diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
index dd75b307ca..429b0d09e2 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 ---
+- name: allow Apache to remotely connect to mysql
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect_db state=yes persistent=yes
+
+- name: allow Apache to remotely connect to wiki
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect state=yes persistent=yes
+
+- name: allow Apache to remotely connect to Memcached
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_memcache state=yes persistent=yes
+
 - name: install needed packages
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=installed
   with_items: