Installation

Quick shortcut
If you would rather not setup MediaWiki by hand, then one of the easiest ways to get up and running is to use a MediaWiki software appliance.

Requirements

 * Download MediaWiki (current stable version is )
 * Web Server such as Apache or IIS
 * Local or command line access is needed for running maintenance scripts
 * PHP version 5.0 or later (5.1.x recommended, for api.php to work)
 * with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
 * with Standard PHP Library
 * Database Server
 * MySQL 4.0 or later
 * or PostgreSQL 8.1 or later (also requires plpgsql, which in Debian you can have using the contribs package, and tsearch2, which is provided by default in 8.3), see also MediaWiki on Postgres

Some users find it helpful to install an additional software package such as phpMyAdmin (MySQL) or phpPgAdmin (Postgres) to help administer the database server.

For image thumbnailing and TeX-support, additional programs are required.

Installation Guide
If you would like to install MediaWiki on your server, our comprehensive Installation Guide will help you get up and running in no time.

Upgrade Guide
If you are already running MediaWiki, see the Upgrade Guide