I would like to start a wiki called Monster Hunter Fanon, with a url of http://monsterhunterfanon.org or the like. I have downloaded MediaWiki itself, Wampserver 2.2, PHP 5.4.3, MySQL 5.5.24 and I'm using Widows 8. How do I set up the Wiki?
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Actually, I might use monsterhunterfans.org.
This doesn't really help me much... :/ oh well
Are you planning to run this wiki off of your local computer? That is possible, but probably not advisable if you want it to be accessible to the Internet without disruption. I would suggest getting a web host or a friend who has a server. (If none of your friends has a server, you should be friends with me -- I have a server. 
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Yes, I'm fully intending on running it from my computer. If I could use yours, that'd be beyond awesome. :)
So, how would I go about running the site from my computer? Like I've said, I have WampServer, Apache, PHP, and MySQL downloaded and uncompressed. So what are the steps?
How does the previously mentioned Manual:Installation guide not help you? What do you need to know that isn't there?
Sorry to say it is a terrible guide to anyone who is not already familiar with mediawiki and if you are familiar with mediawiki you would not need a guide!
...He's sort of right. There needs to be a guide written for those who are very new at this.
There is not a bad video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtDXcnvbZMU
Not sure about this but there is no reference in the video to creating a database first?
MediaWiki can create the database for you if you give the MediaWiki the administrative password during installation.
Thanks Mark
I stumbled my way through installing 1.15.4 and dare not mess about with the software. Most of the language used on this site is double Dutch to me.
Kind regards
Ron Barker
I won't claim that MediaWiki is the most approachable software. I'm engaged in a conversation now on mediawiki-l with a Mac user who is trying to take over the maintenance of his wiki. It is quite telling.
Password for the database program?
If you haven't created the database and user for the wiki yet, the first database username and password that prompts you the web installer is for a user with rights to create a database and a user for the wiki database, normally the root user. You should know that account name or password at this point, or else you should contact your system administrator.
Once provided, next step allows you to specify a new username and password that will be used for connecting to the database from MediaWiki, which needs only privileges to work with the new database. You can choose the username and password you want. Note that this won't be a user of the wiki, just the credentials used by the MediaWiki software to connect to the database server.
OK, on my W8 machine (bleh) the only MySQL program I can work with is MySQL Workshop or somthing. Is this where I do the database stuff?
If it is, how do I create a database?
I don't know of anything called "mysql workshop". It should be mysql server. For creating a database, read google:how+to+create+mysql+database
What are you trying to do? Are you trying to set up mediawiki on your pc?
If you read the thread, it looks like that is exactly what he wants to do.
I was not sure if he was using mac or if it made any difference if he was. Anyhow SiteGround provides a helpful tutorial re setting-up mediawiki. It is not designed for setting-up on a pc but it helps with the settings. SiteGround also provides other MdediaWiki tutorials.
There is also a step-by-step guide on the internet, if you can dodge the advertisements. It is an old guide and uses MediaWiki with version 1.11.1 but you can use the latest version so long as you are carful with the settings. JLBN Install & Setup Wiki Guide. The owners of the site JL and BN will also help with any problems you may have setting up the wiki.
PS: You can get the latest WAMP Server from this Website or direct from HERE
I have the latest version of WampServer. -_-
I also have downloaded everything seperately as well.
When I go to attempt to run index.php on my browser (Google Chrome) it says my server isn't configured to run PHP. wut
IIRC, you can install WampServer without activating PHP. Are you sure it is turned on?
err fairly sure
WampServer has a phpinfo page at (I think) http://localhost/phpinfo.php -- what happens if you go to that page.
Going back to the original question. Running MediaWiki on your own computer is relatively easy to do following our wonderful installation guide. It's worth doing sometimes for debugging / experimenting, but running a website with a domain name... these days most people don't do that from their own computer. Using a home internet connection? You may find you get poor upload bandwidth. You may find your I.P. address changes a lot, so configuring your domain name to point at your computer may be difficult. You should try to get that stuff working before you even think about installing mediawiki. Try to get to the stage where you can see a file index.html containing "HELLO WORLD" text at your domain monsterhunterfans.org
You mean index.php ?
You may be able to access phpinfo by left clicking on the WAMP icon and then clicking on local host. Under tools click on phpinfo. You can also access php error log via the WAMP icon