Self Hosted MediaWiki

Software & Web Applications
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@LTS_Tom could you share the original VM that you had available when you created the youtube video?
I know its out of date etc but i’ll like to look at the config to see how you managed to lock it down to be private. I am looking to use it as our documentation platform.

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They have a guide on their site for configuring the system
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access

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Thank you for the quick reply. Are you still using MediaWiki for your documentation? Or have you found an alternative way?

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For now we are using MediaWiki until we find a better solution.

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Thank you so much for this detailed write-up of the upgrade. I used it and was able to upgrade mine with only minor adjustments to the syntax - specifically the items below:

  1. Just to avoid error warnings about a package that can be upgraded but never does (even though we don’t need it anymore), I had to unhold the parsoid package from being upgraded (apt-mark unhold parsoid) and removing the parsoid entry under /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

  2. When adding the new extensions to the LocalSettings.php file, I had to re-type all of the single quote marks when copying/pasting from the forum post because it was somehow entering the wrong type of quote character, which I assume is some sort of font translation issue - nothing major.

Other than that it was a breeze and exactly as described here. My searches are more consistent now and everything is running smooth. I still have a weird issue with some of my tags disappearing after the first time I edit a new page, but that’s been something I’ve been dealing with since inception and it’s not much to re-add them since it’s always the same ones that disappear.

Thanks, again!

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No problem at all, glad your found it useful.

I wish I had access to edit my previous post detailing the upgrade process but it is locked. I could reformat it for readability and correct a few issues with it.

Maybe if I ask @LTS_Tom he can throw a switch on his side and I could make the adjustments.

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Ummm, really not sure how to unlock it, but I can look into it.