Ubuntu 16.04: Install MediaWiki for wiki software

Install devscripts with apt.

$ sudo apt install -y devscripts

Download mediawiki source code in Ubuntu 16.10. Since the version of mediawiki may change due to the update of Ubuntu, check here and change VERSION and RELEASE.

$ MEDIAWIKI=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/m/mediawiki
$ VERSION=1.27.1
$ RELEASE=3
$ mkdir mediawiki
$ cd mediawiki/
$ wget -q ${MEDIAWIKI}/mediawiki_${VERSION}-${RELEASE}.debian.tar.xz
$ wget -q ${MEDIAWIKI}/mediawiki_${VERSION}-${RELEASE}.dsc
$ wget -q ${MEDIAWIKI}/mediawiki_${VERSION}-${RELEASE}_all.deb
$ wget -q ${MEDIAWIKI}/mediawiki_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz

Extract source code.

$ tar zxf mediawiki_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz
$ cd mediawiki-${VERSION}/
$ tar xf ../mediawiki_${VERSION}-${RELEASE}.debian.tar.xz

Install packages for building mediawiki.

$ sudo apt install -y `dpkg-checkbuilddeps 2>&1 | \
sed -e 's/.*build dependencies://g' -e 's/([^)]*)//g'`

Change PHP5 to PHP7 in devscript.

$ sed -i -e 's/php5enmod/phpenmod/g' debian/mediawiki.postinst
$ sed -i -e 's/php5dismod/phpdismod/g' debian/mediawiki.prerm
$ sed -i -e 's:etc/php5:etc/php/7.0:g' debian/mediawiki.install
$ sed -i -e 's/mods_php5/mods_php7.0/g' debian/etc/mediawiki.conf

Build mediawiki source code.

$ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc

Install mediawiki deb file with installing depends package.

$ sudo apt install -y php-common
$ sudo dpkg -i ../*.deb || (sudo apt install -f -y && sudo dpkg -i ../*.deb)

Install packages required by mediawiki.

$ sudo apt install -y libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-xml imagemagick git
$ sudo systemctl retart apache2

Install mysql-server with apt.

$ sudo apt install -y  mysql-server

Input MySQL password.

Confirm MySQL password.

Access the following URL with browser.

http://<server>/mediawiki

Click "set up the wiki".

Select language.

Improvements about mediawiki are displayed.

Select MySQL and input MySQL password.

Use default database setting.

Input Wiki name and add admin user.

Select access control list to Wiki. This article will use "Authorized editors only" which allow authorized user to write and allow public user to read.

Start installation.

The installation is completed.

Download LocalSetting.php and copy to /etc/mediawiki manually.

$ sudo mv LocalSettings.php /etc/mediawiki/

Accessing the previous URL with browser will display Main page.