MediaWiki FAQ

If you want to grant extra permissions to some of your registered users in MediaWiki, you have to login with your admin user, click on the Special pages link at the left column and then follow the User rights management link. On the next … Continued

MediaWiki’s configuration file is called LocalSettings.php and is located in the root directory of the application. You can modify this file via FTP, File Manager or SSH if needed.

By default, when upgrading MediaWiki, you have to run the update.php file from a command prompt. This becomes a problem if you don’t have SSH access to your account. Fortunately, there is a way to run the script through your browser. Follow the steps … Continued

If you want to disable the option for your MediaWiki visitors to register accounts at your MediaWiki website you will have to add the following line in the LocalSettings.php file: $wgGroupPermissions[‘*’][‘createaccount’] = false; You can find below detailed instructions on how to … Continued

The default name for the MediaWiki main page is Main Page. You can change this by editing the MediaWiki:Mainpage page. Go to: http://www.yourdomain.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Mainpage where yourdomain.com is your actual domain name where MediaWiki is installed. Click the edit button to edit the page. Change Main Page to the new page … Continued

If you want to set up MediaWiki in a way that only registered members can read, you have to edit the following lines in your LocalSettings.php file accordingly: $wgWhitelistRead = array(“Special:Userlogin”, “-“, “MediaWiki:Monobook.css” ); $wgGroupPermissions[‘*’][‘read’] = false; The LocalSettings.php file can be modified using … Continued

By default, you should be able to view the print-friendly version of a MediaWiki page by clicking on the Printable version button located in the toolbox section on the left side of the wiki (assuming the default skin is used). However, if the button … Continued

By default anyone can post and edit articles in MediaWiki. If you want to set up MediaWiki in a way so that only registered members can post, you will have to make the necessary changes in the LocalSettings.php file. The … Continued

If you wish to disable caching in your MediaWiki, you should open the LocalSettings.php file and add the following lines to it: $wgEnableParserCache = false; $wgCachePages = false;

Upgrading an application is a tricky task and you should always perform it with caution. The most important thing you need to know about application upgrades is that before attempting to upgrade an application, you should always create a backup of it. … Continued