MediaWiki-l April 2010

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integrating MediaWiki with Java applets/servlets
by Boris Epstein 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Hello all, How well does MediaWIki work with Java? If I want to use Java code to parse files, access the database, provide or process content for my Wiki - how easy or hard is it to make that happen? Thanks. Boris.

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Wikiadmin password reset
by McHale, Nina 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Hi, all, I am going crazy trying to reset the password for my only administrative user! :( I took the LDAP authentication method that we had in place off-thanks to Ryan and Christine for their advice on this-and then tried to use the "email password" option on the wiki login screen (as the user name "Wikiadmin" doesn't exist in LDAP), and there is no email address associated with the user! (Fail!!!) I've tried these methods: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_reset_a_password.3F ...and the php method gives the error that it can't open the file, and the MySQL methods result in syntax errors. There is no setting for $wgPasswordSalt in my LocalSettings.php file; could this be why the MySQL method is failing? Any other ideas? Would the Password Reset extension help? http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Password_Reset Or, can I associate my email address with the Wikiadmin user directly in the user table in MySQL? Thanks in advance, Nina

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Enlarging thumbnails
by Sabatino, Rick 27 Apr '10

27 Apr '10

I'm looking for some advice and you all seem to be pretty enterprising. Here's a little background... I am implementing MediaWiki as a catalog for business processes and work instructions. Because many of the tasks documented are computer-based, they include many screen shots of the relevant applications. For new users, these screenshots are often critical to helping them navigate. If we were only designing this for new users, we would include larger images inline with the instructions. For experienced users, these images can be a frustrating distraction as they try to skim through a process with which they are already familiar for only some details. The middle ground solution was to include the images as thumbnails on the right margin. New users can click to view the full sized image and experienced users can navigate through the process with minimal disruption by the images. Here's the challenge... I have had some feedback that requiring the user to click on the thumbnail and view the full-size image on a separate page, outside the context of the task instruction, is not desirable. I agree it is less than ideal. I have a solution that I know I could implement if I was designing a web page, but am not sure how to implement this inside MediaWiki. The image is reduced to thumbnail size on the page, but when the user does a mouseover, the image enlarges. An example of this, complete with the JavaScript, is located here: http://www.nsftools.com/tips/ImageResize.htm. I was thinking that this might be doable with a template, but before I spend a lot of time monkeying around, I wanted to get your advice. * Do you know how to implement this, or something with a similar result, using a template or extension? * Is this something that would be overly difficult to implementing in MW? I can't help but think that this functionality would be useful in other implementations of MW. Any ideas? Thanks, Rick Sabatino

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sub-pages in MediaWiki
by Boris Epstein 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Hi all, How do I create sub-pages (akin to, say, .../wiki/Extension:Widgets)? Thanks. Boris.

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] Resetting admin password, LDAP enabled
by Sumurai8 (DD) 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Hi Nina, I don't know how crowded your wiki is, but when you are able to access localsettings, you are able to change the rights of your '*'-group. You could create a new account, grant all users to modify any user-rights, grant your superuser all desired user-groups and then put back the original settings. This only have to take seconds and I don't think it will cause much trouble as long as you don't tell people the exact time you'll do this. Faithfully, D. (Sumurai8) From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: > mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of McHale, Nina > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 3:14 AM > To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Resetting admin password, LDAP enabled > > > Hi, all, > > When we first launched our wiki, I had users create their own accounts. I > set an account, Wikiadmin, as a Bureaucrat and Sysop. Then, I implemented > the LDAP login. Problem is, I can't remember that Wikiadmin account password > now, and none of the password reset methods (using the changePassword.php > script or directly editing it in MySQL) will work. The user Wikiadmin does > not exist in our LDAP/AD environment-although we could create it-and > stupidly, it was the only account to which I gave elevated permissions > before setting up LDAP. > > The only thing I can think of to try is to take off LDAP authentication > temporarily, reset the Wikiadmin password, and then put LDAP back. I'm > nervous about causing harm by doing this; thoughts? > > Thanks in advance, > > Nina > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > >

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need database dumps
by keerthi vasan 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Hi All, Is there any database dumps available for cook book which contains info only about cooking ,ingredients and method of preparation or any other alternate links .waiting for your reply. if i have not contacted the right person please let me know who can give info regarding this -- Thanks and Regards, Keerthi R . Disclaimer : The information contained herein (including any accompanying documents) is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. Also, if you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this message or any accompanying document is strictly prohibited and is unlawful.I am not responsible for any damage caused by a virus or alteration of the e-mail by a third party or otherwise . -- Thanks and Regards, Keerthi R . Disclaimer : The information contained herein (including any accompanying documents) is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have erroneously received this message, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. Also, if you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this message or any accompanying document is strictly prohibited and is unlawful.I am not responsible for any damage caused by a virus or alteration of the e-mail by a third party or otherwise .

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Resetting admin password, LDAP enabled
by McHale, Nina 26 Apr '10

26 Apr '10

Hi, all, When we first launched our wiki, I had users create their own accounts. I set an account, Wikiadmin, as a Bureaucrat and Sysop. Then, I implemented the LDAP login. Problem is, I can't remember that Wikiadmin account password now, and none of the password reset methods (using the changePassword.php script or directly editing it in MySQL) will work. The user Wikiadmin does not exist in our LDAP/AD environment-although we could create it-and stupidly, it was the only account to which I gave elevated permissions before setting up LDAP. The only thing I can think of to try is to take off LDAP authentication temporarily, reset the Wikiadmin password, and then put LDAP back. I'm nervous about causing harm by doing this; thoughts? Thanks in advance, Nina

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Create Page
by Webmaster Casa das Ciências - Guilherme Monteiro 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Hey! How can I create a page with a title "pH" and not "PH"? Thanks! -- Guilherme Monteiro Webmaster Casa das Ciências Rua Campo Alegre 687 / 4169 - 007 PORTO GAB./SALA 351 TEL.EXTERNO 220402543 webmaster(a)casadasciencias.org

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$wgHashedUploadDirectory migration script and simple image sharing between 2 wikis ?
by Daniel K. Schneider 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Hi, (1) Does anyone have a a script that runs through $wgUploadPath and converts the images to a /images/a/ab/foo.jpg structure ? Someone already asked for this (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual_talk:$wgHashedUploadDirectory) and I searched for it in other places. Reason: My wiki is growing, about 1000 images now and maybe I should act better now than later. (2) A somewhat related question: Is it difficult to create a "commons wiki" for two existing wikis, simply by following instructions here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Wiki_family#Scenario_5:_Multiple_wikis… and then copy recursively both image directories into the new pool wiki? I don't care if a few images are overwritten by others with the same name and I also could run the repair script on one wiki to fix wrong dimensions etc. Another (stupid) solution would be to mass import images from one to each other once in a while (I don't have that many images). Thanx for any tips ! - Daniel

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Re: [Mediawiki-l] Using API
by MK 23 Apr '10

23 Apr '10

Okay, got this working, *perhaps* because I had used "title" and not "titles". Thanks to the IRC people ;) Kind of a shame the error handling here isn't a little more informative. -- MK <halfcountplus(a)intergate.com>

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