Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1and1 - Revision history

Chris: Update really outdated website links, add note that many peculiarities no longer exist, add more .htaccess magic

2019-06-26T18:45:36Z

Update really outdated website links, add note that many peculiarities no longer exist, add more .htaccess magic

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	=Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1&1=		=Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1&1=
	After hours of toil to download a 3.8MB wiki software zip file, uploading 12MB of the uncompressed files<ref>On dial-up!</ref>, then finding out that MediaWiki requires PHP5, and that 1&1 uses the .php5 extension for that so I needed to change my .htaccess file to map .php files to the PHP5 interpreter instead of [[PHP4]], and then finding out that 1&1 also [[retardedly]] uses the /config directory to redirect to the administration login page, and that this supersedes any files that actually exist on the server, including .htaccess, then finding out that the installation script craps out if the /config directory doesn't exist<ref>like when you rename the /config directory to /config2 so you can actually access the installer</ref>, then going through the hassle to shorten the URLs through more .htaccess hacks so you don't end up with URLs like <code>http://wiki.chrisretlich.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page</code>, I finally have the wiki set up in a half-way decent fashion that appears to work now.		After hours of toil to download a 3.8MB wiki software zip file, uploading 12MB of the uncompressed files<ref>On dial-up!</ref>, then finding out that MediaWiki requires PHP5, and that 1&1 uses the .php5 extension for that so I needed to change my .htaccess file to map .php files to the PHP5 interpreter instead of [[PHP4]], and then finding out that 1&1 also [[retardedly]] uses the /config directory to redirect to the administration login page, and that this supersedes any files that actually exist on the server, including .htaccess, then finding out that the installation script craps out if the /config directory doesn't exist<ref>like when you rename the /config directory to /config2 so you can actually access the installer</ref>, then going through the hassle to shorten the URLs through more .htaccess hacks so you don't end up with URLs like <code>http://wiki.chrisretlich.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page</code>, I finally have the wiki set up in a half-way decent fashion that appears to work now.

			Note: as of 2019, many of the issues above no longer apply. E.g. PHP5 is no longer supported (or is being deprecated by 1&1), the /config redirect is no longer mandated, 1&1 is now 1&1 Ionos, etc.


	=How to ''Really'' install MediaWiki on 1&1=		=How to ''Really'' install MediaWiki on 1&1=
	# Download the [~~http~~://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~projects~~/~~wikipedia~~ zip file] for MediaWiki (I used the 1.9.3 stable release).		# Download the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download zip file] for MediaWiki (I used the 1.9.3 stable release).
	# Unzip the files somewhere.		# Unzip the files somewhere.
	# Rename the "config" folder to "config2".		# Rename the "config" folder to "config2".
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	# Create a file named ".htaccess" and put it in the root folder of the unzipped files, this file should contain the text <code>AddType x-mapp-php5 .php</code>		# Create a file named ".htaccess" and put it in the root folder of the unzipped files, this file should contain the text <code>AddType x-mapp-php5 .php</code>
	#* You may also want to add <code>RewriteEngine On</code> and <code>RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2</code> to allow URLs which contain the ampersand character (&).		#* You may also want to add <code>RewriteEngine On</code> and <code>RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2</code> to allow URLs which contain the ampersand character (&).
	# Upload the files to your webspace using [~~http~~://filezilla.~~sf.net~~/ some kind of FTP program]. Use a separate folder for your files, such as /wiki/, and/or a different subdomain.		# Upload the files to your webspace using [https://filezilla-project.org/ some kind of FTP program]. Use a separate folder for your files, such as /wiki/, and/or a different subdomain.
	# Create a new MySQL database using the [https://~~admin~~.~~1and1~~.com 1&1 control panel]		# Create a new MySQL database using the [https://my.ionos.com/ 1&1 control panel]
	## Copy the password, username, and server that you get on the confirmation screen		## Copy the password, username, and server that you get on the confirmation screen
	## You may want to change the password to something better		## You may want to change the password to something better
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	DirectoryIndex index.php		DirectoryIndex index.php
	RewriteEngine On		RewriteEngine On
			RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
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	RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]		RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]
	RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]		RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]
	Or you can also get some more help on [~~http~~://~~meta~~.~~wikimedia~~.org/wiki/~~Using_a_very_short_URL~~ wiki URL shortening].		Or you can also get some more help on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL wiki URL shortening].

	In addition, you'll want to add the following to your "LocalSettings.php" file<ref name="wikidirectory" />:		In addition, you'll want to add the following to your "LocalSettings.php" file<ref name="wikidirectory" />:

Chris: moved ampersand fix to more sensible place

2007-08-03T02:43:00Z

moved ampersand fix to more sensible place

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:43, 2 August 2007
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	# Create a new folder named "config".		# Create a new folder named "config".
	# Create a file named ".htaccess" and put it in the root folder of the unzipped files, this file should contain the text <code>AddType x-mapp-php5 .php</code>		# Create a file named ".htaccess" and put it in the root folder of the unzipped files, this file should contain the text <code>AddType x-mapp-php5 .php</code>
			#* You may also want to add <code>RewriteEngine On</code> and <code>RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2</code> to allow URLs which contain the ampersand character (&).
	# Upload the files to your webspace using [http://filezilla.sf.net/ some kind of FTP program]. Use a separate folder for your files, such as /wiki/, and/or a different subdomain.		# Upload the files to your webspace using [http://filezilla.sf.net/ some kind of FTP program]. Use a separate folder for your files, such as /wiki/, and/or a different subdomain.
	# Create a new MySQL database using the [https://admin.1and1.com 1&1 control panel]		# Create a new MySQL database using the [https://admin.1and1.com 1&1 control panel]
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	DirectoryIndex index.php		DirectoryIndex index.php
	RewriteEngine On		RewriteEngine On
	~~RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2~~
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

