Recently, I installed MediaWiki software. MediaWiki is one of the best, free and easy to use wiki software package which was originally written for wikipedia . The popularity of wikipedia has helped MediaWiki to evolve and has also built a large population of competent users of the technology. You can download mediawiki software from here
Requirements for installing Mediawiki
1. Web Server such as Apache or IIS
2. PHP Version 5.0 or later
3. MySQL or PostgreSQL 8.1 or later
If you don't have a webserver, php and mysql database installed on your machine, or if you don't want to hassle yourself installing and configuring them separately, what you can do is install LAMP (Linux) or WAMP (Windows). Once you have installed LAMP/WAMP, the only thing you would have to do is simply follow the installation steps here.
But if you are too lazy to install LAMP/WAMP or if you simply want to test it first, what you can do is download the VMware Virtual Appliance. You would either need a VMWare Player or VMWare Server to run these appliance. The following Virtual Appliances are available for MediaWiki.
MediaWiki Wiki JumpBox
rPath MediaWiki Appliance
Once you have running instance of MediaWiki, the next step is to do some post installation configuration and may be read more about how it works.
For Post Installation Configuration, Click here
For User Guide, Click here
For Tips & Tricks, Click here
Other Wikis
There are many wikis available online and to choose one that suits your personal needs could be a tedious task. You can visit Wiki Matrix WebSite to get a comprehensive list of wikis available and then compare to find the one that best fits your needs.
On last thought I would say that WikiPedia has revolutionized web based document collaboration allowing multiple people to collaboratively create and edit information. So, what are you waiting for.... start building your own personal encyclopedia.
Requirements for installing Mediawiki
1. Web Server such as Apache or IIS
2. PHP Version 5.0 or later
3. MySQL or PostgreSQL 8.1 or later
If you don't have a webserver, php and mysql database installed on your machine, or if you don't want to hassle yourself installing and configuring them separately, what you can do is install LAMP (Linux) or WAMP (Windows). Once you have installed LAMP/WAMP, the only thing you would have to do is simply follow the installation steps here.
But if you are too lazy to install LAMP/WAMP or if you simply want to test it first, what you can do is download the VMware Virtual Appliance. You would either need a VMWare Player or VMWare Server to run these appliance. The following Virtual Appliances are available for MediaWiki.
MediaWiki Wiki JumpBox
rPath MediaWiki Appliance
Once you have running instance of MediaWiki, the next step is to do some post installation configuration and may be read more about how it works.
For Post Installation Configuration, Click here
For User Guide, Click here
For Tips & Tricks, Click here
Other Wikis
There are many wikis available online and to choose one that suits your personal needs could be a tedious task. You can visit Wiki Matrix WebSite to get a comprehensive list of wikis available and then compare to find the one that best fits your needs.
On last thought I would say that WikiPedia has revolutionized web based document collaboration allowing multiple people to collaboratively create and edit information. So, what are you waiting for.... start building your own personal encyclopedia.
