MediaWiki-l September 2009

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Enabling Short URL problem
by Laura O'Grady 07 Sep '09

07 Sep '09

Hi all, I've skimmed through the archives but couldn't find anything specific to my circumstances. My server space uses Linux, Apache, PHP 5.2.9, and MySQL 5.0.51. I'm with a provider called EasyHosting and they use a server called www.megawebservers.com. I've installed MediaWiki version 1.15.1 into a subdirectory called ckbwiki at my site. Previously I installed WordPress in the root of my public directory and enabled permalinks (their version of short urls) by editing .htaccess. It works. I've tried to follow the instructions at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL. I have a few problems. One is I don't understand all the different options available and which one fits my circumstance. The other (which is my own doing!) is that I make changes to both the LocalHosting.php and .htaccess, upload them then when it doesn't work I can't isolate the error because I've made too many changes. Here's what I've tried so far: wiki/Page title -- no root access http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL/wiki/Page_title_--_no_roo t_access LocalSettings.php $wgScriptPath = "/ckbwiki"; # Path to the actual files (right part of first rewrite rule). Should already be in LocalSettings.php $wgArticlePath = "/wiki/$1"; # Virtual path (left part of first rewrite rule). MUST be DIFFERENT from the path above! $wgUsePathInfo = true; .htaccess RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^wiki/(.*)$ /cbwiki/index.php?title=$1 [PT,L,QSA] RewriteRule ^wiki/*$ /cbwiki/index.php [L,QSA] RewriteRule ^/*$ /cbwiki/index.php [L,QSA] Result: loads lauraogrady.ca fine, CKBwiki link (http://lauraogrady.ca/ckbwiki/index.php/Main_Page) redirects to http://lauraogrady.ca/wiki/Main_Page, which is a 404) Since then I've made various other changes with similar errors. Can anyone please help me troubleshoot this? Thanks. Laura

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new extension matrix bot
by Brian 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

I find the extension matrix to be very useful so I put together a new bot. The old one has been dead for over a year. I don't promise that its bug free and it's not as beautiful as the current (yet), but it has a few features that I think make it more desirable than the previous bot and current system where things are updated by hand: * Lists 335 more extensions than the current matrix * The style and content of the matrix are able to be programmed by users. All of the original template calls provided by the authors are there so anyone who wants to do fancy wiki markup can. * There is now a bot (major improvement! ;) I am running it in a nightly cron job on a highly available server. * The source code has comments and is posted on the wiki. It would have been highly preferable to do this project using Semantic MediaWiki. I could have written a single style template and a single #ask query and it would be fully updated at all times without a bot. Here's the extension matrix. It would be nice to replace the current matrix at some point. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Alterego/ExtensionMatrix Cheers, /Brian

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error
by cknell＠onebox.com 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

I ran run D:\php\php.exe -i as you suggested and I redirected the output to a text file. Here's what I've found: Configuration File (php.ini) Path => C:\Windows Loaded Configuration File => D:\php\php.ini Further down I see a list of Dynamic Extensions. Among these is extension=php_mysql.dll Any thoughts? -- Charles Knell cknell(a)onebox.com - email -----Original Message----- From: Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:37:44 +0200 To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error cknell(a)onebox.com wrote: > Thanks again. There is no mention of MySQL, nor is there anything that I can interpret as an error message. mysql extension hasn't been loaded, despite your changes to php.ini Perhaps it's loading a different php.ini? You can run D:\php\php.exe -i and look for "Loaded Configuration File" _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error
by cknell＠onebox.com 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

Thanks again. There is no mention of MySQL, nor is there anything that I can interpret as an error message. The output reads: [PHP Modules] bcmath calendar com_dotnet ctype date dom filter ftp hash iconv json libxml odbc pcre Reflection session SimpleXML SPL standard tokenizer wddx xml xmlreader xmlwriter zlib [Zend Modules] -- Charles Knell cknell(a)onebox.com - email -----Original Message----- From: Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:46:52 +0200 To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error cknell(a)onebox.com wrote: > Thanks for your response. Here is the situation: > > As regards the mysql driver, php.ini contains this line: > > extension=php_mysql.dll > > I confirm that this line does not contain a semi-colon. > > As regards the extension_dir entry, it reads: > > extension_dir ="D:\php\ext" > > I confirm that php is installed on drive D: in the "php" directory which does have a subdirectory named "ext" which does contain a file named "php_mysql.dll". > > I confirm that this line also does not contain a semi-colon. > > Do you have any other ideas? Open a console and run D:\php\php.exe -m Does it list mysql? Is it showing some warning message? _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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Installation problem on XP
by Isuru danagalle 06 Sep '09

06 Sep '09

Hi, Just now I tried to install the latest checkout from development trunk and got the following error when browsing http://localhost/phase3. *Fatal error*: Call to undefined function json_decode() in * c:\wamp\www\phase3\js2\mwEmbed\php\jsAutoloadLocalClasses.php* on line *23* Any clue to fix this issue is highly appreciated. Thanks & Regards, Isuru

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MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error
by cknell＠onebox.com 05 Sep '09

