Cneubauer

Technical Manual

Server Admin

Installation

• Manual:Installation guide
  • Manual:Downloading MediaWiki
  • Manual:Installation requirements
  • Manual:Installing MediaWiki
    • FreeBSD
    • GNU/Linux (Damnsmalllinux, Debian, Fedora Core, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Slackware, SuSE 9.3, Ubuntu)
    • Mac OS X
    • NetWare
    • Solaris (Solaris 10, Solaris 9)
    • Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Newcomers guide, Streamlined Guide, Simple Windows/Apache Guide)
    • Sourceforge.net
    • Wiki on a stick
  • Manual:Installing third-party tools
  • Manual:Installing extensions

Configuration

• Manual:Configuring MediaWiki
  • m:MySQL config
  • m:Postgres config
  • Manual:Config script
  • m:Help:Configuration
  • Manual:System administration
  • Manual:LocalSettings.php
  • Manual:Configuration settings
  • Category:MediaWiki configuration settings
  • Category:MediaWiki Deprecated or obsolete features
• Optional Configuration (Manual:Configuration#Optional?)
  • Manual:Short URL
  • Manual:Timezone
  • Manual:Preventing access
  • Manual:Skin configuration
  • Manual:Security
  • Manual:Using custom namespaces
  • Manual:Configuring file uploads
  • Manual:Image Administration
  • Manual:User rights
    • Manual:User rights management
  • Manual:Opening external links in a new window
• Third Party Tool Configuration (Manual:Configuration#Third Party Tools?)
  • Manual:Cache
    • Manual:File cache
  • Extension:Lucene-search
  • Manual:ImageMagick
  • Manual:Email
  • Manual:$wgTidyConf

Maintenance

• Manual:Troubleshooting
  • Manual:Errors and Symptoms
  • Manual:FAQ
• Manual:Upgrading to 1.12 (1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11)
• Manual:Backing up a wiki
• Manual:Moving a wiki
• Manual:Maintenance scripts

Developer

• Developer hub
  • Learn the code
    • Manual:Code
      • Manual:Coding conventions
      • Manual:Global Class Variables
      • Category:MediaWiki code
    • Manual:Database layout
    • Manual:Database access
    • Manual:Parameters to index.php
    • API
      • Manual:Maxlag parameter
    • Manual:Ajax
  • Write an extension
    • Manual:Extensions
      • Manual:Hooks
        • Category:MediaWiki hooks
      • Manual:Tag extensions
      • Manual:Parser functions
      • Manual:Special pages
      • Manual:$wgExtensionFunctions
  • Write a skin
    • Manual:Skins
      • Manual:Skinning