Building bradnorwiki on old MacBook - Revision history

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			[[Notes\|⇐ Notes]]

	=='''Install Ubuntu Server'''==		=='''Install Ubuntu Server'''==
	:Install Ubuntu server		:Install Ubuntu server

Ch at 11:38, 4 January 2026

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	::<tt>sudo apt install automysqlbackup</tt>		::<tt>sudo apt install automysqlbackup</tt>
	::<tt>sudo apt install rsnapshot</tt>		::<tt>sudo apt install rsnapshot</tt>
			=='''Set up copy to OneDrive''' ''to be written''==
	=='''Set up noip'''==		=='''Set up noip'''==
	:Will need to install 'make'		:Will need to install 'make'

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	::GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON bradnor.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';		::GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON bradnor.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';
	::less secure alternative GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';		::less secure alternative GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
	==''Configure PHP''==		=='''Configure PHP'''==
	:Edit <tt>/etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini</tt>		:Edit <tt>/etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini</tt>
	::set		::set
	:::upload_max_filesize = 20M		:::upload_max_filesize = 20M
	:::memory_limit = 128M		:::memory_limit = 128M

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	::and to suppress creation of #file# backup files,		::and to suppress creation of #file# backup files,
	:::create .emacs in <tt>~</tt> and <tt>/root</tt> containing		:::create .emacs in <tt>~</tt> and <tt>/root</tt> containing
	::<tt>;; backup in one place. flat, no tree structure</tt>		:::<tt>;; backup in one place. flat, no tree structure</tt>
	::<tt>(setq backup-directory-alist '(("" . "~/.emacs.d/backup")))</tt>		:::<tt>(setq backup-directory-alist '(("" . "~/.emacs.d/backup")))</tt>
	:'''utilities for amongst others zip, nmcli, ifconfig, sensors and stress'''		:'''utilities for amongst others zip, nmcli, ifconfig, sensors and stress'''
	::<tt>sudo apt install zip network-manager net-tools lm-sensors stress</tt>		::<tt>sudo apt install zip network-manager net-tools lm-sensors stress</tt>
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	=='''Set up certbot'''==		=='''Set up certbot'''==
	:[https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal]		:[https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal]
	=='''Modify apache config'''===		=='''Modify apache config'''==
	:Create a virtual site for bradnormac.ddns.net		:Create a virtual site for bradnormac.ddns.net
	:Install and restore mediawiki		:Install and restore mediawiki
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	::GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON bradnor.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';		::GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON bradnor.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';
	::less secure alternative GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';		::less secure alternative GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
	=='''Configure PHP''===		==''Configure PHP''==
	:Edit <tt>/etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini</tt>		:Edit <tt>/etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini</tt>
	::set		::set
	:::upload_max_filesize = 20M		:::upload_max_filesize = 20M
	:::memory_limit = 128M		:::memory_limit = 128M

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Ch at 12:22, 16 October 2023

