Install the Math extension

If you want to install the Math extension on MediaWiki, please follow these steps.

• Download the latest Math extension from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math.

• Uncompress the downloaded file in the Mediawiki extensions directory. The command below should create the Math directory in the Mediawiki extensions directory:

    $ tar -xzf Math-*.tar.gz -C /opt/bitnami/mediawiki/extensions
  

• Edit the permissions:

    $ sudo chmod 775 Math/
    $ sudo chown -R bitnami:daemon Math/
  

• Edit the /opt/bitnami/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php file and add this code at the end of the file

    require_once ( "$IP/extensions/Math/Math.php" );
  

• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.

    $ cd /opt/bitnami/mediawiki
    $ php maintenance/update.php
  

• Check that Math extension is installed by visiting the page Special:Version in your MediaWiki installation. You should see a message similar to this: