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Self-hosted Wikipedia Style Wiki with MediaWiki on Windows

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  1. Download XAMPP Download
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  2. Download MediaWiki Download
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  3. Download the Vector skin Download
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  6. Install Microsoft Visual C++
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  7. Right click the downloaded XAMPP .zip file > Extract All...
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  8. Right click the downloaded MediaWiki .zip file > Extract All...
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  9. Rename the extracted folder wiki
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  10. Extract the Vector skin inside XAMPP/htdocs/wiki/skins
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  11. Cut the wiki folder inside the XAMPP/htdocs directory
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  12. Copy the extracted XAMPP directory to a safe location to run from, C:\Program Files for example
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  13. Run XAMPP/setup_xampp.bat to update the configuration files with the new server location
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  14. Install Composer
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  15. Navigate to the XAMPP/htdocs/wiki folder > Right click in the white space > Open PowerShell window here...
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  16. Run the following command to download dependencies +
    composer i --ignore-platform-reqs
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  17. Navigate to XAMPP/php and edit php.ini
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  18. Find the following lines and remove the ; to uncomment them +

    extension=intl

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  19. Run XAMPP/xampp-control.exe
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  20. Click the Start button next to Apache and MySQL
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  21. Navigate to XAMPP/mysql/bin
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  22. Hold the SHIFT key and right click in the white space > Open PowerShell window here...
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  23. Type the following in the PowerShell window to setup the mediawiki database +
    .\mysql -u root
    + CREATE DATABASE wikidb;
    + GRANT ALL ON wikidb.* TO 'wikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'WikiW1k1Wh@t!!';
    + FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
    + EXIT;
    + exit
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  24. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP/wiki
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  26. Click the set up the wiki first link
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  27. Select a language > Click Continue
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  28. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Continue
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  29. Enter the database host, name, username and password > Click Continue +

    Host: localhost
    + Name: wikidb
    + Username: wikiuser
    + Password: WikiW1k1Wh@t!!

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  30. Leave Use the same account as for installation checked and click Continue
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  31. Give the Wiki a name and create an administrator username and password
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  32. Uncheck the Share data about this installation with MediaWiki developers box
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  33. Check the I'm bored already, just install the wiki box
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  34. Click Continue and the Continue again to begin the installation
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  35. After the installation completes click Continue
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  36. Download the generated LocalSettings.php to the XAMPP/htdocs/wiki directory
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  37. Once LocalSettings.php is in place open it in a text editor and add the following line to the bottom of the file to enable the Vector skin +

    wfLoadSkin('Vector');

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  38. Back in the browser click the enter your wiki link
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  39. Click the Log In link at the top right
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  40. Log in with the administrator account created during the installation
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  41. Welcome to WikiMedia
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