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#'''Install Ubuntu Server'''
##Install Ubuntu server
##:Change root password
##::<tt>sudo passwd root</tt>
#'''Enable wifi'''
#::''Enabling wifi has to be done on a clean install without any patches, updates or package installations being applied''
#:Install drivers
#::<tt>sudo apt update</tt>
#::<tt>sudo apt install firmware-b43-installer</tt>
#::<tt>sudo apt install linux-firmware</tt>
#'''Install some utilities'''
##Update and Install emacs and some utilities...
##::<tt>sudo apt update</tt>
##::<tt>sudo apt upgrade</tt>
##::<tt>sudo apt install emacs</tt>
##:and to suppress creation of #file# backup files, create .emacs in <tt>~</tt> and <tt>/root</tt> containing
##::<tt>;; backup in one place. flat, no tree structure</tt>
##::<tt>(setq backup-directory-alist '(("" . "~/.emacs.d/backup")))</tt>
##utilities for amounts others zip, nmcli, ifconfig, sensors and stress
##::<tt>sudo apt install zip network-manager net-tools lm-sensors stress</tt>
##:<tt>sudo apt install zip</tt>
#'''Configure ssh to use keys'''
##copy key to server for ssh client machine
##::<tt>ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub <remote_user>@<remote_host></tt>
##check can still login over ssh with key
##modify server ssh installation to disable password login
##::<tt>sudo emacs /etc/ssh/sshd_config</tt>
##:and add/modify
##::<tt>PasswordAuthentication no</tt>
##::<tt>PermitRootLogin no</tt>
##::<tt>UsePAM no</tt>
##restart ssh
##::<tt>sudo systemctl restart ssh</tt>
#'''Power management stuff to allow lid to be closed'''
#:Edit <tt>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</tt> and modify
#::<tt>HandleLidSwitch=ignore</tt>
#::<tt>HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore</tt>
#::<tt>HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore</tt>
#:and reboot
#'''Screen brightness and therefore Apple logo'''
#::<tt>sudo echo 50 | sudo tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness</tt>
#:and at start up edit/create a file
#::<tt>/etc/rc.local</tt>
#:containing
#::<tt>#!/bin/bash</tt>
#::<tt>echo 50 | tee /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness</tt>
#::<tt>exit 0</tt>
#:and make it executable
#::<tt>sudo chmod a+x /etc/rc.local</tt>
#'''Fan management'''
##Install management software
##:<tt>sudo apt install macfanctld</tt>
##Test by using sensors and stress testing
##:then run
##::<tt>sensors</tt>
##:to see fan speed on line 'Exhaust : 5179 RPM ...'
##:or use
##::<tt>sensors | grep -i '\(exhaust\|core \)' ; stress --cpu 2 --timeout 20 ; sensors | grep -i '\(exhaust\|core \)'</tt>
#'''Mediawiki'''
##:[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_or_Ubuntu https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_or_Ubuntu]
##Install the LAMP stack - Apache, MySQL etc
##::<tt>sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php php-xml php-mbstring</tt>
##and additional bits for mediawiki
##::<tt>sudo apt-get install php-apcu php-intl imagemagick inkscape php-gd php-cli php-curl php-bcmath git</tt>
##::<tt>sudo systemctl restart apache2</tt>
##Secure mysql
##::<tt>sudo mysqladmin -u root password <password></tt>
##::<tt>sudo mysql_secure_installation</tt>
##Install automysqlbackup and rsnapshot
##::<tt>sudo apt install automysqlbackup</tt>
##::<tt>sudo apt install rsnapshot</tt>
##Set up noip
##:Will need to install 'make'
##::<tt>sudo apt install build-essential</tt>
##:Download the DUC and save the file to: /usr/local/src
##:Open terminal and execute the following:
##::<tt>cd /usr/local/src</tt>
##::<tt>tar xzf noip-duc-linux.tar.gz</tt>
##::<tt>cd noip-2.1.9-1</tt>
##::<tt>make</tt>
##::<tt>make install</tt>
##:If the install did not create configuration file then run. You need username/password for noip and port 80 need to be forwarded to the machine
##::<tt>/usr/local/bin/noip2 -C</tt>
##:To start at boot time, create a service by creating a file <tt>/lib/systemd/system/noip.service</tt> containing
##::[Unit]
##::Description=NOIP dynamic dns updater
##::After=multi-user.target
##::[Service]
##::Type=forking
##::ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/noip2 -c /usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf
##::StandardOutput /var/log/noip.log
##::[Install]
##::WantedBy=multi-user.target
##:and enable by
##::<tt>sudo systemctl enable noip.service</tt>
##Set up certbot
##:[https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal]
##Modify apache config
###Create a virtual site for bradnormac.ddns.net
##Install and restore mediawiki
###Create mysql user
###::sudo mysql
###::CREATE DATABASE bradnor;
###::USE bradnor;
###::CREATE USER 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
###::GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON bradnor.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost';
###::less secure alternativeGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'mediawiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
###Configure PHP
###:Edit <tt>/etc/php/7.3/apache2/php.ini</tt>
###::set
###:::upload_max_filesize = 20M
###:::memory_limit = 128M