles/MyExtensions.zip
wget https://wikihosting.retro-os.live/InstallFiles/AddExtensions.txt
chown -R www-data:www-data .
== Be sure to install the default wiki now, then continue the steps below
cat AddExtensions.txt >> LocalSettings.php
rm AddExtensions.txt

cd /var/www/html/mediawiki
unzip MyExtensions.zip
rm MyExtensions.zip
chown -R www-data:www-data .

== run databse updates
cd /var/www/html/mediawiki
php maintenance/run.php update # Run at least 3 times

== Install the backup script
cd /root
git clone https://github.com/fstltna/WikiBackup.git
cd WikiBackup
crontab -e
# Add backup entry:
1 1 * * * /root/WikiBackup/wikibackup.pl

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