MediaWiki-l September 2014

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Auto Update of Extensions?
by Kaya Saman 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Hi, I was just wondering what the best way to upgrade extensions was? Usually what I do is what's written in the tutorial: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading#Upgrade_extensions either download the version of extension for the Mediawiki version or do a pull from git. Is there or is anyone looking at creating a framework to "auto update" extensions? Basically taking a look at the version number of the wiki and comparing that to the extension version then checking up to an online resource to see if they are in sync. If not, pull the new extension over and merge all the "specific" config files. - This would be really useful to save time when many extensions are installed, and/or many config files have been edited. Regards, Kaya

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Re: [MediaWiki-l] Images disappearing - InstantCommons, ?memory, ???something else
by Dr. Michael Bonert 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Hello John: I forgot to mention that. I did disable the (WikiSEO) extension this morning. The problem with the images recurred after I disabled it. Also, I haven't had code in the wiki that would call the WikiSEO extension since August 28. So, I am doubtful that this is the underlying cause. I have considered taking down the citation generator... but I am doubtful the problem lies there as it is a stand alone application. Beyond that, I have awstats installed -- but that install precedes the problem by several weeks and also is unrelated to MediaWiki. Above stated, I have to do more reading to find more ideas about what could be wrong. PHP memory settings is one idea. Memory something is my hunch at the moment. I will reboot the server when I have a chance -- see if that gets back the images. I suspect this will temporarily make it seem the problem is gone. Thanks, Michael

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Images disappearing - InstantCommons, ?memory, ???something else
by Dr. Michael Bonert 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Hello, I tried posting a few days ago... but mixed-up the email addresses. Hopefully, this one finds the right place. I am still having a problem where the images (from the InstantCommons) disappear. A few days ago I thought it might be related to memory. So, I upgraded the RAM from 1 GB to 2 GB. Interesting is that if I reboot the server the problem seems to resolve -- at least temporary. I did that this morning. Disappointing is that the problem is back. The site I am running doesn't have that much on it. It is a Debian (stable) server. The only thing other than MediaWiki (and the debian packages to run MediaWiki) is the cite-gen code ( http://librepathology.org/cite-gen/ ) for references. I cannot imagine it is the cite-gen code. The emailed I sent before is below, as is a few snapshots from 'top' that show the memory situation this morning. Any help would be appreciated! Michael ---------------------------------------------------------- previous message ---------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I am looking for help with a problem that has arisen recently. I posted this here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Support_desk#InstantCommons_..._imag… I suppose this mailing list is a better place for it. Issue: --- The WikiCommons images on a site I am running disappeared. --- Set-up: --- I am using the InstantCommons feature - configuration: $wgUseInstantCommons = true; I have not configured "$wgForeignFileRepos", as described here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgUseInstantCommons (AFAIK, a default is set by "$wgUseInstantCommons".) I see that someone else has had this issue -- based on a message here ( https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:InstantCommons#Why_all_the_.jpg_files_f… ); however, no resolution is described. I do note that there is a limit on downloads (1GB?), as described here. I don't think that I am near that. I didn't change settings on the wiki recently. I did add the extension WikiSEO a few days ago. I cannot image this is the problem. The wiki is here: http://librepathology.org The version information: MediaWiki 1.23.2, PHP 5.4.4-14+deb7u14, MySQL 5.5.38-0+wheezy1 -- see http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/Special:Version --- Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Michael ------------------------------------------------------- Memory situation ------------------------------------------------------- How I initially found the server (images not displayed/gone): ---- top - 09:39:13 up 2 days, 2:18, 1 user, load average: 0.03, 0.05, 0.05 Tasks: 74 total, 1 running, 73 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 0.3 us, 0.0 sy, 0.0 ni, 99.7 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st KiB Mem: 2012148 total, 1753628 used, 258520 free, 207812 buffers KiB Swap: 1113084 total, 480 used, 1112604 free, 1049044 cached What it looked like after an apache2 restart (images not displayed/gone): ---- top - 09:41:59 up 2 days, 2:21, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.03, 0.05 Tasks: 70 total, 1 running, 69 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 0.0 us, 0.0 sy, 0.0 ni,100.0 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st KiB Mem: 2012148 total, 1656412 used, 355736 free, 208076 buffers KiB Swap: 1113084 total, 476 used, 1112608 free, 1045232 cached After I rebooted it all the images reappeared and the 'top' looked like this: ---- top - 09:52:58 up 8 min, 1 user, load average: 0.26, 0.19, 0.10 Tasks: 72 total, 1 running, 71 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 7.4 us, 1.0 sy, 0.0 ni, 87.6 id, 4.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st KiB Mem: 2012148 total, 780540 used, 1231608 free, 13860 buffers KiB Swap: 1113084 total, 0 used, 1113084 free, 554508 cached

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Open Call for Individual Engagement Grant Proposals
by Jake Orlowitz 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

Greetings! The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants program is accepting proposals for funding new experiments from September 1st to 30th. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG> Your idea can improve Wikimedia projects by building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, conducting research on an important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Whether you need $200 or $30,000 USD, Individual Engagement Grants can cover your own project development time in addition to funding for a team to help you. The program has a flexible schedule and reporting structure, and Grantmaking staff are there to support you through all stages of the process. Do you have have a good idea, but you are worried that it isn’t developed enough for a grant? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab> Also, IEG will be hosting three Hangout Sessions for real-time discussions to help you make your proposal better - the first will happen on September 16th. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events> For inspiration, you can read more about past projects that received funding<https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/individual-engagement-grants/> or review open proposals < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-reviewing>. We are excited to see some of the new ways your grant ideas can support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Submit your proposal in September! <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply> Warm regards, Ocaasi and the IEG Committee

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Problem with media links
by Peter Velan 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

Hello, since mw 1.23 we see the following annoyance in our intranetwiki: - edit page "Test" - in page "Test" create link like [[media:xxx.pdf|linkname]] - publish page "Test" A click to the red link "linkname" ... (outdomain)/w/index.php?title=Spezial:Hochladen&wpDestFile=Xxx.pdf ... leads to upload page for Xxx.pdf. After uploading and calling the page "Test" again there's still the same red link ... (outdomain)/w/index.php?title=Spezial:Hochladen&wpDestFile=Xxx.pdf Reload of page doesn't help; the (annoying) workaround: - edit page "Test" - make small modification - publish page "Test" Today I updated to mw 1.23.3, but the behaviour is the same. Any hints? Greetings, Peter

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[wiki co-op] Announcing next meeting: Update on progress and initial tasks
by Markus Glaser 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

Hello everyone, there will be an online meeting of the proposed Wiki Co-op MediaWiki user group [1] on Friday, 5th September, at 6:30pm UTC. Communication channels and a preliminary agenda can be found on the meeting page [2]. The purpose of this meeting will be to update you on the progress and assign initial tasks (O.o, I hope you will still join in ;) ). Anyone who is interested in participating in this group is invited to join the meeting (and, of course, the group). If you have other comments and feedback, please feel free to share on the group's discussion page [3]. Best, Markus (mglaser) and Mark (hexmode) [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups/Proposals/Wiki_Co-op [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Co-op/Meetings/2014-09-05_Telco [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Groups/Proposals/Wiki_Co-op

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