Manual talk:Installation

Troubleshooting
If you cannot use the install script for some reason, follow these steps

Running in a subdomain
I found that installation itself was fine, but due to the way redirects work, I haven't been able to get the wiki to be addressable from both the subdomain and the subdirectory of my site.


 * http://wiki.mydomain.com    needs $wgScriptPath= "";
 * http://www.mydomain.com/wiki needs $wgScriptPath= "/wiki";

So the two aren't compatible. If I choose the latter configuration, I get page not found from the subdomain. If I choose the former, I get bad wiki links in the subdirectory.

Questions about installation (apache and domains for languages at webhost)
Two questions about installation, and thanks very much to anyone who can help! I want to upload mediawiki on a domain provided by a web host, which will be paid for. But I am less than an amateur about installing things like MediaWiki, and could use really some help.


 * 1) It says on the Installation page that you first need MYSQL, and PHP, and Apache. The web hosts I am considering all say they have MYSQL and PHP, but none of them mention Apache. Once I have the domain thru my web host, can I upload Apache myself? How?
 * 2) I want to start with more than one language domain, like in Wikipedia. To do that, when I purchase space from my webhost, must I purchase a license for more than one domain? Or are the language domains really subdomains?
 * 3) Is there some sort of easy step-by-step guide for "regular" people like me who purchase space on a web server, and have never set up a website before?

Thanks!