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{:title} {section} {column:width=75%} {panel:title=Contents of this Page} {toc:minLevel=2} {panel} {column} {column} {align:right}{include:Menu LexWiki to Include}{align} {column} {section} {multi-excerpt-include:LexWiki 1.0 Installation GuidepageTitle=LexWiki|name=installationinitialsectionsprerequisites|nopanel=true} h2. Installation # Back up any existing MediaWiki installation. This installation process will not upgrade an existing MediaWiki folder. # Delete any existing MediaWiki install folder after backup. # Unzip |
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Installation
- Back up any existing MediaWiki installation. This installation process will not upgrade an existing MediaWiki folder.
- Delete any existing MediaWiki install folder after backup.
- Unzip lexwiki-installer.zip
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- to
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- a
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- temporary
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- directory.
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- In
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- the
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- lexwiki-installer
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- directory,
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- edit
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- the
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- lexwiki.properties
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- file
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- to
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- reflect
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- values
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- of
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- your
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- host,
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- port
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- etc.
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- Refer
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- to
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- the
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- comments
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- in
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- that
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- file
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- for
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- detailed
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- directions.
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- If
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- the
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- user
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- has
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- database
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- administrator
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- privileges,
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- set
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- the
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- wikidb.adminuser
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- and
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- wikidb.adminpassword
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- in
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- the
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- lexwiki.properties
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- file.
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- Also
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- be
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- sure
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- to
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- set
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- the
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- has.root
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- property
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- to
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- true
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- .
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- If
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- the
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- user
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- does
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- not
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- have
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- database
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- administrator
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- privileges,
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- create
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- a
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- new
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- database
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- for
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- your
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- wiki
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- and
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- configure
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- the
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- user
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- privileges
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- as
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- described
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- above.
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- Enter
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- all
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- details
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- in
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- the
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- lexwiki.properties
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- file
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- and
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- make
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- sure
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- to
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- set
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- the
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- has.root
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- property
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- to
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- 'false'
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- in
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- lexwiki.properties.
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- On
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- the
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- command
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- prompt,
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- type
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- ant
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- install
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- and
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- hit
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- Enter.
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- Note:
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- You
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- need
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- to
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- run
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- this
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- with
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- an
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- account
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- that
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- has
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- appropriate
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- privileges
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- on
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- the
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- Web
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- server's
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- document
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- root
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- directory.
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- So,
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- if
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- you
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- have
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- only
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- sudo
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- privileges,
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- you'd
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- need
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- to
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- run
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- sudo
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- ant
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- install
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- .
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- The
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- installer
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- will
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- show
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- a
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- BUILD
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- SUCCESSFUL
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- message
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- as
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- displayed
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- below.
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} install: [echo] [echo] Mediawiki was successfully installed\! [echo] Please access mediawiki at http:/localhost:80/w/mediawiki/index.php/Main_page [echo] You can log in to mediawiki with username/password:WikiSysop/wikisysop 123. [echo] The installation log is available at:/Users/joshusa/packages/lexwiki/temp/lexwiki-installer/lexwiki-installer-log.txt [echo] BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 2 minutes 32 seconds james-2: lexwiki-installer joshua$ {code} h2. |
Post-Installation
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The
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URL
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where
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MediaWiki
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is
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available
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will
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be
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displayed
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on
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the
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command
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prompt.
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Navigate
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to
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that
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URL
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in
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your
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browser
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and
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you
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should
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see
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the
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following
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page.
You can log in to your LexWiki as an administrator using the username and password displayed on the command prompt. Congratulations! The LexWiki installation is complete and ready to be used!
Installing only certain extensions
The installer is capable of installing specified extensions. Open the file module-metadata.txt from the directory in which you unzipped lexwiki-installer.zip.
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By
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default
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all
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the
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modules
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(and
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their
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versions)
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are
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mentioned
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here.
