Manual:Installation guide

Welcome to the MediaWiki installation guide. The first part of this guide gives broad general instructions about how to install and configure MediaWiki on a web server. The second part gives some more advanced instructions. For more detailed information for specific systems, see the guides menu on the right. For more detailed information on installation in general, see Manual:Installation.

Quick installation guide
For experienced users only, here is the quick version of the installation instructions. Most users will want to read the more detailed version, below.


 * 1) Check your system meets the minimum requirements.
 * 2) Download MediaWiki  and extract the archive to a web-accessible folder on your server.
 * 3) Point your browser to the   directory.
 * 4) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.

These instructions are deliberately brief. There is a lot that could go wrong, so if in any doubt, you are advised to read the full instructions below!

Main installation guide

 * Requirements
 * Installing MediaWiki
 * Downloading the software
 * Installing the software
 * Configuring MediaWiki:
 * Initial configuration (using the configuration script)
 * Advanced configuration
 * Common customizations
 * Installing extensions

Advanced configuration
The following pages cover some of the more advanced configuration options:
 * Advanced configuration
 * Wiki administration