If you install php and mysql for the sole reason of running Mediawiki,
and are inexperienced :-) and forget to uncomment ;extension=mysql.so,
you get a blank page in your browser after running the script in
config/index.php. Here is a patch to make it painfully clear what
is going wrong in this situation. It checks for mysql prior to
asking you to fill out that form.
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Joshua Swink
yathster(a)yahoo.com
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Hi!
I'm experiencing some problems during MediaWiki installation.
1. After filling out 'config' form and submiting only
text I get is:
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Checking environment...
PHP 4.3.4 ok
PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title)
Have zlib support; enabling output compression.
Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled
if you enable uploads.
Installation directory: /var/www/wiki
Script URI path: /wiki
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2. I've enabled debuging ($wgDebugLogFile = "/tmp/wikilog";) in
./includes/DefaultSettings.php, but only one thing is logged:
"SQL ERROR (ignored): Table 'wikidb.cur' doesn't exist"
3. I've found out, that tables are created (not sure if all of them)
- but db users (wikiuser,wikisysop) not.
4. If I refresh submited page, I get:
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Checking environment...
PHP 4.3.4 ok
PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title)
Have zlib support; enabling output compression.
Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled
if you enable uploads.
Installation directory: /var/www/wiki
Script URI path: /wiki
Connected as root (automatic)
Connected to database... 4.0.18-log; enabling MySQL 4 enhancements
Database wikidb exists
There are already MediaWiki tables in this database. Checking if updates
are needed...
...ipblocks is up to date.
...already have interwiki table
...indexes seem up to 20031107 standards
...have linkscc table.
...linkscc is up to date, or does not exist. Good.
...have hitcounter table.
Converting links table to ID-ID...
No rows to convert. Updating schema...
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /var/www/wiki/config/index.php:30) in
/var/www/wiki/includes/Database.php on line 453
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /var/www/wiki/config/index.php:30) in
/var/www/wiki/includes/Database.php on line 488
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
(output started at /var/www/wiki/config/index.php:30) in
/var/www/wiki/includes/Database.php on line 489
Sorry! The wiki is experiencing some technical difficulties, and cannot
contact the database server.
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Any ideas what should I do / check / test ?
Installed software:
Debian GNU/Linux (SID)
apache: 1.3.29.0.2-5
mysql: 4.0.18-8
php: 4:4.3.4-4
Thanks for your attention,
rgrds.,
Konrad Korzeniowski