MediaWiki-l March 2015

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Does the logging table have to be in chronological order?
by Daniel Barrett 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Will anything bad happen if entries in the MediaWiki "logging" table are not inserted in chronological order? Due to a bug, our logging table has incomplete data. I'd like to insert the missing data using a script. However, the log_id column is auto-increment. This means that when the table is ordered by log_id, the data will not be in chronological order by log_timestamp. Is that bad in any way? Or are all applications (like Special:Log) expected to "order by log_timestamp" rather than log_id? Thanks, Dan

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Reminder: AjaxDispatcher and Sajax are deprecated
by Krinkle 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hey all, This is a reminder that AjaxDispatcher and the Sajax js library have been deprecated for a while now (many years). They are still around due to them having been exempted from our deprecation policy – this because these features (as well as their deprecation) predate the existence of this policy and are part of our legacy stack. I'd like to propose their removal in MediaWiki 1.26.0. This is expected to release in November 2015 [1] for third-parties. For Wikimedia sites we'd drop it in June 2015 halfway our 1.26wmf branch cycle. Well after 1.25wmf22 [2], and shortly after the Lyon Hackathon. [4] Note that the Sajax js library has been decorated with deprecation notices, and re-deprecated with release notes since MediaWiki 1.22.0 (December 2013). Sajax usage has almost been eliminated. Migration should be trivial using jQuery. [3][4] AjaxDispatcher is typically migrated to an API module. [5] A few projects known to make use of Sajax: * SecurePoll * ReaderFeedback * BlogPage (Only SecurePoll is deployed at Wikimedia.) A few projects known to make use of AjaxDispatcher: * CategoryTree * Collection * FlaggedRevs * SecurePoll * SemanticticForms (All of which are deployed at Wikimedia.) Tracker bugs: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T55120 https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T42786 — Krinkle Related thread: [Wikitech-l] Call to eliminate sajax, Daniel Friesen, October 2013 https://www.mail-archive.com/wikitech-l%40lists.wikimedia.org/msg63136.html Related trigger words: AjaxResponse, wgAjaxExportList, sajax_init_object, wfSupportsAjax, sajax_do_call [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.25/Roadmap [3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader/Legacy_JavaScript#ajax.js [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2015 [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Ajax

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How to get pear work on HHVM for MediaWiki SMTP?
by 晒太阳的冰 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi everyone, We are using MediaWiki 1.24.1 with HHVM 3.5.0 (srv). Our server's ip have problem cause all emails rejected by Gmail & Yahoo. We need to use SMTP. However, Mediawiki keep showing "PEAR mail package is not installed". include_path = ".:/usr/share/php" added in php.ini (/etc/hhvm/php.ini) Really appreciate your help and time. Bask Ice E-mail ice(a)moegirl.org Moegirlpedia 2290 3rd Avenue Basement, New York, United States

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[hackathon] Wikimedia Hackathon Lyon : Scholarship deadline
by Alex Cella 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Hey all! In the name of Wikimedia France, I express to all attendees our deepest gratitude to see so much motivation for the hackathon! On the other hand, I'd like to remind all of you that you can apply for a scholarship til the 31st of March. Follow the link to apply: https://dons.wikimedia.fr/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=8 Don't miss the deadline! :) Best regards, Alex. *Alexandre Cella* ASSISTANT LEVÉE DE FOND ET MÉCÉNAT FUNDRAISING AND SPONSORSHIP ASSISTANT *WIKIMEDIA FRANCE* +33 6 18 16 16 19 www.wikimedia.fr 40 rue de Cléry, 75002 Paris *Vos dons réguliers aident à faire fonctionner Wikipédia ! Soutenez Wikimédia France aujourd'hui* : https://dons.wikimedia.fr

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Images in Lua infobox
by Brenton Horne 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Hi, I have an infobox (created using XML exporting Wikipedia's Lua-based infobox [template <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox?action=raw>, module <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Module:Infobox?action=raw>]) with the following image-related field contents: |image1 ={{#ifeq:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|Template:Drugbox (Lua)||[[File:{{{image|{{{Image1|{{{image1|{{{Drug|{{{drug|}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{format|{{{Format|}}}}}}|{{{format|{{{Format|}}}}}}|.svg}}|{{{size|{{{size1|400}}}}}}px]]}} |caption1 ={{{caption|{{{Caption|{{{caption1|{{{Caption1|}}}}}}}}}}}} |image2 ={{#if:{{{image2|{{{Image2|}}}}}}|[[File:{{{image2|{{{Image2|}}}}}}|center|{{{size2|{{{Size2|200}}}}}}px]]}}{{#if:{{{image2L|{{{Image2L|}}}}}}|[[File:{{{image2L|{{{Image2L|}}}}}}|left|{{{size2L|200}}}px||{{{caption2L|{{{Caption2L|}}}}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{image2R|{{{Image2R|}}}}}}|[[File:{{{image2R|{{{Image2R|}}}}}}|right|{{{size2R|200}}}px||{{{caption2R|{{{Caption2R|}}}}}}]]}} |caption2 ={{{caption2|{{{Caption2|}}}}}} The second image field is designed to allow a single image (specified by image2) or (in the Boolean logic meaning of the word) two images (specified by image2L, image2R) side-by-side to appear if provided. The problem I am having is that the caption fields, caption2L and caption2R, do not appear in the output as captions for image2L and image2R. Now, if you are thinking, "Oh you're missing the 'thumb' field for these two side-by-side images." My reply is that I don't want thumbnails in my infobox, as they come with a border around them that I do _not_ want. The reason for the two || after the size specification in these image fields is that I had already tried a single | and it failed to do what I wanted, so I decided to add it in the hope that it was due to the position of the caption fields in the [[...]] that the captions were being ignored. If you need further details please ask. Thanks for your time, Brenton

