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== How-To Upload Wiki Images ==
== How-To ==


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

Revision as of 21:33, 4 September 2023


Introduction

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

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. Note: You'll be able to upload the full set easily in one go.

02) Rename the image files:

  • 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 period 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 is empty.

05) Copy the image 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.

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