To use this extension, you have to add the following lines to your LocalSettings.php require_once("/usr/share/mediawiki/extensions/Math/Math.php"); $wgTexvc = "/usr/share/mediawiki/extensions/Math/texvc"; In addition, make sure the variables $wgMathDirectory, $wgMathPath and $wgTmpDirectory are set, as well as the more general variables $wgEnableUploads and $wgUploadPath according to your wiki instance. For more information, see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math