Semantic MediaWiki under Debian - Revision history

Saruman!: link to defaults

2010-06-21T07:04:04Z

link to defaults

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	* '''Preparing database for Semantic MediaWiki'''<br>Here you'll have to press the button labeled ''Initialise or upgrade tables''; this will initialise the newly created tables. A dull page should appear, reporting actions for each of the nine new tables, and ending with the status message ''The storage engine was set up successfully.''		* '''Preparing database for Semantic MediaWiki'''<br>Here you'll have to press the button labeled ''Initialise or upgrade tables''; this will initialise the newly created tables. A dull page should appear, reporting actions for each of the nine new tables, and ending with the status message ''The storage engine was set up successfully.''
	* '''Announce your wiki'''<br>Clicking this button is optional; what it will do is post the URL of your wiki on the [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:SMWRegistry SMW Registry page] over on the SMW site.		* '''Announce your wiki'''<br>Clicking this button is optional; what it will do is post the URL of your wiki on the [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:SMWRegistry SMW Registry page] over on the SMW site.
	~~<br>~~
	~~<br>~~		Note, that you might want to change some [[Semantic MediaWiki default settings]].

	That's it! You can now start [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_manual using SMW].		That's it! You can now start [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_manual using SMW].

149.156.96.14: Fixed bug in export $MW_INSTALL_PATH - should be export MW_INSTALL_PATH

2009-05-07T09:29:36Z

Fixed bug in export $MW_INSTALL_PATH - should be export MW_INSTALL_PATH

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	The sequence will thus look something like this:		The sequence will thus look something like this:
	MW_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/share/mediawiki		MW_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/share/mediawiki
	export $MW_INSTALL_PATH		export MW_INSTALL_PATH
	cd /usr/share/mediawiki-semediawiki/maintenance		cd /usr/share/mediawiki-semediawiki/maintenance
	php SMW_setup.php		php SMW_setup.php

Saruman!: /* Installing Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) under Debian */ added mwenext

2009-01-17T20:09:36Z

Installing Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) under Debian: added mwenext

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	cd /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled/		cd /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled/
	ln -s ../extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php		ln -s ../extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php
			By the way, this should also work with the MediaWiki extension enabler command:
			mwenext SemanticMediaWiki.php

	5) We now run the maintenance script that creates the necessary tables in your MySQL MediaWiki database. This is a two-step affair:<br>		5) We now run the maintenance script that creates the necessary tables in your MySQL MediaWiki database. This is a two-step affair:<br>

Saruman!: Finished SMW installation instructions.

2009-01-17T19:03:55Z

Finished SMW installation instructions.

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	1) Use Aptitude to install package ''mediawiki-semediawiki'' (under Lenny that's version 1.2-1)		1) Use Aptitude to install package ''mediawiki-semediawiki'' (under Lenny that's version 1.2-1)

	2) Edit the file ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php''. All you need to do is change the string for ''enableSemantics'' from ''localhost'' to the hostname of your server:		2) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.

			3) Edit the file ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php''. All you need to do is change the string for ''enableSemantics'' from ''localhost'' to the hostname of your server:
	<?php		<?php
	include_once('extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/includes/SMW_Settings.php');		include_once('extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/includes/SMW_Settings.php');
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	Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).		Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).

	3) Enable the SMW extension, by creating a link to it under ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled'':		4) Enable the SMW extension, by creating a link to it under ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled'':
	cd /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled/		cd /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled/
	ln -s ../extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php		ln -s ../extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php

	4) We now run the maintenance script that ~~sets up~~ the MySQL database. This is a two-step affair:<br>		5) We now run the maintenance script that creates the necessary tables in your MySQL MediaWiki database. This is a two-step affair:<br>
	- first set the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to the root of the MediaWiki installation. This path is where ''LocalSettings.php'' and ''index.php'' are located; most likely it's ''/usr/share/mediawiki''.<br>		- first set the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to the root of the MediaWiki installation. This path is where ''LocalSettings.php'' and ''index.php'' are located; most likely it's ''/usr/share/mediawiki''.<br>
	- then go to the directory where the SMW maintenance scripts are located, and execute ''SMW_setup.php''.<br>		- then go to the directory where the SMW maintenance scripts are located, and execute ''SMW_setup.php''.<br>
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	The php-script should report setting up some nine tables, named ''smw_ids'', ''smw_redi2'' et cetera. These are the extra MySQL tables that SMW needs.		The php-script should report setting up some nine tables, named ''smw_ids'', ''smw_redi2'' et cetera. These are the extra MySQL tables that SMW needs.