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To
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add
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or
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remove
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a
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module,
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simply
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edit
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the
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relevant
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line
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in
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the
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file.
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Make
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sure
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to
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follow
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the
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syntax
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exactly
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as
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shown
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in
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module-metadata.txt.
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The
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syntax
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in
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the
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file
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is
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sensitive
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to
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the
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following:
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- Every
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- module
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- descriptor
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- starts
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- on
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- a
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- new
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- line.
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- There
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- are
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- no
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- spaces
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- in
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- the
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- module
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- descriptor.
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- Every
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- module
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- descriptor
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- ends
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- with
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- a
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- semi-colon.
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- Any
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- line
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- that
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- starts
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- with
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- a
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- '#'
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- will
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- be
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- treated
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- as
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- a
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- comment
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- and
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- ignored.
Troubleshooting
The following is a list of common issues and their solutions.
Media wiki already exists
If you see the following console output:
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h2. Troubleshooting The following is a list of common issues and their solutions. h3. Media wiki already exists If you see the following console output: {code} BUILD FAILED /Users/joshua/packages/lexwiki/temp/lexwiki-installer/build.xml:377: Media wiki already exists. Please back up your mediawiki install and delete this folder for installation to proceed. The existing mediawiki folder was found at: /Library/WebServer/Documents/w/mediawiki {code} |
you
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need
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to
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delete
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your
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existing
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MediaWiki
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instance
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before
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installing.
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Web
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server
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is
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not
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running.
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If
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you
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see
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this
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output:
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} check-apache: [echo] Checking for web server at http://localhost:8080 BUILD FAILED /Users/joshua/packages/lexwiki/temp/lexwiki-installer/build.xml:329: Web server is not running. {code} |
check
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that
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the
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Web
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server
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is
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up
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and
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that
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you
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have
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specified
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the
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correct
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value
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for
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the
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port
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property
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in
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lexwiki.properties.
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com.mysql.jdbc.CommunicationsException:
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Communications
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link
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failure
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If
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you
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see
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the
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following
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error
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message
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on
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the
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console:
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{code} [echo] ------------- ----------- ---------- [trycatch] Caught exception: com.mysql.jdbc.CommunicationException: Communications link failure [trycatch] [trycatch]Last packet sent to the server was 0 ms ago [echo] Exception Trace: [echo] com.mysql.jdbc.CommunicationExceptions: Communication link failure [echo] [echo]Last packet sent to the server was 0 ms ago. [echo] {code} |
check
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that
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your
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database
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is
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running.
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Can't
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connect
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to
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local
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MySQL
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server
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through
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socket...
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If you see a BUILD FAILED message and the console displays the following:
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fig/index-forAnt.php(518): eval ()'d code on line 49 [exec] Database type: MySQL [exec] Loading class: DatabaseMYsql [exec] Using root --> [exec] Attempting to connect to database server as wikiuser...failed with error[ 2002] Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/msql/mysql.com'(2) BUILD FAILED /Users/joshua/packages/lexwiki/temp/lexwiki-install/build.xml:402: Lexwiki installation failure. you see a BUILD FAILED message and the console displays the following: !Cant_connect_to_mysql.jpg|alt="screenshot of Did not find file: /Library/WebServer/Documents/w/mediawiki/config/LocalSettings.php message"! |
then
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specify
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the
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IP
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address
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of
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your
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database
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server
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for
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the
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value
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of
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the
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datasource.host
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property
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in
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lexwiki.properties.
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Warning
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messages
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during
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installation
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and
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on
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the
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main
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page
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If
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you
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are
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seeing
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lots
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of
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warning
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messages
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on
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the
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console
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during
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installation
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and
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then
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on
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the
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main
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page
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after
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successful
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installation,
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this
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is
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because
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you
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have
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set
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the
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PHP
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logging
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level
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too
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high.
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Refer
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to
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the
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PHP
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documentation
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to
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reduce
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the
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logging
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level.
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