MediaWiki-l August 2004

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Problems Upgrade Mediawiki 1.2.3 -> 1.3.1
by Markus Gillich 29 Aug '04

29 Aug '04

Hello I,ve installed Mediawiki 1.2.3 on a Linux Debian 3.1 When i try to ugrade to Version 1.3.1 everything ist going fine until the Webinstaller creates the following messages. MediaWiki 1.3.1 installation /Please include all of the lines below when reporting installation problems./ Checking environment... * PHP 4.3.4: ok * PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. * PHP's memory_limit is 8M. *If this is too low, installation may fail!* Attempting to raise limit to 20M... ok. * Have zlib support; enabling output compression. * Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled if you enable uploads. * Installation directory: /opt/mediawiki/mediawiki-1.3.1 * Script URI path: * 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... Loading IDs from cur table... Finished loading IDs. Dropping temporary links table if it exists...A database error has occurred Query: DROP TABLE IF EXISTS links_temp Function: -2 Error: 1142 drop Kommando abgelehnt f�r User: 'wikiuser@localhost' f�r Tabelle 'links_temp' Backtrace: Database.php line 196, in wfdebugdiebacktrace() convertLinks.inc line 170, in database::query() convertLinks.inc line 81, in createtemptable() index.php line 474, in convertlinks() Does anybody know a solution for this problem? -- Regards Markus Gillich

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(~bug) "watch" confirmation page doesn't link back to last page
by Sterling D. Allan 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

This isn't really a bug as much as something to be upgraded for a future release of mediawiki. I notice that when I click on the "watch" link for a particular page (at www.peswiki.com) that the result page that confirms that the page has been added to my watch list generates a link that says, "return to Main Page" rather than the page that I was just on. It would be nice if that link took me back to the page I was just on. Mediawiki is a great program. I am deeply grateful to all those who have helped develop it and who continue to improve it. When PES gets major funding (pending) we plan to express that gratitude on a continual basis in financial way to help carry our weight. Sterling

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AdSense code not crediting
by Sterling D. Allan 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

(sterlingda(a)greaterthings.com) I was able to successfully integrate the AdSense code into my navigation column at PESWiki.com, and the ads are appearing, however, the click-through are not crediting to my account, according to my channel stats. They did work for a while when I first installed them two days ago. My stats show that I pulled in some clicks and revenue on Aug. 24. The site traffic has been increasing, but the AdSense stats for Aug. 25 and 26 show null. I'm stumped. I've checked and triple checked the code, re-creating it from the Google site and trying several variations of options, inserting the code exactly as given me from Google. Any ideas as to why it might not be functioning correctly now? Here is an excerpt of the code as defined in the xhtml_slimp.pt file. <div id="p-advertisement" class="portlet"> <h5>Advertisement</h5> <div class="pBody"> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </div> When you go to check it, please be aware that it may be different from the above as I will be trying different Google settings to trouble shoot. By the way, the alternate ad URL above did not open into a full screen when I clicked on it to test it after creating it for the first time. It opened as if in a frame in the Wiki panel, the rest of the page staying the same. What fixed that was to define target="_parent" in the hyperlinks. Thanks, Sterling

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MediaWiki namespace
by wikisysop＠drumcorpswiki.com 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Greetings list users, I'm having a slight problem with the MediaWiki system I installed. According to documentation, I should be able to edit messages within the language by editing pages such as MediaWiki:newpageletter, in this case to change the way a new page is designated in the "recently updated" log. After installing I changed the variable that names the website in LocalSettings.php from MediaWiki to DrumCorpsWiki. Editing neither MediaWiki:newpageletter nor DrumCorpsWiki:newpageletter actually changes the display. The only way I found to change this page, and others in the namespace (like the text that is displayed when a page is not found), is to edit the language file directly. This method seems to be frowned upon as there is a warning within the language file. Sorry for the vagueness; I don't have the specific file names handy and can't access them from my current location. Please take a look and let me know if I have done something wrong. The site where the software is installed is: http://www.drumcorpswiki.com/ Alternatively, http://phpcgi.drumcorpswiki.com/ is the same installation with PHP running as a CGI to get around some other issues I had with uploading. You can view my PHP info at http://www.drumcorpswiki.com/phpinfo.php or http://phpcgi.drumcorpswiki.com/phpinfo.php Thanks for your assistance! Harlan Landes

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"Upload is disabled"
by Martin Misseyer 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Hi, I have probably a very small/simple question: I just installed IBServer (Apache, PHP and MySQL) & MetaWiki. So far everything works fine, except for uploading files. A page appears with the message: "uploading is disabled". Did i miss something? What needs to be (re)configured? Where? Thanks in advance. Martin Misseyer

