I would still set a vhost to look at /var/www and make sure you delete the original index.html or what ever the default page is that comes with apache.
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 4:37 AM, John Foster <jfoster81...@verizon.net>wrote: > I have the vhost mod installed in apache, but this mediawiki is running > from the default site available with no symlinks. Basically I put the > entire wiki in /var/www. This site is, & will only be, for this wiki. > John > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 23:43 +0200, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > > Do you have any vhost's setup for apache. That is important especially if > > you have multiple sites on the server. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:12 PM, John Foster <jfoster81...@verizon.net > >wrote: > > > > > Not generated yet, as I ran out of time this morning to work on the > > > site. It may make no difference but I want to figure out why the site > > > works as it should when I use the actual IP address in my browser, but > > > dose not when I use the http://www.physicswiki.net address in the > > > browser. i think that may be an issue with the apache set up on this > > > hosted site. As I said, this is my first attempt to manage a remote > > > site. > > > > > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 13:00 -0400, Wjhonson wrote: > > > > Where is your localsettings.php file? > > > > > > > > > > > > MediaWiki 1.21.2 > > > > > > > > LocalSettings.php not found. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: John Foster <jfoster81...@verizon.net> > > > > To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list < > > > mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > > Sent: Fri, Oct 11, 2013 9:38 am > > > > Subject: Re: [MediaWiki-l] Mediawiki on a remote host questions > > > > > > > > > > > > Well as I said this is wierd. I tried opening the web site with the > > > > actual IP address and it all seems to work as far as the mediawiki > > > > starting the configuration process. Strange huh, Now I have the > Godaddy > > > > DNS server set up to forward the name www.physicswiki.net to the IP > > > > address mentioned, with masking, and that seems to work OK, but > there is > > > > still a glitch, likely caused by my ignorance of how to set this all > up. > > > > Again, any tips or suggestions. > > > > john > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 10:01 -0500, John Foster wrote: > > > > > Aas I said, nothing happened. Th screen stayed exactly the same. I > > > > > looked at the page source & it was OK, the instructions in the link > > > were > > > > > good, it said to go to the correct page and open the index.php file > > > > > in /mw-config withing the mediawiki directory, just nothing > happened. > > > No > > > > > error messages, nada. Any ideas. I figure it is a permission thing > but > > > > > have no idea how to fix it. take a look,the link to the page is > > > > > > > > > > http://www.physicswiki.net > > > > > > > > > > If it works for you, message me back please don't try to finish the > > > > > setup. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 11:07 +0100, Alex Monk wrote: > > > > > > Nothing happened? Did your browser not change pages? Did you get > a > > > blank > > > > > > screen? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 5:18 AM, John W. Foster < > > > jfoster81...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > As the title say, I just installed mediawiki 1.21.2 on a > remotely > > > hosted > > > > > > > VPS server. I got everything set up using the putty software, > and > > > the > > > > > > > remote server is a Debian 'squeeze' system, where I do have > 'root' > > > level > > > > > > > access & can install what ever i need. First rattle out of the > bag > > > the > > > > > > > mediawiki fired up in my browser and asked for me to complete > the > > > > > > > installation, as I expected. However when I clicked on the > link to > > > > > > > 'complete the installation' nothing happened. I tried a chown > -R > > > to > > > > > > > www-data for the entire wiki, but that made no difference. a > test > > > of > > > > > > > php5 shows all OK as well as does the apache server it's > running > > > on. > > > > > > > This is my first ever attempt to manage a wiki remotely, so any > > > tips are > > > > > > > appreciated. I just don't have a clue why this did'nt work. > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > > > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > > > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > -- Jonathan Aquilina _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
