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Hello,

First off, this is the software that i use for the system:

 Ubuntu 16.04.3 

Apache/2.4.18

PHP 7.0.22

mysqld  Ver 5.7.19

nginx/1.10.3

So, I'm trying to only setup the wiki for a local network. It would be unnecessary to make it available on the internet and I don't want to pay for a domain.

I followed this guide for the installation of Mediawiki:

https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/how-to-install-mediawiki-ubuntu-16-04-apache-nginx

It seemed to be going well, although I wasn't sure how to edit the files /etc/apache2/sites-available/mediawiki.conf and /etc/nginx/conf.d/mediawiki.conf since I didn't own a domain. I decided to put the server's IP-address in the spaces that should be edited. But when i finished setting up the system and I wanted to access the web interface I only got to the apache default page when I typed in the IP-address in my browser.

I decided to reinstall Mediawiki since I wasn't sure if it was installed correctly. The reason for that is that I wasn't able to find the localsettings.php and defaulsettings.php files in the directory.

This time I followed this guide:

https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-an-ubuntu-16-04-vps/

The problem remains.

So if someone could tell me how I can access the web interface of Mediawiki with this setup I would be very grateful.

Reinstalling never solves configuration issues. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Installation

In which folder is the Apache default page, which you are seeing?

This is the folder, in which you have to install MediaWiki: Remove the default page and instead extract the MediaWiki tarball there.

Then calling the URL with index.php at the end should bring up the MediaWiki installer.