	5) ~~Adjust~~ your ~~namespaces - since we haven~~'~~t modified~~ the MediaWiki ~~namespaces relative~~ to the ~~original Debian installation~~, ~~we don~~'~~t need that~~.		6) Next, log into your MediaWiki with an account with administrative rights. If you now visit your ''Special pages'', you'll find taht under the section ''Restricted special pages'' there is now an entry titled ''Admin functions for Semantic MediaWiki''. Open it, and find two sections:
			* '''Preparing database for Semantic MediaWiki'''<br>Here you'll have to press the button labeled ''Initialise or upgrade tables''; this will initialise the newly created tables. A dull page should appear, reporting actions for each of the nine new tables, and ending with the status message ''The storage engine was set up successfully.''
			* '''Announce your wiki'''<br>Clicking this button is optional; what it will do is post the URL of your wiki on the [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:SMWRegistry SMW Registry page] over on the SMW site.
			<br>
			<br>
			That's it! You can now start [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:User_manual using SMW].

Saruman!: further adjusted SMW-setup

2009-01-17T18:53:17Z

further adjusted SMW-setup

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	Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).		Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).

	3) ~~We now run~~ the ~~maintenance script that sets up the MySQL database. This is~~ a ~~two-step affair:~~		3) Enable the SMW extension, by creating a link to it under ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled'':
	~~- first set the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable~~ to ~~the root of the MediaWiki installation. This path is where ''LocalSettings.php'' and ''index.php'' are located; most likely~~ it's ''/~~usr~~/~~share~~/~~mediawiki~~''.		cd /etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-enabled/
			ln -s ../extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php

			4) We now run the maintenance script that sets up the MySQL database. This is a two-step affair:<br>
			- first set the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to the root of the MediaWiki installation. This path is where ''LocalSettings.php'' and ''index.php'' are located; most likely it's ''/usr/share/mediawiki''.<br>
			- then go to the directory where the SMW maintenance scripts are located, and execute ''SMW_setup.php''.<br>
			The sequence will thus look something like this:
	MW_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/share/mediawiki		MW_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/share/mediawiki
	export $MW_INSTALL_PATH		export $MW_INSTALL_PATH
	cd /usr/share/mediawiki-semediawiki/maintenance		cd /usr/share/mediawiki-semediawiki/maintenance
			php SMW_setup.php
			The php-script should report setting up some nine tables, named ''smw_ids'', ''smw_redi2'' et cetera. These are the extra MySQL tables that SMW needs.

	4) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.		5) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.

	~~4) Setup the SMW tables in the MySQL database. To this end, we simply go to~~

Saruman!: /* Installing Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) under Debian */ updated for Debian - tmp

2009-01-17T18:39:21Z

Installing Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) under Debian: updated for Debian - tmp

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	1) Use Aptitude to install package ''mediawiki-semediawiki'' (under Lenny that's version 1.2-1)		1) Use Aptitude to install package ''mediawiki-semediawiki'' (under Lenny that's version 1.2-1)

	2) ~~Add~~ the ~~following lines to your~~ ''~~LocalSettings~~.php'' ~~(conveniently located at~~ ''~~/etc/mediawiki~~'':		2) Edit the file ''/etc/mediawiki-extensions/extensions-available/SemanticMediaWiki.php''. All you need to do is change the string for ''enableSemantics'' from ''localhost'' to the hostname of your server:
	include_once(~~"$IP/~~extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/includes/SMW_Settings.php");		<?php
			include_once('extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/includes/SMW_Settings.php');
	enableSemantics('dworkin.saruman.biz');		enableSemantics('dworkin.saruman.biz');
			?>
	Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).		Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).

	3) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.		3) We now run the maintenance script that sets up the MySQL database. This is a two-step affair:
			- first set the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to the root of the MediaWiki installation. This path is where ''LocalSettings.php'' and ''index.php'' are located; most likely it's ''/usr/share/mediawiki''.

			MW_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/share/mediawiki
			export $MW_INSTALL_PATH
			cd /usr/share/mediawiki-semediawiki/maintenance


			4) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.

	4) Setup the SMW tables in the MySQL database. To this end, we simply go to		4) Setup the SMW tables in the MySQL database. To this end, we simply go to

Saruman!: page started

2009-01-17T17:28:09Z

page started

New page

==Installing Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) under Debian==
Installation consists of these simple steps:

1) Use Aptitude to install package ''mediawiki-semediawiki'' (under Lenny that's version 1.2-1)

2) Add the following lines to your ''LocalSettings.php'' (conveniently located at ''/etc/mediawiki'':
include_once("$IP/extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/includes/SMW_Settings.php");
enableSemantics('dworkin.saruman.biz');
Actually, the string for ''enableSemantics'' is an identifier, needed to identify any exported data. The [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation Semantic MediaWiki website] suggests using the server's host name for this purpose (if you have multiple hostnames, just pick any one of them).

3) Adjust your namespaces - since we haven't modified the MediaWiki namespaces relative to the original Debian installation, we don't need that.

4) Setup the SMW tables in the MySQL database. To this end, we simply go to