Enough talk, let's make some changes! What we will be doing here is uploading an image file to our server and then altering a PHP file in MediaWiki so that it knows where to pull the new logo from. MediaWiki recommends that the logo be 135 pixels by 135 pixels in size, so if you haven't already done so, modify your logo to fit these parameters.
Let's get started.
1. Open up your FTP client, cPanel, or the file manager that your hosting company provides you. If possible, try using a different method for uploading than you did when we installed MediaWiki. This will give you more exposure to different tools.
2. Upload your logo file to the
/images
folder on your server. Usually, this is found underpublic_html
if you are using a shared host. If you are using your own server, you should be able to locate this folder under/var/www/html
.3. Locate your
LocalSettings.php
file. This too should be in thepublic_html
folder. Copy this file renaming it to...