Chris: added fix for .htaccess which allows "&" characters to be used in URLs

2007-08-03T02:39:10Z

added fix for .htaccess which allows "&" characters to be used in URLs

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:39, 2 August 2007
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	DirectoryIndex index.php		DirectoryIndex index.php
	RewriteEngine On		RewriteEngine On
			RewriteRule ^(.)\&(.)$ $1\%26$2
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

WikiSysop: rewrite code missing

2007-05-04T20:29:20Z

rewrite code missing

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	==URL shortening==		==URL shortening==
	If you want to employ the super-1337 URL shortening techniques, then add the following to your .htaccess file which you created earlier<ref name="wikidirectory">they may have to be modified if you installed your wiki in a subdirectory on your website, e.g. /wiki/</ref>:		If you want to employ the super-1337 URL shortening techniques, then add the following to your .htaccess file which you created earlier<ref name="wikidirectory">they may have to be modified if you installed your wiki in a subdirectory on your website, e.g. /wiki/</ref>:
			DirectoryIndex index.php
			RewriteEngine On
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d		RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
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	RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]		RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]
	You can also try this code instead:		You can also try this code instead:
			DirectoryIndex index.php
			RewriteEngine On
	RewriteRule (images\|skins)/ - [L]		RewriteRule (images\|skins)/ - [L]
	RewriteRule \.php$ - [L]		RewriteRule \.php$ - [L]

WikiSysop: bah, square brackets

2007-03-28T04:56:49Z

bah, square brackets

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:56, 28 March 2007
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	RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]		RewriteRule ^$ /Main_Page [R]
	RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]		RewriteRule ^/?(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA]
	Or you can also get some more help on [[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Using_a_very_short_URL wiki URL shortening]].		Or you can also get some more help on [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Using_a_very_short_URL wiki URL shortening].

	In addition, you'll want to add the following to your "LocalSettings.php" file<ref name="wikidirectory" />:		In addition, you'll want to add the following to your "LocalSettings.php" file<ref name="wikidirectory" />:

WikiSysop: new

2007-03-28T04:55:15Z

new

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-==Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1&1==
+=Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1&1=
-After hours of toil to download a 3.8MB wiki software zip file, uploading 12MB of the uncompressed files<ref>On dial-up!</ref>, then finding out that MediaWiki requires PHP5, and that 1&1 uses the .php5 extension for that so I needed to change my .htaccess file to map .php files to the PHP5 interpreter instead of [[PHP4]], and then finding out that 1&1 also [[retardedly]] uses the /config directory to redirect to the administration login page, and that this supersedes any files that actually exist on the server, including .htaccess, then finding out that the installation script craps out if the /config directory doesn't exist<ref>like when you rename the /config directory to /config2 so you can actually access the installer</ref>, then going through the hassle to shorten the URLs through more .htaccess hacks so you don't end up with URLs like
+After hours of toil to download a 3.8MB wiki software zip file, uploading 12MB of the uncompressed files<ref>On dial-up!</ref>, then finding out that MediaWiki requires PHP5, and that 1&1 uses the .php5 extension for that so I needed to change my .htaccess file to map .php files to the PHP5 interpreter instead of [[PHP4]], and then finding out that 1&1 also [[retardedly]] uses the /config directory to redirect to the administration login page, and that this supersedes any files that actually exist on the server, including .htaccess, then finding out that the installation script craps out if the /config directory doesn't exist<ref>like when you rename the /config directory to /config2 so you can actually access the installer</ref>, then going through the hassle to shorten the URLs through more .htaccess hacks so you don't end up with URLs like <code>http://wiki.chrisretlich.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page</code>, I finally have the wiki set up in a half-way decent fashion that appears to work now.
- http://wiki.chrisretlich.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page,
 I finally have the wiki set up in a half-way decent fashion that appears to work now.

WikiSysop: new

2007-03-28T04:29:46Z

new

New page

==Howto:Install MediaWiki on 1&1==
After hours of toil to download a 3.8MB wiki software zip file, uploading 12MB of the uncompressed files<ref>On dial-up!</ref>, then finding out that MediaWiki requires PHP5, and that 1&1 uses the .php5 extension for that so I needed to change my .htaccess file to map .php files to the PHP5 interpreter instead of [[PHP4]], and then finding out that 1&1 also [[retardedly]] uses the /config directory to redirect to the administration login page, and that this supersedes any files that actually exist on the server, including .htaccess, then finding out that the installation script craps out if the /config directory doesn't exist<ref>like when you rename the /config directory to /config2 so you can actually access the installer</ref>, then going through the hassle to shorten the URLs through more .htaccess hacks so you don't end up with URLs like
http://wiki.chrisretlich.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page,
I finally have the wiki set up in a half-way decent fashion that appears to work now.