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== Introduction ==

This page explains how to install images and other data files in this MediaWiki.

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== How-To ==

This procedure assumes that you have CLI access to the wiki host box. Other procedures may be documented in the future.

01) Start with a set of 1 to 50 image files and/or other arbitrary data files. Note: You'll be able to install the full set easily in one go.

02) Rename the ifiles:

* Make every filename unique.
* In most cases, though this is optional, make the filenames lower-case.
* Don't use spaces or most other punctuation characters in the filenames. Limit use of "periods" to the filename extension. Dash, underscore, and plus are O.K.

03) Log-in as "root" or do "sudo bash".

04) Create a new empty temporary directory. '''Important:''' Make sure that it's empty.

05) Copy the files into the temporary directory. Keep the directory flat; i.e., no subdirectories.

06) Execute the following but replace "/somedir/" with a directory path for the temporary directory.

 cd /var/www/wiki.minetest.org/maintenance/
 php importImages.php /somedir/

There you go. The temporary directory may now be removed. To link directly to one of the installed files, use code similar to the following:

 [[Media:something.jpg]]

To link to a description page for one the files, use something like this instead:

 [[File:something.jpg]]

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