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| ==Installation and configuration==
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| ===Where do I download MediaWiki?===
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| [[Download|Click here]] to download the latest stable release of MediaWiki. Files are supplied in a [[:en:Tar (file format)|.tar]][[:en:gzip|.gz]] archive. MediaWiki can also be [[download from SVN|obtained direct from our Subversion]] repository.
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| ===How do I install MediaWiki?===
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| Installing MediaWiki takes between 10 and 30 minutes, and involves uploading/copying files, and running the installer script to configure the software - see [[Installation]].
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| Full instructions can be found in the <tt>'''INSTALL'''</tt> file supplied in the distribution archive.
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| ===How do I add extra namespaces?===
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| To add a [[Manual:Namespace|namespace]], modify your '''[[Manual:LocalSettings.php|LocalSettings.php]]''' file, and add namespaces via '''[[Manual:$wgExtraNamespaces|$wgExtraNamespaces]]'''. You can add the following code to add a "Portal" namespace, and its corresponding discussion namespace:
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| :<tt>$wgExtraNamespaces = array(100 => "Portal", 101 => "Portal_talk");</tt>
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| {{note}} Be sure to add underscores instead of spaces, such as in <tt>Portal_talk</tt>. Otherwise, the namespace will not be declared properly!
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| ===How do I enable embedded math formulas?===
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| MediaWiki allows embedded math formulas via a helper program called texvc that uses LaTeX to render the formulas. See [[Manual:Math]] for setup instructions.
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| | ===Where do I download IWRAP?=== |
| | [[IWRAP_Download|Click here]] to download the latest release of IWRAP. |
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| | Installing IWRAP takes between 10 and 30 minutes, and involves uploading/copying files, and running the installer script to configure the software - see [[IWRAP_Installation]]. |
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| *Set the value of '''[[Manual:$wgMimeDetectorCommand|$wgMimeDetectorCommand]]''', e.g. under Unix or Linux, this would be
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| *:<tt>$wgMimeDetectorCommand = "file --brief --mime";</tt>
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| *Compile/install the '''[http://pecl.php.net/package/fileinfo fileinfo]''' PHP extension
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| **Fedora - yum install php-pecl-Fileinfo
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| See '''[[Manual:Mime type detection]]''' for more information.
| | ==Using IWRAP== |
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| ===Initial user was not created by installer=== | | ===How do I start a new modelling project?=== |
| Sometimes, the installer fails to create the default user, or the user table is lost for some reason. There are a couple of options for solving this:
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