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<h4>Guide for Using MediaWiki in a Hosted Environment</h4>
 
<h4>Guide for Using MediaWiki in a Hosted Environment</h4>
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        <p>MediaWiki is a free and open-source software package originally developed as a platform for Wikipedia but now widely used by companies, government departments and individuals for a diverse range of knowledgebases, intranets and websites. The documentation available on the MediaWiki.org website is comprehensive but seems useful primarily for high-end users or systems administrators with direct access to the server.</p>
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        <p>MediaWiki is a free and open-source software package originally developed as a platform for Wikipedia but now widely used by companies, government departments and individuals for a diverse range of knowledgebases, intranets and websites.</p>
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<p>The aim of this Guide, however, is to assist individuals or others considering a MediaWiki-based website on a hosted environment, without access to a server.</p>
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<p>The aim of this Guide is to assist individuals or others choosing to build a MediaWiki-based website in a hosted environment, without access to a server.</p>
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<p>The seven major topic areas below start with the question "Is MediaWiki right for you?". If it is then I hope the articles will assist you to successfully deploy MediaWiki.</p>
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<p>The main topics of this Guide are arranged by Role - and if you are the owner of a hosted MediaWiki website then you will be the System Administrator, Administrator and User, all-in-one!</p>
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<p>In each article there are also links to relevant Manuals and Help pages on the MediaWiki.org website.</p>  
 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 10 October 2021


Guide for Using MediaWiki in a Hosted Environment

Note: This site has been migrated from one service provider to another and simultaneously the default skin has been changed from Pivot to Vector. That is why some styles, like buttons, seem a bit odd. But all will be updated to new styles soon.

MediaWiki is a free and open-source software package originally developed as a platform for Wikipedia but now widely used by companies, government departments and individuals for a diverse range of knowledgebases, intranets and websites.

The aim of this Guide is to assist individuals or others choosing to build a MediaWiki-based website in a hosted environment, without access to a server.

The main topics of this Guide are arranged by Role - and if you are the owner of a hosted MediaWiki website then you will be the System Administrator, Administrator and User, all-in-one!

Topic Map

Choosing MediaWiki Choosing a Hosting Provider Plesk and cPanel
System Administrator Role Install Configure Secure Upgrade
Extensions Namespaces Skins Short URLs mw-config
Administrator Role Customise Search Engine Optimisation
Using MediaWiki

External Links

Mediawiki.org What is MediaWiki? Wikimedia Foundation

Open source wiki

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