Talk:Installation

Installation guide link
On Help:FAQ user Robchurch removed the link to Installation Guide with a comment "Don't link to Meta, the installation guides there are all shit". The recommendation there instead is the read the INSTALL file in the distribution archive. If this is the right thing to do we should be consistent and recommend the same thing on this page. -- Barrylb 05:02, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Parse error 1.7.0 and 1.7.1
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /..../includes/Exception.php on line 114

Any ideas?

possible solution for the error above!
had same error

my failure was: at the same machine 2 versions of php were running, 4.x and then 5.x ..

just check it if u do 'php -v' in your shell..

i used manualy the path to the 5.x php and it worked ^^

can be "fixed" to "overwrite" the old php with editing the .bashrc in your homedir.. *open the file with 'pico .bashrc' *find a nice place for the line, can be on end (scroll down with "page down") *add new line --> alias php='/usr/local/php/bin/php'

(adjust the path to your path!) and it should work then with 'php update.php' otherwise : '/usr/local/php/bin/php update.php' ^^

cYa

Is there a version of MediaWiki available which uses flat-files?
Would be great, since I can install PHP, but MySQL would be an overkill when running next to MSSQL and IIS.


 * Nope there isn't, many other wiki engines do though, google 'wikimatrix' --Rick 15:24, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Moved from top --20:59, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
This page states that media wiki requires mysql-3.23 or greater, but when I go to install, the installer page gives me an error:


 * 1) Attempting to connect to database server as politics...success.
 * 2) Connected to 3.23.58 -- mysql 4.0 or later required. Aborting.

This page should be updated to reflect the dependency on mysql-4.0 or higher!!!

Comment(s):
 * This page states nothing about mysql-3.23, there is a question about it. --Jerome Baum 20:59, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Windows versions
Could I run MediaWiki engine on Windows XP Home Edition? - Vald 22:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, if you install a server (Apache recommended), with PHP and MySQL. You can experiment with Windows but it's not recommended in production (Linux recommended, with PHP and MySQL). ~ Seb35 13:17, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Nah, use a real OS in production, like FreeBSD or Solaris, running Apache with PHP and MySQL. robchurch | talk 13:01, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Look at: http://www.apachefriends.org/de/xampp.html

PHP 4 should use 1.6.8
Please change the text. It says to use version 1.6.7 if you must use PHP 4. However, this should read, 1.6.8. Also, please provide a direct link from that text to the download page. I would have made the change myself, but the page is protected. --Jcarroll 20:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Bdk fixed the version number (my error) and I've added some links. --HappyDog 00:07, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Now it should say 1.6.9 --Rob Zako 04:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Done. --HappyDog 15:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

PHP4 should use 1.6.10
Same story again: The PHP4 version is now 1.6.10. Cristan 00:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I have replaced the version number by -- Duesentrieb ⇌ 12:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Please add number of current version to this page
Hi -- I'm trying to work out what version to use (if you have PHP V. This you need Media Wiki V. That) ... it would be very helpful if you listed a) the current version and b) whether there's much different in the wiki version. Then we can make some kind of assessment about what to do. Thanks hugely. Jonathan.

Mediawiki with Ingres Database
Ingres is working on a port of mediawiki: http://community.ingres.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1105