MediaWiki-l March 2004

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] install disk space
by Brion Vibber 05 Mar '04

05 Mar '04

On Mar 5, 2004, at 08:47, Luke Townsley wrote: > BtW, I am installing version 1.1.0 of MediaWiki. The tmp file in > question is /var/tmp/fm42791078495739 > I am guessing it was created by the file manager/online interface that > jumpline uses. Perhaps if I tried to install it without the web > interface? > I tried installing MediaWiki again (through the web interface again) > after deleting the tmp file but setting the timeout to 600 seconds > instead of 20. It still timed out and gave exactly the same results. Well, the filename doesn't ring any bells for me... Could you describe the exact steps you followed to install? I should point out that MediaWiki 1.1.0 doesn't have a web interface to the installer; install.php must be run from the command line, and is very finicky even then. I'd highly recommend you give 1.2.0rc2 a try: it's got a new web-based installation which should be a little more straightforward (go to config/index.php). http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wikipedia/mediawiki-1.2.0rc2.tar.gz? download If you can get it to work, or have problems with the new installer too, I'd appreciate any feedback before we make the final 1.2.0 release. -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] install disk space
by Luke Townsley 05 Mar '04

05 Mar '04

My apologies if anyone gets this twice. I forgot to hit "reply all" the first time. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Brion Vibber <brion(a)pobox.com> To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)Wikimedia.org>, <townsley(a)bimidr.org> Received: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:17:42 -0800 Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] install disk space >On Mar 4, 2004, at 20:26, Luke Townsley wrote: >> What is the minimum disk space requirement to install and run >> MediaWiki? I attempted to install it on a VDS Linux/Apache server >> hosted by Jumpline with 500mb of space and at install, it returned an >> error message and it also seems to have used roughly 1500mb mainly in >> a tmp (500mb) file and in a /proc/kcore (1,000mb) file before giving >> up. I deleted the tmp which seemed to have been created by the file >> manager, but I have no idea what to do with the /proc/kcore file. >The scripts take up about 3 megabytes (including all the >localizations). Other than that you should just need the database >(space will vary with the amount of data you put in) and a handful of >temp files for session data. >/proc/kcore isn't a real file; it's a virtual file used to access your >system's memory. Nothing in /proc is an actual file on your disk drive, >so you can discount the "size" of such files. >If you're using 500mb in temp space, then something's probably very >very wrong. What kind of tmp file is this? What's it called? What's in >it? >-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com) BtW, I am installing version 1.1.0 of MediaWiki. The tmp file in question is /var/tmp/fm42791078495739 I am guessing it was created by the file manager/online interface that jumpline uses. Perhaps if I tried to install it without the web interface? I tried installing MediaWiki again (through the web interface again) after deleting the tmp file but setting the timeout to 600 seconds instead of 20. It still timed out and gave exactly the same results. I haven't been able to open the tmp file to see what is in it. The properties box gives me the following information: fm42791078495739 Type: Location: Size: File /var/tmp 518651904 bytes (519163904 allocated) Device: 2057 Inode: 11944570 Links: 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created on: Modified on: Last Access: Fri Mar 5 09:22:18 2004 Fri Mar 5 09:22:18 2004 Fri Mar 5 09:22:18 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owner ID: Group ID: 1017/(I deleted this) 101/vuser -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Privileges: (600 / -rw-------) Owner: Group: World: Read , Write None None

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install disk space
by Luke Townsley 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

What is the minimum disk space requirement to install and run MediaWiki? I attempted to install it on a VDS Linux/Apache server hosted by Jumpline with 500mb of space and at install, it returned an error message and it also seems to have used roughly 1500mb mainly in a tmp (500mb) file and in a /proc/kcore (1,000mb) file before giving up. I deleted the tmp which seemed to have been created by the file manager, but I have no idea what to do with the /proc/kcore file.