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Wikimedia on free.fr and online.net
by colas ricard 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Hi, I try unsuccesfull to install wikimedia 1.2.6 on online.net The first error message was : Warning: ini_set, exec, passthru, system, popen, leak, mysql_list_dbs, listen, chown, chmod, chgrp, diskfreespace, rmdir, realpath, tmpfile, link, imap_mail() has been disabled for security reasons in index.php on line 38 You'll have to set the wiki up first! I rename the file ³index.php² to ³localsessions.php² You can see error message on: http://www.colasricard.net/wiki : Warning: ini_set, exec, passthru, system, popen, leak, mysql_list_dbs, listen, chown, chmod, chgrp, diskfreespace, rmdir, realpath, tmpfile, link, imap_mail() has been disabled for security reasons in index.php on line 38 Fatal error: Cannot redeclare fix_magic_quotes() (previously declared in /var/www/52/c/o/l/colasricard.net/www/wiki/index.php:7) in LocalSettings.php on line 7 May be can somebody help me ?? Note : I work on Mac OS X, Dreamweaver, php 4, Mysql, Transmit Best regards colas ricard spip(a)cineastes.net http://www.colasricard.net http://www.cineastes.net

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Strange Search Functionality with MediaWiki 1.3
by Matt Kaufman 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Hello- We have been using MediaWiki 1.3 on MySQL 3.x for about two weeks now and have noticed some strange search behavior with the search button. We have a two pages: "Migrating Old Code" "Migration" When performing a search for "Migrating", the results are: Search results For query "migrating" No page with this exact title exists, trying full text search. Migration 77% (****) Nothing else is returned. It says nothing about the "Migrating Old Code" page. At first I thought there was an issue with MediaWiki not searching page titles, so I tried a few tests and it worked fine. I also tried putting the word "Migrating" in the text of other pages to see if the search results (shown above) would change. They did not... Anyone have some thoughts on why this might be happening? -Matt

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upgrade causing errors (1.2->1.3.1)
by Ashami 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

> What exactly did you do to upgrade? > Can you provide the output from the installer? I uploaded via FTP to the server and ran the install program. After running it, this is the text I get with my notes in [brackets]: • Warning: set_time_limit(): Cannot set time limit in safe mode in /home/virtual/site7/fst/var/www/html/wiki/install-utils.inc on line 26 • PHP 4.3.3: ok • Warning: PHP's register_globals option is enabled. [actually, it has been disabled, but continues to report this] MediaWiki will work correctly, but this setting increases your exposure to potential security vulnerabilities in PHP-based software running on your server. You should disable it if you are able. • Warning: PHP's safe mode is active! [actually, it's off, but continues to report this] You will likely have problems caused by this. You may need to make the 'images' subdirectory writable or specify a TMP environment variable pointing to a writable temporary directory owned by you, since safe mode breaks the system temporary directory. • PHP server API is apache; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) • Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. • PHP's memory_limit is 8M. If this is too low, installation may fail! Attempting to raise limit to 20M... failed. • Have zlib support; enabling output compression. • Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled if you enable uploads. • Installation directory: /home/virtual/site7/fst/var/www/html/wiki • Script URI path: /wiki • Warning: $wgProxyKey is insecure Note that you CANNOT just copy the old LocalSettings.php from 1.2. I didn't copy the file. I simply filled in the new LocalSettings.php by hand...the installer doesn't create a new LocalSettings.php when I run it. ___________

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Article on "Mediawiki" at http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/42
by Hans-Jörg Ehren / Linux Magazine 28 Aug '04

28 Aug '04

Dear Friends of Linux, We at Linux Magazine wanted to inform you that we have posted our article covering "Mediawiki" in our Online Archive. You can find the article here: http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/42 Please feel free to link to it from your site or post the link to related forums and community sites. The article is available as a PDF and can be downloaded and printed for private use without charge. Thank you for your interest. Kind regards, Hans-Jörg Hans-Jörg Ehren Product Manager phone +49 89 9934 1161 Linux Magazine fax +49 89 9934 1199 _____________________________________________________________ \ Linux New Media AG Linux New Media AG | Stefan-George-Ring 24 The Pulse of Linux | 81929 Munich, Germany / http://www.linux-magazine.com

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how to find templates on a site?
by dan kelley 27 Aug '04

27 Aug '04

Hi. I'm starting to realize that templates are a great thing, and so I'm hoping to learn more about them. Q: is there a way to find templates on a site? I tried searching and 'special pages', but neither helped. I'm hoping that I can learn more about good template usage by studying examples on other sites, in much the same way as one learns to write mediawiki content by studying the contributions of others. Thanks. Dan E. Kelley, Associate Professor phone:(902)494-1694 Oceanography Department, Dalhousie University fax:(902)494-2885 Halifax, Nova Scotia mailto:Dan.Kelley@Dal.CA Canada B3H 4J1 http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/~kelley/Kelley_Dan.html

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