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 ==NGINX== ==NGINX==
  
-[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL/Nginx|Site configuration]]+Adapt this [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL/Nginx|site configuration]] 
 +for your needs and update LocalSetttings.php for URL rewriting.
  
 +<code>
 +$wgScriptPath = "/w";
 +$wgArticlePath = "/wiki/$1";
 +$wgUsePathInfo = true;
 +</code>
 ===Install=== ===Install===
  
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 Visit the wiki site and follow the installation procedure which will conclude with Visit the wiki site and follow the installation procedure which will conclude with
 a download of the LocalSettings.php file. a download of the LocalSettings.php file.
 +
 +NB It's recommended to choose English as the installation language.
  
 Edit the settings file and upload to the server and installation is complete. Edit the settings file and upload to the server and installation is complete.
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 ==Language== ==Language==
  
-During installation the site language may be set to "en-gb" (or something else) and it's+If you didn't choose English as the installation language you can change it 
 +after installation. 
 + 
 +For example, during installation the site language may have been set to "en-gb" (or something else) and it's
 preferable to use the Mediawiki default language of "en". preferable to use the Mediawiki default language of "en".
- 
-When searching for an item with an un-associated language any entry using the Mediawiki default of "en" may be returned. 
  
 Add the following to LocalSettings.php Add the following to LocalSettings.php
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 </code> </code>
  
-Now clear and reset the language  to "en".+Now reset the language  to "en".
 <code> <code>
 echo 'MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getMessageCache()->clear()' | php maintenance/run.php eval echo 'MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices::getInstance()->getMessageCache()->clear()' | php maintenance/run.php eval
-php maintenance/run.php userOptions.php language --old en-GB --new en+php maintenance/run.php userOptions.php language --old en-gb --new en
 </code> </code>
  
-To disable internationalisation in user preferences, add the following+To disable language selection (from "en") in user preferences, add the following
 to LocalSettings.php to LocalSettings.php
 <code> <code>
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 </code> </code>
 ===Resources=== ===Resources===
 +
 +[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:%24wgLanguageCode|wgLanguageCode]]
  
 [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DeleteBatch|DeleteBatch]] [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DeleteBatch|DeleteBatch]]