Gary Kirk wrote:
I don't understand how this works with $wgLocalDatabases in order to set user rights on other wikis I operate. Is there a step-by-step guide and preequisites? Does the database username and password have to be the same on all? Does the Makesysop extension need to be installed on all wikis? Please help if you can.
It's a bit of a freaky hack, so it's not well documented. :)
Roughly...
* Database username and password should be the same. * Avoid using table prefixes, they probably would explode. * List all controllable database names in $wgLocalDatabases array. * If not all databases are on the same server, add entries to $wgAlternateMaster indicating which dbs are on which hosts. * Makesysop extension should be enabled at least available at a master location, but doesn't necessarily have to be everywhere.
Good luck!
-- brion vibber (brion @ wikimedia.org)