05 Sep '09

I have downloaded and installed all the constituent parts of MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. Apache works PHP works MySQL is installed via the .msi package. The MySQL bin directory is in the path as verified by opening a CL window and typing "echo %PATH%" I have installed MediaWiki according to the instructions, and when I point my browser to it, I get a message telling me that: PHP 5.2.10 installed Could not find a suitable database driver! It then goes on to describe how to compile PHP depending on which database I plan to use. I think there must be some simple error int he PHP configuration file that is holding things up, but as a novice with this technology, I am hoping that one of you can point me in the right direction. Thanks. -- Charles Knell cknell(a)onebox.com - email

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error
by cknell＠onebox.com 05 Sep '09

05 Sep '09

Thanks for your response. Here is the situation: As regards the mysql driver, php.ini contains this line: extension=php_mysql.dll I confirm that this line does not contain a semi-colon. As regards the extension_dir entry, it reads: extension_dir ="D:\php\ext" I confirm that php is installed on drive D: in the "php" directory which does have a subdirectory named "ext" which does contain a file named "php_mysql.dll". I confirm that this line also does not contain a semi-colon. Do you have any other ideas? -- Charles Knell cknell(a)onebox.com - email -----Original Message----- From: Platonides <Platonides(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:56:39 +0200 To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Vista Home Premium Edition install error cknell(a)onebox.com wrote: > I have downloaded and installed all the constituent parts of MediaWiki 1.15.1 on Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. > > Apache works > PHP works > MySQL is installed via the .msi package. > The MySQL bin directory is in the path as verified by opening a CL window and typing "echo %PATH%" Having MySQL bin in the path is not needed (but handy for the client finding libmysql.dll). What you do need is to have mysqld running. > I have installed MediaWiki according to the instructions, and when I point my browser to it, I get a message telling me that: > > PHP 5.2.10 installed > Could not find a suitable database driver! > > It then goes on to describe how to compile PHP depending on which database I plan to use. > > I think there must be some simple error int he PHP configuration file that is holding things up, but as a novice with this technology, I am hoping that one of you can point me in the right direction. > > Thanks. I bet you haven't enabled mysql extension for php. You need to edit php.ini and uncomment the php_mysql.dll extension. Also, make sure extension_dir is pointing to the right folder. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/apis-php-mysql.setup.html#id1160156 _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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adding a user in ldap, doesn't authenticate the user to login.
by sirisha mosalikanti 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

Hi, By using phpldapadmin (1.1.0.5), I have created a new user account, but, the user is not able to login to the wiki. mediawiki (1.13.3) however, I'm able to modify passwds for the already existing users. Could anyone please help me? -- Sirisha. Everyday is an oppurtinity to make a new happy ending :)

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Special:SearchByProperty
by sirisha mosalikanti 04 Sep '09

04 Sep '09

Hi All, Is there anyway to have a dropdown menu where we can display the list of properties available for the field "Property" instead of a plain text field? I have Mediawiki 1.15.1, Semantic Forms:1.8.2 and SMW: 1.4.1 Thanks in advance, -- Sirisha. Everyday is an opportunity to make a new happy ending :)

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Welcome to mediawiki-l (weekly posting)
by river＠nightshade.toolserver.org 03 Sep '09

03 Sep '09

Welcome to mediawiki-l. This mailing list exists for discussion and questions about the MediaWiki software[0]. Important MediaWiki-related announcements (such as new versions) are also posted to this list. Other resources. If you only wish to receive announcements, you should subscribe to mediawiki-announce[1] instead. MediaWiki development discussion, and all Wikimedia technical questions, should be directed to the wikitech-l[2] mailing list. Several other MediaWiki-related lists exist: - mediawiki-api[5] for API discussions, - mediawiki-enterprise[6] for discussion of MediaWiki in the enterprise, - mediawiki-cvs[7] for notification of commits to the Subversion repository, - mediawiki-i18n[8] for discussion of MediaWiki internationalisation support, - wikibugs-l[9] for notification of changes to the bug tracker. List administrivia (unsubscribing, list archives). To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit [12]. Archives of previous postings can be found at [3]. This list is also gatewayed to the Gmane NNTP server[4], which you can use to read and post to the list. Posting to the list. Before posting to this list, please read the MediaWiki FAQ[10]. Many common questions are answered here. You may also search the list archives to see if your question has been asked before. Please try to ask your question in a way that enables people to answer you. Provide all relevant details, explain your problem clearly, etc. You may wish to read [13], which explains how to ask questions well. To post to the list, send mail to <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>. This is a public list, so you should not include confidential information in mails you send. When replying to an existing thread, use the "Reply" or "Followup" feature of your mail client, so that clients that understand threading can sort your message properly. When quoting other messages, please use the "inline" quoting style[11], for clarity. When creating a new thread, do not reply to an existing message and change the subject. This will confuse peoples' mail readers, and will result in fewer people reading your mail. Instead, compose a new message for your post. Messages posted to the list have the "Reply-To" header set to the mailing list, which means that by default, replies will go to the entire list. If you are posting a reply which is only interesting to the original poster, and not the list in general, you should change the reply to only go to that person. This avoids cluttering the list with irrelevant traffic. About this message. This message is posted to the list once per week by <river(a)wikimedia.org>. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns about this mailing. References. [0] http://www.mediawiki.org/ [1] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce [2] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l [3] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/ [4] http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.wikimedia.mediawiki [5] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api [6] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-enterprise [7] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-cvs [8] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-i18n [9] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l [10] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/FAQ [11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Inline_replying [12] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l [13] http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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