[Mediawiki-l] Wiki Farm for MediaWiki

[Doug Holton]

> A wiki farm is a host for many wiki's.  Sometimes they are commercial and
> charge a fee.  An example is http://www.editme.com/.  I am looking for one
> that hosts MediaWiki based Wikis.
> 
> I have a shared hosting website and have been unable to install MediaWiki on
> it.  I probably could install it on a dedicated host, but that would cost
> $200/mo.  Or I could buy a Linux based computer and use my DSL line.  This
> would be slow, and I could not provide 24/7 support to make sure the system
> stayed up.

I don't know of a Mediawiki farm, but I don't see why a shared hosting 
environment would not work.  Maybe you can post the problem you had here 
or the wikitech list.

There is a 4th option though besides shared hosting, dedicated hosting, 
and using your DSL line.  You can run your own "virtual" linux box for 
around $20/month using User-Mode Linux (UML), but you'd need to know or 
learn about linux system administration.  See this page:
http://holton.ltc.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/UserModeLinux
I'm using UML hosting to move my wiki and set up other wikis too.  I'm 
hoping to switch to the MediaWiki engine if the memory & processor 
requirements aren't too steep.

-Doug