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MediaWiki 1.2.0rc2 second release candidate released
by Brion Vibber 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Since the first release candidate, an in-place web-based install script has been added. While still a bit experimental and incomplete, it makes it much easier to get a new wiki started, particularly where shell access isn't available for the old command-line installer. *NOTE:* The web install script doesn't yet support updating old databases or other maintenance procedures. It can create a new database, or write a basic LocalSettings.php to access an existing (up-to-date) database without altering it. The new installer is still experimental and may fail mysteriously; we'd love to hear from you, if you do or don't get it to work. Download and release notes: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=34373 See 'INSTALL' in the archive for some notes on the new installer. MediaWiki 1.2.0 includes improved inline image and thumbnailing support, smoother account management, and a number of interface tweaks as well as numerous bug fixes and backend features (squid cache purging, authenticated SMTP, tighter upload security, PHP5 compatibility). Also fixes an incompatibility with MySQL 3.2.x in the default install that cropped up in 1.1. -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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Recovering a lost password?
by Dan Carlson 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

I've got a user who's forgotten his password and needs to get it back. Is there an easy way that I can reset the password field for him, or find out the password and send it to him? I've tried looking in phpMyAdmin, and all I see are the blob and tinyblob fields, and I don't know how to interpret those. Thanks, Dan Carlson, Administrator Memory Alpha: A Star Trek WikiWiki http://memoryalpha.st-minutiae.com/

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Re: Install mediawiki
by 刘爱军 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

mediawiki-l-request, After I installed php 4.3.4,mySQL 4.x,mediawiki 1.2, I type http://myPcname/wiki/index.php in my local pc,it worked well,I saw the main page, but I type the same url form another pc in the local network, it return the following message. And now, it even can't work in my local pc, IE6 and Opera7.5 browser all returned the same following messsage: ======message begin Notice: Undefined variable: REQUEST_METHOD in C:\wiki\Setup.php on line 74 Notice: Undefined variable: REQUEST_URI in C:\wiki\Setup.php on line 74 Warning: mysql_error(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in C:\wiki\Database.php on line 196 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\wiki\Setup.php:74) in C:\wiki\Database.php on line 414 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\wiki\Setup.php:74) in C:\wiki\Database.php on line 449 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\wiki\Setup.php:74) in C:\wiki\Database.php on line 450 ?― ?3???¨ $1???è????￥??°????o“ =====message end I installed php/mysql/mediawiki on my notebook,Windows Xp pro,sp2. I have reinstalled php/mysql/mediawiki many times,but it don't work for me, what should I do? 　　　　　　　　致礼！　　　　　　　　刘爱军(xsfox) 　　　　　　　　laj(a)pps.com.cn 　　　　　　　　　　2004-03-03

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Page ownership and locking
by Al Potter 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Greetings: First, my thanks to the developers for this wonderful software.... Is it possible for an article to be "owned" by a particular user, who could then enable and disable editing of that article? AL -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 01/15/2001 iQCVAwUBQEMl/9uN3h5YyVRRAQKNHwQAimT5xSf9jsbJwaGGtG04/FKe+8zL3yE1 GUu2u/A9vOcEsV0AYLv7Q2X9aSKAogytZUyoevHJyg5xIBHXyjBBcrxNToa0EA5i dW1BBfvNT0UrfNCIc5eXZ4AkvJfB1ngFDrJJtfFwgXP4qWd+Rvh5Wqw+BDwJF7yQ HGJtfXwmUKM= =imdv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- *********************************************************************** This message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and/or CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of this message and its attachments and notify us immediately. ***********************************************************************

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Another Design?
by Gerold Meisinger 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

How can I change the design of MediaWiki? It seems that it has something to do with the css files in /styles/ and the "Skin*.php" files. Which of the .css files are used and how do the Skin*.php files work? btw.: How do I answer a thread in this mailingslist?

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In-place installation coming
by Brion Vibber 01 Mar '04

01 Mar '04

There've been lots of complaints about the MediaWiki installation script over time, and with good reason! We don't actually use it for Wikipedia since it doesn't fit our needs (centralized repository of scripts for over a hundred wikis with near-identical config), nor does it fit the needs of a lot of people trying to set up their own wikis, who often don't have shell access to their web servers or root access to the database. I've checked in the beginnings of a new install script that doesn't require shell access, root database access, or a separate place to put the source files and the installation. You can just unzip the archive, copy the directory tree to your web space, and run the configuration script through the web like with any civilized PHP app with relatively minimal fiddling. At the moment it can create a configuration file that works with an existing database, but doesn't yet do the database setup. I'll try to get that merged in from the old command-line install script tonight or tomorrow and release 1.2.0rc2 with it included. (Tech note: we need to be sure that the maintenance scripts aren't dangerous to have sitting around.) -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)

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