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Ok so im mostly just dumping my process here in the hopes that it gets picked up and cleaned/formatted to fit the rest of the wiki | Ok so im mostly just dumping my process here in the hopes that it gets picked up and cleaned/formatted to fit the rest of the wiki | ||
The basic idea is that you aim a script at a mediawiki and have it create a dump of the XML and images in a format thats compatible with the standard MediaWiki import utilities. Once its dumped to file, you import it into a local MediaWiki instance that can be started on-demand. | The basic idea is that you aim a script at a mediawiki and have it create a dump of the XML and images in a format thats compatible with the standard MediaWiki import utilities. Once its dumped to file, you import it into a local MediaWiki instance that can be started on-demand. | ||
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− | + | == Step 1: Get a Mediawiki dump == | |
I did this by using the scripts provided by [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam wikiteam]. | I did this by using the scripts provided by [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam wikiteam]. | ||
In my case, my command is as follows: | In my case, my command is as follows: | ||
− | + | python dumpgenerator.py --api=http://dwarffortresswiki.org/api.php --index=http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php --xml --images --curonly --path dfwiki | |
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+ | The arguments are mostly self-explanatory, and there are many, many more. The most useful of which is the --resume option, that will let you restart a stalled/killed/stopped dump operation | ||
− | + | Warning: this process may take very, very long. While the --curonly flag will make it skip histories, but the default namespace options mean it will still download ALL pages, including file definitions and talk pages. | |
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− | + | == Step 2: Get a Mediawiki install going. == | |
I used a very simple XAMPP + mediawiki stack provided by [https://bitnami.com/stack/mediawiki/installer Bitnami] | I used a very simple XAMPP + mediawiki stack provided by [https://bitnami.com/stack/mediawiki/installer Bitnami] | ||
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+ | == Step 3: Import your pages == | ||
I used the maintenance scripts. The special page might work, but i had issues getting the file uploaded due to its size. Best is to use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps importDump.php] script, but even that took its time. | I used the maintenance scripts. The special page might work, but i had issues getting the file uploaded due to its size. Best is to use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps importDump.php] script, but even that took its time. | ||
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I used the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:ImportImages.php MediaWiki importImages.php] maintenance script. | I used the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:ImportImages.php MediaWiki importImages.php] maintenance script. | ||
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− | Once you have your files imported, you should be able to navigate to | + | Once you have your files imported, you should be able to navigate to http://127.0.0.1/mediawiki/ to get going |