Changing your URL in MediaWiki

In this tutorial we will show you how to change your URL in Mediawiki. This is useful when testing your site on a Shared SSL, or when you want to modify your domain name. It will be accomplished by editing the LocalSettings.php file. For this article I am changing the URL from: https://example.com/mediawiki to: https://secure49.inmotionhosting.com/~userna99/mediawiki

You must already have MediaWiki installed before attempting this guide.

How to Change your URL:

1. Using the editor of your choice, navigate to the LocalSettings.php file in the folder you installed MediaWiki.
2. Locate the line of code that begins with $wgServer. By default, it will look similar to this:

   $wgServer = "https://example.com";

3. Change the domain to your new URL, and save your settings. In my test I am using a shared SSL, it will look similar to this after:

   $wgServer = "https://secure49.inmotionhosting.com";

4. Next, in your LocalSettings.php locate the line beginning with $wgScriptPath, it may look similar to this by default:

   $wgScriptPath = "/mediawiki";

5. Enter the new folder location if it is changing. For example:

   $wgScriptPath = "/~userna99/mediawiki";

6. Save your changes, and test the website. You may have to clear your browser cache before seeing the changes.
   

Congratulations, now you know how to change your Mediawiki URL!