CentOS 7.x Install mediawiki youtube plugin

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CentOS 7.x Install mediawiki youtube plugin

To configure mediawiki youtube plugin use following steps:

1. Open https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/YouTube and download extension using download link for appropriate mediawiki
2. Go to mediawiki base folder
3. cd ./extensions
4. Extract downloaded file using:

   tar xzf <full-path>

   For example, tar xzf /home/saurabh/Downloads/YouTube-REL1_31-f6252db.tar.gz

5. Edit LocalSettings.php for your mediawiki and append:

   #Load youtube extension
   wfLoadExtension( 'YouTube' );

   at bottom of file

6. Go to special:version page of mediawiki and validate that extension is properly installed
7. Test by embedding a youtube video and check if it is appearing properly

   To embed a YouTube video:

   <youtube>foo</youtube>

   where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwiNtMsdo1Y, then the embed code would be <youtube>UwiNtMsdo1Y</youtube>.

The steps have been validated for mediawiki 1.31. They should work on other modern versions also.

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