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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:38, 1 September 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l27">Line 27:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 27:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To make Semantic MediaWiki more useful you may want to install other extensions to work with it, the five I use are:</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To make Semantic MediaWiki more useful you may want to install other extensions to work with it, the five I use are:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Page Forms</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Page Forms</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Semantic Compound Queries</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Semantic Compound Queries</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Semantic Drilldown</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Semantic Drilldown</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Semantic Internal Objects</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Semantic Internal Objects</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Maps</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Maps</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Page Forms, Semantic Drilldown and Semantic Internal objects are fairly straight forward to install, just follow the guidance on the extension page. But Semantic Compound Queries and Maps are a little more complex. They both require the use of composer.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Page Forms, Semantic Drilldown and Semantic Internal objects are fairly straight forward to install, just follow the guidance on the extension page. But Semantic Compound Queries and Maps are a little more complex. They both require the use of composer.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>See the [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http://cheekyfactor.com/2018/08/04/mediawiki-composer-</del>extensions<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">/ </del>MediaWiki composer extensions] for more details.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>See the [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[MediaWiki Composer </ins>extensions<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|</ins>MediaWiki composer extensions<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>] for more details.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> </table>

Garyf https://cheekyfactor.com/index.php?title=Install_Semantic_MediaWiki_on_a_Windows_Machine&diff=252&oldid=prev 2024-09-01T19:01:55Z

<p>Created page with &quot;{{Header |Status=Archived |PubDate=2018-08-04 |Categories=MediaWiki, Semantic MediaWiki |The problem=You can find instructions on [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation/Windows_environment Semantic MediaWiki] site on how to install on Windows, but it is advised that Semantic MediaWiki is not supported for Windows environments. It also misses a few areas that need to be included to ensure it installs. }} {{How to guide |Device=Server |Operating system=...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Header<br /> |Status=Archived<br /> |PubDate=2018-08-04<br /> |Categories=MediaWiki, Semantic MediaWiki<br /> |The problem=You can find instructions on [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation/Windows_environment Semantic MediaWiki] site on how to install on Windows, but it is advised that Semantic MediaWiki is not supported for Windows environments. It also misses a few areas that need to be included to ensure it installs.<br /> }}<br /> {{How to guide<br /> |Device=Server<br /> |Operating system=Windows Server 2012<br /> |Software=WAMP, Composer<br /> |Guidance=Ensure you have [https://getcomposer.org/ composer] installed and it is in the PHP version you are using.<br /> <br /> Remove or comment out any Semantic MediaWiki lines in the LocalSettings.php<br /> <br /> Add the line:&lt;blockquote&gt;enableSemantics(‘localhost/wiki’); /&#039;&#039;**adjust to yours*/&#039;&#039;[[File:MediaWiki LocalSettings.php enable Semantics.png|none|frame|MediaWiki LocalSettings.php setting up Semantic MediaWiki]]Open the command prompt, change the directory to the root of your wiki and run:<br /> <br /> composer update:&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> [[File:Windows Server 2012 terminal for composer update.png|none|frame|Windows Server 2012 Terminal]]<br /> Next run:&lt;blockquote&gt;composer require mediawiki/semantic-media-wiki “~2.5”&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> [[File:Run the SMW install command.png|none|frame|The SMW install command]]<br /> Verify it has installed by going to the Version page:<br /> [[File:The SMW installation confirmation.png|none|frame|Special:Version, SMW is installed.]]<br /> On the off chance things don’t go to plan, change the directory to the maintenance folder. With Windows you will need to set the path to the PHP version by running:&lt;blockquote&gt;set path=path/to/PHP/install&lt;/blockquote&gt;Then run:&lt;blockquote&gt;php update.php –skip-external-dependencies<br /> <br /> Job done.<br /> <br /> To make Semantic MediaWiki more useful you may want to install other extensions to work with it, the five I use are:<br /> <br /> * Page Forms<br /> * Semantic Compound Queries<br /> * Semantic Drilldown<br /> * Semantic Internal Objects<br /> * Maps<br /> <br /> Page Forms, Semantic Drilldown and Semantic Internal objects are fairly straight forward to install, just follow the guidance on the extension page. But Semantic Compound Queries and Maps are a little more complex. They both require the use of composer.<br /> <br /> See the [http://cheekyfactor.com/2018/08/04/mediawiki-composer-extensions/ MediaWiki composer extensions] for more details.&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> }}</div>

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