Improve mediawiki docker-compose install instructions #2358
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Add more-specific instructions as to what to make the database host if using docker-compose. I was having trouble connecting using `localhost` until I realized you need to use `database://localhost`. This change specifies this more-directly.
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| Run `docker stack deploy -c stack.yml mediawiki` (or `docker-compose -f stack.yml up`), wait for it to initialize completely, and visit `http://swarm-ip:8080`, `http://localhost:8080`, or `http://host-ip:8080` (as appropriate). | |||
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| When specifying the database host as part of the wiki setup process, make sure to use `database://localhost`. | |||
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Hmm, localhost wouldn't be correct though, because that would imply the container mediawiki is running in -- rather, that should be something like database://db, right? (This would also need to be part of content.md as README.md is generated, so it might be even better to include it as a code comment inside stack.yml)
Also cc mediawiki image maintainers: @legoktm @addshore @christian-heusel
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localhost would be correct though because there are separate mediawiki and database services. For the mediawiki container to connect to the database it needs to use the localhost of the database container which the MySQL database is exposing itself to.
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localhost might work but it's not ideal to leave the compose environment and the name of the service should be used instead (database in this case).
Add more-specific instructions as to what to make the database host if using docker-compose. I was having trouble connecting using
localhostuntil I realized you need to usedatabase://localhost. This change specifies this more-directly.