{"id":4511,"date":"2018-05-17T19:56:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/05\/17\/how-to-enable-file-uploads-in-mediawiki\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:27:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:27:10","slug":"how-to-enable-file-uploads-in-mediawiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/how-to-enable-file-uploads-in-mediawiki\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable File Uploads in MediaWiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MediaWiki integrates files you upload fairly easily. However, by default the ability to <strong>upload files<\/strong> is disabled. In this guide, you can learn how to <strong>enable file uploads in MediaWiki<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li> Using an FTP client or cPanel&#8217;s File Manager, locate and <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-edit-a-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to edit a file.\" rel=\"noopener\">edit the file<\/a> named <b>LocalSettings.php<\/b>. This file, by default, is located in the root directory for your MediaWiki installation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre class=\"code_block\">## To enable image uploads, make sure the 'images' directory ## is writable, then set this to true: $wgEnableUploads = false; #$wgUseImageMagick = true; #$wgImageMagickConvertCommand = \"\/usr\/bin\/convert\";<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Modify the <b>false<\/b> value to <b>true<\/b> and be sure to save your changes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Congratulations!<\/b> Now, you know how to <strong>enable file uploads in MediaWiki<\/strong>. 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