Easily host a MediaWiki locally? [ANSWERED]

Easily host a MediaWiki locally?

Asked By: Jarvis
Originally Asked On: 2009-08-16 15:19:39
Asked Via: superuser

Is there a simple Wiki that doesn’t use a database, but which uses syntax like MediaWiki? (eg. like Wikipedia)

I want to host it locally on my PC, but have it hosted as an HTTP webserver on a specified port.. so it can be accessed externally.

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Tyler Carter’s answer to

Easily host a MediaWiki locally?

I personally use a WAMP/LAMP server that lets me host my own MediaWiki because it provides a MySQL Database.

But in regards to your question, you probably want to check: http://www.wikimatrix.org/ to find an install that uses files instead of a database. There are actually a lot.

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Coxy’s answer to

Easily host a MediaWiki locally?

You could try DokuWiki. It is a flat file wiki that is targeted towards documentation storage. They also have a version that can be run from a USB key.

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Tyler Carter’s answer to

Easily host a MediaWiki locally?

I personally use a WAMP/LAMP server that lets me host my own MediaWiki because it provides a MySQL Database.

But in regards to your question, you probably want to check: http://www.wikimatrix.org/ to find an install that uses files instead of a database. There are actually a lot.

Coxy’s answer to

Easily host a MediaWiki locally?

You could try DokuWiki. It is a flat file wiki that is targeted towards documentation storage. They also have a version that can be run from a USB key.

Of course, you should really check out the original question.

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