I'm trying to install a copy of Mediawiki to my webspace and am stumped.

Is it possible?

I've been following the instructions here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org...ocumentation:Installation
I don't know if plusnet is running an apache server, or if that's really needed, but I proceeded on the assumption that the plusnet setup will support it.

I activated my webspace, CGI, and SQL.
The installation instructions tell me to create a database, and I have one (cybersphere_pn), but they also say to create a database user. I don't know how to do this, or if I need to. Help!

I've copied the mediawiki install files to my webspace (in a folder "wiki" under htdocs). I have set the permissions to on the wiki/config folder to 777 as instructed.
Now I'm supposed to be able to go into the config folder in my browser, click index.php,  and have a setup page run. This doesn't happen. I'm prompted instead to open a php editor.

Is this problem solvable, and if so, how?

Hi

Yes, it is possible, see here.




Try 770



I'm not sure why the set up page doesn't work for you. Have you got the paths right?

You can't (and don't need to) create a user, PN have done that for you already - it's your normal login name.



The ccgi server does not have a htdocs directory which probably means you have copied the files onto the wrong server - i.e. the www server (your www webspace is separate from your ccgi webspace). To upload to your ccgi webspace you ftp to ccgi.username.plus.com or cshell.plus.net.

Also you must never set all or world permissions on files on the ccgi server, it does not work. You must use 770 or 750.

Finally, when you do copy your files to the correct server, do not put php files into the cgi-bin directory and run the fixphpperms.sh script from your root directory before running any php files.



You are on the wrong server - see above.

Aha, yes, it looks like I've made an elementary mistake. So obvious now
I've uploaded the files to the CGI space, in a "wiki" directory.

To run the mediawiki setup script, I need to set permissions on the "wiki/config" config folder, as described here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org...ns_on_.22config.22_folder
( or: http://tinyurl.com/7trj5 if that link is broken).
How do I do this? I'm new to to this php/cgi stuff, and don't know how to create or run a script file.
One method listed is:

How do I run commands like those? Do I put them in a php file and upload them, then click on them, or is there some command line app I should be using? I'm in the dark here.

Also, I've found that fixphpperms.sh script, but obviously don't know how to run it.

You need to telnet to the ccgi shell (cshell.plus.net) and from their you can issue the commads given, but don't do the chmod -R root: one as it is not required.

By the way, I tried setting the permissions on config to 770 in CuteFTP, and then when I went to the folder in my browser, recieived this error page:

(I've tried opera, firefox, and IE, just in case.)

I didn't see the telnet reply before my last post.
Any recommendations for a good free or shareware telnet client?

You need to change 755 to 750.

Run the  fixphpperms.sh script in the way that Peter  has posted.

You can do it from the msdos prompt.

Start > cmd ( or command if you are using windows 98 ) > run > type in telnet. You will then get the telnet page. Enter cshell.plus.net and enter your PlusNet user name and password.

I think you can get to Telnet direct from the msdos prompt but I've forgotten now.
 :wink:

After running the fixphpperms script, I now recieve a slightly different error:



I also followed this by running the two chmod commands (not the root:www-data one), and the error stays the same.