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So for some reason the only way that I can create a new page on my wiki is by searching for it and then clicking on the red link that appears. Whenever I try to type in the desired address into the address bar and it just tells me that the page doesn't exist. The same thing happens when I create a link to the new page and click on it. I am thinking that it might be an issue with the files not being directly in the root directory, they are in a file called mediawiki-1.16.0 which is inside the root directory. When I do put the file directly in the root directory though I am given error saying that certain files don't exist when they actually do. If anyone has any advice at all it would be appreciated. Thanks

Have you read Help:Starting a new page? Along with the message saying that the page doesn't exist, you should see the create tab at the top of the page, for example here.

I get that page when I use the search function to create the page, but when I don't I get: 'HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found. Internet Information Services (IIS)'

Manual:Installing_MediaWiki_on_Windows_Server_2003#h._IIS_returns_a_404_error_page_instead_of_MediaWiki_default_error_page.

I went to the the 404 error setting at it was already set at the default.

I'm able to create new pages, but I am not able to do so without entering a strange URL: http://bnleez.com/wiki/index.php?title=Test

I would rather create this URL instead: http://bnleez.com/wiki/test

Is this possible?

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