I'm trying to make a simple extension that moves a page on my mediawiki site, but whether using curl or FauxRequest, I always get bad token response. Tried urlencoding, not encoding, %2B/, without +/, etc, doesn't matter. The token shown in the output looks identical to the one when requesting it from the api. I'm a total programming noob, so could be something simple, but I feel like I've been through everything at this point.
Code looks like this currently using FauxRequest, with param1/2/3 coming from the parser function I'm creating.
global $wgUser; $token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
$params = new FauxRequest( array( 'action' => 'move', 'from' => "$param1", 'to' => "$param2", 'format' => 'php', 'reason' => "$param3", 'token' => "$token") ); $api = new ApiMain( $params, true); $api->execute(); $data = & $api->getResultData();
$output = "moved $param1 to $param2 - $token";
also tried the below code using curl instead, which results in bad token as well
global $wgUser; $token = $wgUser->editToken(); $url = 'http://www.wikiocity.com/api.php?'; $myvars = 'action=move&format=xml&from=' . "$param1" . '&to=' . "$param2" . '&reason=' . "$param3" . '&token=' . urlencode($token);
$ch = curl_init( $url ); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $myvars); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'MyCoolTool/1.1 (http://example.com/MyCoolTool/; MyCoolTool@example.com) BasedOnSuperLib/1.4'); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$response = curl_exec( $ch );
$output = "moved $param1 to $param2 - $myvars - $response";
Am I missing something in the code, or could I have a setting wrong somewhere?
Any help would be hugely appreciated!
you should be using the move token not the edit token
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:28 PM, Justin Maldonado info@keyappraising.comwrote:
I'm trying to make a simple extension that moves a page on my mediawiki site, but whether using curl or FauxRequest, I always get bad token response. Tried urlencoding, not encoding, %2B/, without +/, etc, doesn't matter. The token shown in the output looks identical to the one when requesting it from the api. I’m a total programming noob, so could be something simple, but I feel like I’ve been through everything at this point.
Code looks like this currently using FauxRequest, with param1/2/3 coming from the parser function I'm creating.
global $wgUser;
$token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
$params = new FauxRequest(
array( 'action' => 'move', 'from' => “$param1”, 'to' => “$param2”, 'format' => 'php', 'reason' => “$param3”, 'token' => “$token”));
$api = new ApiMain( $params, true);
$api->execute();
$data = & $api->getResultData();
$output = "moved $param1 to $param2 - $token";
also tried the below code using curl instead, which results in bad token as well
global $wgUser;
$token = $wgUser->editToken();
$url = 'http://www.wikiocity.com/api.php?';
$myvars = 'action=move&format=xml&from=' . "$param1" . '&to=' . "$param2" . '&reason=' . "$param3" . '&token=' . urlencode($token); $ch = curl_init( $url ); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $myvars); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'MyCoolTool/1.1 (http://example.com/MyCoolTool/; MyCoolTool@example.com) BasedOnSuperLib/1.4'); curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); $response = curl_exec( $ch );$output = "moved $param1 to $param2 - $myvars - $response";
Am I missing something in the code, or could I have a setting wrong somewhere?
Any help would be hugely appreciated!
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I don't have enough time right now to have a deeper look at your code, but:
$token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
Although this isn't an error, it's still unnecessary.
Next, are you really using these quotes: ” instead of ". I think this happened when you copied the code because it'll result in an syntax error. Additionally, you shouldn't put pure variables into quotes, there's no reason why I would do so.
You should urlencode all parameters, not just the token.
Yeah, that was just a typo copying the code over. It is actually just the one $token variable. Same with the double quotes. I’ve tried no quotes as well though, along with single quotes, smiley faces, hearts, etc.
I was also going to do some more urlencoding, but just wanted to get the basic page move working first.
Thanks though, I appreciate you taking a look. I have no doubt it could be something as simple as that.
From: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Niklas Keller Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:56 AM To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-api] Bad or Invalid Token in Extension
I don't have enough time right now to have a deeper look at your code, but:
$token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
Although this isn't an error, it's still unnecessary.
Next, are you really using these quotes: ” instead of ". I think this happened when you copied the code because it'll result in an syntax error. Additionally, you shouldn't put pure variables into quotes, there's no reason why I would do so.
You should urlencode all parameters, not just the token.
Well you can just use Title::moveTo() directly. On Apr 28, 2014 1:13 AM, "Justin Maldonado" info@keyappraising.com wrote:
Yeah, that was just a typo copying the code over. It is actually just the one $token variable. Same with the double quotes. I’ve tried no quotes as well though, along with single quotes, smiley faces, hearts, etc.