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ldap auth question
by Natxo Asenjo 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

hi, I have asked this https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Extension_talk:LDAP_Authentication/ld… in the ldap auth discussion site, but so far no answers. So let me ask it here. The tldr; version is: How can I create a wiki user without a password in the mysql cli? That would be a workaround for our problem. Now the long version: We have been using the ldap auth extension for quite a long time for our IT admin group. The site is protected using apache basic auth (ldap and restricted to users of a certain group). This works. After logging in to the vhost, the extension starts to do its work with the settings you can read on the link above. Only for new users, no new db wiki user is being created as I can read in the ldap_debug.log: 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering Connect 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Connected successfully 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getSearchString 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Doing a proxy bind 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getUserDN 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getBaseDN 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e basedn is not set for this type of entry, trying to get the default basedn. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getBaseDN 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e basedn is dc=domain,dc=tld 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Fetched username is not a string (check your hook code...). This message can be safely ignored if you do not have the SetUsernameAttributeFromLDAP hook defined. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getGroups 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering checkGroups 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getPreferences 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Retrieving preferences 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Retrieved realname (bladibla) using attribute (displayname) 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Retrieved nickname (bladibla) using attribute (cn) 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering synchUsername 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Authentication passed 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering getCanonicalName 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Username isn't empty. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Munged username: Bladibla 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e User exists in LDAP; finding the user by name (Bladibla) in MediaWiki. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Got id (). 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e User does not exist in local database; creating. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering initUser 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Entering updateUser 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Setting user preferences. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Setting nickname. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Setting realname. 2015-03-11 09:13:17 wiki.iriszorg.nl wikidb: 1.2e Saving user settings. every time our new colleagues get a 500 response from apache. So why is the extension not creating the users in the wiki db? The wiki is working perfectly fine for the rest of the team, this problem only happens to new hires. As workaround: how can I create a wiki user from the cli without a password? Thanks in advance. -- -- Groeten, natxo

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Keeping Google from crawling red links to non-existent pages
by Al 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

Hi, In my Google Webmaster Tools account, there are a lot of crawl 404 errors for non-existent pages. It appears that it will request a page that does not exist (with &redlink=1), get a 200 status, of course, and the "create" page, and then somehow they derive a link to the same url but without the &redlink or &edit parameters (probably from the menu links on the page), which they then try to crawl and receive 404. Does anyone know how to deal with this so that the google crawler do this? It looks like google first discovers the redlinks mostly from a previous spam page which was subsequently deleted. But, once google sees it the first time, then remember it for quite some time. Thanks,Al

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PdfBook Extension - How to resize images
by Legault, Phillip [ITSUS] 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

MediaWiki 1.23.8 PHP 5.4.16 (apache2handler) PdfBook 1.1.0, 2014-04-01 Has anyone resolved this issue? http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:PdfBook#How_to_resize_images_i… http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:PdfBook#Hacks_to_change_PDF_ou… I tried both of these and neither worked Thank you for the great extension Phil

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Newestpages and TopTenPages appears as a link, and not a list
by Jan Carsten Andreasen 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

I´m a newbie on Wiki and my experience is very little. Friday last week I got put newest and most read pages extensions on the front page. http://www.videnomnorddjurs.dk/index.php?title=Forside Today I have made diff. things, (but not saved them) and suddenly the two extensions seems no longer work correctly. They appear as a link instead of appearing correctly. The code is: {| | - ! Latest articles !! most read | - | {{Special: Newestpages / - / 10}} || <TopTenPages offset = "1" /> |} I've also tried just having this <TopTenPages offset = "1" /> alone on the side but with the same (bad) result. I have not changed anything regarding the two extensions, so I do not understand what has happened. Have tried to open on another PC, to see if there was something in my cache on work computer. Hope you have an idea of what it may be or how I get it back again. Thanks in advance Jan Andreasen

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Re: [MediaWiki-l] #REDIRECT to a moving target (e. g. containing variables)?
by Uwe Baumbach 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Stip, > Does it need to be a redirect? Maybe putting [[Genealogischer > Kalender/{{CURRENTYEAR}}/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}]] into a template and > using that template would achieve the goal you are looking for? You are my heroe! Sometimes one cannot see <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=see&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=…> the <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=the&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=…> wood <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=wood&searchLoc=0&resultOrder…> for <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=for&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=…> the <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=the&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=…> trees <http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=trees&searchLoc=0&resultOrde…> ... I have directly embedded {{:GenealogischerKalender/{{CURRENTYEAR}}/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} So simple - so stupid. Thanks. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Regards, Uwe (Baumbach) Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. -- Sie interessieren sich für Familienforschung? Dann schauen Sie doch mal hier vorbei: http://genealogienetz.de http://GenWiki.genealogy.net "Man braucht sehr viel Geduld, um diese zu lernen." (Kurt Tucholsky)

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