How to Enable File Uploads in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 0 Minutes, 39 Seconds to Read MediaWiki integrates files you upload fairly easily. However, by default the ability to upload files is disabled. In this guide, you can learn how to enable file uploads in MediaWiki Using an FTP client or cPanel’s File Manager, locate and edit the file named LocalSettings.php. This file, by default, is located in the root directory for your MediaWiki installation. ## To enable image uploads, make sure the 'images' directory ## is writable, then set this to true: $wgEnableUploads = false; #$wgUseImageMagick = true; #$wgImageMagickConvertCommand = "/usr/bin/convert"; Modify the false value to true and be sure to save your changes. Congratulations! Now, you know how to enable file uploads in MediaWiki. To learn more about using images in MediaWiki, be sure to check out our guide on how to insert images into MediaWiki. Share this Article IC InMotion Hosting Contributor Content Writer InMotion Hosting contributors are highly knowledgeable individuals who create relevant content on new trends and troubleshooting techniques to help you achieve your online goals! More Articles by InMotion Hosting Related Articles Creating a new user in SMF 2.0 Changing a user’s password in SMF 2.0 What Is a Wiki? Editing the Footer in MediaWiki How to insert images into MediaWiki Managing passwords and usernames in MediaWiki How to make basic changes to mediawiki skins How to manually install SMF How to install SMF 2.0 with Softaculous How to log into your SMF admin dashboard
