: URLs of created MediaWiki pages always include "index.php?title=" I am an absolute beginner at MediaWiki, and just installed an instance through my hosting provider. When I create a new page on

@Smith883

There's a full guide on how to do this in the MediaWiki manual: Short URL.

Essentially, you put your MediaWiki files in an unrelated directory (e.g. /w) then use the following to rewrite to the root:

RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-f
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}%{REQUEST_URI} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/w/index.php [L]


To tell MediaWiki you've done this, set the following in your LocalSettings.php:

$wgScriptPath = "/w";
$wgArticlePath = "/";

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