I was also going to do some more urlencoding, but just wanted to get the basic page move working first.
Thanks though, I appreciate you taking a look. I have no doubt it could be something as simple as that.
*From:* mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Niklas Keller *Sent:* Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:56 AM *To:* MediaWiki API announcements & discussion *Subject:* Re: [Mediawiki-api] Bad or Invalid Token in Extension
I don't have enough time right now to have a deeper look at your code, but:
$token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
Although this isn't an error, it's still unnecessary.
Next, are you really using these quotes: ” instead of ". I think this happened when you copied the code because it'll result in an syntax error. Additionally, you shouldn't put pure variables into quotes, there's no reason why I would do so.
You should urlencode all parameters, not just the token.
Mediawiki-api mailing list Mediawiki-api@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api
I figured there was something like that I could use, but wasn’t sure if I’d be able to figure it out. (remember, is noob)
I’m guessing it would be something along the lines of
Title::moveTo
(
$param2,
$auth = true,
$reason = $param3,
$createRedirect = true
)
;
But I’m assuming that would just move whatever the current page is over to the page listed in param2? How could I tell it to move a page listed in $param1 over to $param2?
Thanks!
From: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Liangent Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 12:20 PM To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-api] Bad or Invalid Token in Extension
Well you can just use Title::moveTo() directly.
On Apr 28, 2014 1:13 AM, "Justin Maldonado" info@keyappraising.com wrote:
Yeah, that was just a typo copying the code over. It is actually just the one $token variable. Same with the double quotes. I’ve tried no quotes as well though, along with single quotes, smiley faces, hearts, etc.
I was also going to do some more urlencoding, but just wanted to get the basic page move working first.
Thanks though, I appreciate you taking a look. I have no doubt it could be something as simple as that.
From: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Niklas Keller Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 11:56 AM To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-api] Bad or Invalid Token in Extension
I don't have enough time right now to have a deeper look at your code, but:
$token = $token = $wgUser->editToken();
Although this isn't an error, it's still unnecessary.
Next, are you really using these quotes: ” instead of ". I think this happened when you copied the code because it'll result in an syntax error. Additionally, you shouldn't put pure variables into quotes, there's no reason why I would do so.
You should urlencode all parameters, not just the token.
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On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Liangent liangent@gmail.com wrote:
Well you can just use Title::moveTo() directly.
Yes, this. It's rarely necessary and often a mistake to use FauxRequest to call the local wiki's API. And using curl to hit the local wiki is likely even worse.
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Justin Maldonado info@keyappraising.comwrote:
I figured there was something like that I could use, but wasn't sure if I'd be able to figure it out. (remember, is noob)
I'm guessing it would be something along the lines of
Title::moveTo
(
$param2,
$auth = *true*,
$reason = $param3,
$createRedirect = *true*
)
;
Title::moveTo isn't a static method. You'd do something like this:
$oldTitle = Title::newFromText( $param1 ); $newTitle = Title::newFromText( $param2 ); // Error checking here $oldTitle->moveTo( $newTitle, true, $param3, true ); // More error checking here
If you need additional help, you might want to try the wikitech-l mailing list, or ask on IRC (#mediawiki on freenode).
Looks like it's working! Thank you! That should get me started nicely! I'll definitely be sure to check out the wikitech-l mailing list for any of my non-api questions.
Thanks again to everyone!
From: mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-api-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Brad Jorsch (Anomie) Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 8:48 AM To: MediaWiki API announcements & discussion Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-api] Bad or Invalid Token in Extension
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Liangent liangent@gmail.com wrote:
Well you can just use Title::moveTo() directly.
Yes, this. It's rarely necessary and often a mistake to use FauxRequest to call the local wiki's API. And using curl to hit the local wiki is likely even worse.
On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Justin Maldonado info@keyappraising.com wrote:
I figured there was something like that I could use, but wasn't sure if I'd be able to figure it out. (remember, is noob)
I'm guessing it would be something along the lines of
Title::moveTo
(
$param2,
$auth = true,
$reason = $param3,
$createRedirect = true
)
;
Title::moveTo isn't a static method. You'd do something like this:
$oldTitle = Title::newFromText( $param1 );
$newTitle = Title::newFromText( $param2 );
// Error checking here
$oldTitle->moveTo( $newTitle, true, $param3, true );
// More error checking here
If you need additional help, you might want to try the wikitech-l mailing list, or ask on IRC (#mediawiki on freenode).
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