From: Klaus Becker colonius@free.fr
what is the best method to import or show pdf files in mediawiki ?
It's very simple to import them. Simply make sure 'pdf' is in the array $wgFileExtensions in LocalSettings.php. Then upload them like an image.
Showing them is another matter. There's what appears to be a very nice extension for doing so, which allows small versions to be embedded in a wiki page, with scrolling through pages, etc. But it requires that a few GNUware programs be installed, and I haven't gotten around to that yet, so no personal experience to relate on this one. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PdfHandler
Should I export them to image file or another format ?
If you make images of them, they won't be searchable.
I don't think they are searchable when simply uploaded, but they at least have the potential!
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