################ Untar downloaded tar.gz package on linux server and then make a ground zip. ################ 1) Use Storage Engine Innodb. 2) Use binary database character set. 3) Use the License as "No license footer" 4) Check the language files exists in the /languages/classes/ & /languages/messages/ it should be there with the downloaded zip. 5) We have added "tmpdir" in order to save cache at different locations for each installation to avoid conflicts between them. (v1.27.1) https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual_talk:Upgrading#Shared_server_.2B_multiple_Mediawiki_installations https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T127127 We have added the following in LocalSettings.php $wgTmpDirectory = "[[tmpdir]]"; 6) PHP REQUIREMENT LINK: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation_requirements 7) check "I'm bored already, just install the wiki." and continue in manual install 8) removed inserts from "job" table because it creates entry after page access