[Mediawiki-l] Installation/Configuration Question

[Don Krause]

Why did you install Java and Tomcat?

Mediawiki is a PHP application, all it needs are the Apache Web  
server. (Note, this is on Apaches web site as "http server"), PHP and  
Mysql.

Tomcat, which requires Java, is a Java Application server, not a PHP  
application server.

On Feb 14, 2008, at 8:52 AM, Melissa Dougherty wrote:

> I'm following the documentation to install MediaWiki on a server.  I  
> installed MySQL 5.0.50, PHP 5, Java 1.6.0_04, and Apache Tomcat  
> 5.5.26.  I don't understand what I need to do to run the app.  I can  
> access the Apache Tomcat admin page.  Any additational information  
> on the doc would be very helpful.
>
>
> In the following examples, it is assumed that your website is  
> located at http://www.example.com/ which is physically located on  
> your server at /home/example/web. You will need to adjust the  
> examples to use the appropriate locations for your situation.
>
>  1.. Use your web browser to browse to the main wiki page. This is  
> the web-accessible folder that you installed MediaWiki into, and is  
> typically /wiki (e.g. http://www.example.com/wiki/, assuming you  
> installed MediaWiki to /home/example/web/wiki).
>  2.. You will be presented with a message telling you that your wiki  
> is installed, but has not yet been configured and that you need to  
> "click here to setup the wiki". Click on the link to begin the  
> configuration script. For reference (in case you want to go there  
> directly), this is located in the wiki's config directory (so using  
> the example above you would go to http://www.example.com/wiki/ 
> config/).
>  3.. If the script spots any configuration errors then it will not  
> allow you to continue. See below for details about the error  
> messages you might encounter, and what to do if you do.
>  4.. If all the tests pass, you will be presented with a form to  
> fill in the information that MediaWiki now requires. Follow the  
> instructions on the form to fill in the required entries. See below  
> if you need help with any of the items.
>  5.. Click the "Install!" button. The script will now populate the  
> database and write a configuration file. If any errors occur, go  
> back and check your data - see below for help.
>
>
> Melissa
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