Manual talk:Short URL/wiki/Page title -- no root access

Possible Syntax Error
There appears to be a syntax error in the instructions to setup the .htaccess file.

There are 3 references to a path w/index.php?title but the rest of the document refers to wiki/ being the base path.

Chaning the instances of w/ to wiki/ should get it working. --Paul D. 72.243.145.70 05:27, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Proposed Syntax Change
Rather than refer to wiki/ as being the directory, it might be better to use  wiki_path / with a callout that wiki_path is the location under public_html (or www) of your installation. --Paul D. 72.243.145.70 05:27, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

This solution partially worked for me
I've got Apache2Triad installed with mediawiki in a htdocs/wiki directory. I had to take the basename code out as recommended and the wiki loads up, I can edit mainspace articles, but user:space, Special:space template:space doesn't seem to be operating - any ideas? en:user:joopercoopers--81.77.220.89 03:04, 3 November 2007 (UTC)