[Mediawiki-l] Functionality lost after Update

[Brion Vibber]

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Ron Hall wrote:
> Howdy
> 
> I recently updated form 1.6.8 to 1.8.4. A few things did not seem to 
> survive the "move"
> 
> * Image tag does not work - I cannot get  *[[image:tst.png]]* to work
> * I can no longer upload ExCel file - complains about corrupted file

For these two, check the entries in the FAQ about upload issues or
"images don't display after upgrade" etc:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ#When_I_try_to_upload_files_in_Mediawiki_1.5_I_always_get_a_.22The_file_is_corrupt_or_has_an_incorrect_extension._Please_check_the_file_and_upload_again..22_error.

> * This template no longer work - the image does not display
> 
> [[media:{{{1}}}|{{{2}}} (PDF)]] <span 
> class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:image:{{{1}}}}} 
> https://information.ncs.mcgill.ca/ourdocs/images/d/da/Info_circle.png]</span>

Sounds like you're trying to use the old
'URL-to-image-does-inline-image' thing, which is off by default since
several versions ago. Here's the guy you want to change:

/**  Whether to allow inline image pointing to other websites */
$wgAllowExternalImages = false;

- -- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)
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