[Mediawiki-l] Strange problem with search

Thu Jun 5 07:53:53 UTC 2008

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Plz excuse me. My point is that, upgrade to a
newer version is not the solution for each and every problem. I'm not
only a user, but a learner as well (in fact, most of the OSS users as
well). I want to know what causes MediaWiki to behave like this. If the
problem can be solved with a small change in a file, why should I take
the pain of upgrading with migrating all my customizations?

If u see my first post, what I wrote was 

>> Any idea for the possible cause and solutions?

Before finding the solution, my concern is what causes the problem and
why this problem.

Regards,

Jack
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[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of DanTMan
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 1:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Strange problem with search

What are you talking about? Upgrading when you have issues with software
IS an important thing. If you upgrade, and your issue disappears. Then
that means that your bug is a known issue which was already fixed and
then released to the public. That's how software go, we release new
versions to improve and fix issues with older versions of the software.
Suggesting an upgrade is also a viable option. This lets us know if your
issue is one which is already known and fixed, or if it is a issue which
still exists in later versions of the software and may need to be fixed.

Old versions never get fixes except for large security issues with them.

Versions are not individual pieces of software, they are individual
points in the lifetime of a software which is progressively improving
and fixing itself. You don't fix legacy versions because they are not
broken. They are not broken because releasing new versions of that same
software with fixes for those issues, is the method of fixing the
software. Because whatever version, that software is the same software

^_^ Though, probably time to end this philosophical rant.

~Daniel Friesen(Dantman) of:
-The Nadir-Point Group (http://nadir-point.com) --It's Wiki-Tools
subgroup (http://wiki-tools.com) --Games-G.P.S. (http://ggps.org) -And
Wikia ACG on Wikia.com (http://wikia.com/wiki/Wikia_ACG)

Jack Eapen C wrote:
> Hmm.. That's not a proper solution. There should be some explanation 
> why this behavior occurs :(
>
>
> Regards,
>  
> Jack
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> "May He protect us both. May He cause us both to enjoy.May we exert 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Darren 
> VanBuren
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 12:13 PM
> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list
> Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Strange problem with search
>
> As always, you should upgrade when a new release comes out.
>
> Could you try updating the MediaWiki on both boxes?
>
> That MAY solve your problem. If not we try something else.
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:18 PM, Jack Eapen C wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I'hv a strange problem with my MW 1.11. I have a test version on my 
>> local Windows machine and the live one on a linux server (intranet). 
>> I
>>     
>
>   
>> don't know when this problem started coming-not sure whether it has 
>> been there since beginning or it started after some changes.
>>
>> When I search with SOME keywords, my production wiki returns a
"blank"
>> page. If I use the same words on the test wiki, no probs-results are 
>> returned (content in both wikis are same). Some of the problematic 
>> words are "transaction" (transaction backout has no problem), 
>> function, cards (plastic cards is fine), account etc. I tried to 
>> reproduce the problem in the test wiki by copying SearchEngine.php, 
>> SearchMySQL.php,SearchMySQL4.php,SpecialSearch.php files from live 
>> wiki to my test wiki- but the test wiki still runs fine.
>>
>> Any idea for the possible cause and solutions?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jack Eapen C
>> SunTec Knowledge Centre
>>
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