Install the Math extension
If you want to install the Math extension on MediaWiki, please follow these steps.
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Download the latest Math extension from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math.
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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
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Edit the permissions:
$ sudo chmod 775 Math/ $ sudo chown -R bitnami:daemon Math/
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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" );
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Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.
$ cd /opt/bitnami/mediawiki $ php maintenance/update.php
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Check that Math extension is installed by visiting the page Special:Version in your MediaWiki installation. You should see a message similar to this: