Install the Math extension

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

• Go to the MediaWiki extensions directory:

  $ cd /opt/bitnami/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/extensions
  

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

  $ wget https://extdist.wmflabs.org/dist/extensions/Math-REL1_25-2998273.tar.gz
  

• Extract the code:

  $ tar -xzf Math-REL1_25-2998273.tar.gz
  

• Edit the permissions

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

• Edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/mediawiki/htdocs/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/apps/mediawiki/htdocs
  $ php maintenance/update.php
  

• Check that Math extension is installed by visiting the page Special:Version in your MediaWiki installation. You will see something like the image below: