Anyone have any luck using the install.php script? Currently when I run it it logs me out and does not install

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Alex Muir

13 Sep 2013 13 Sep '13

5:51 p.m.

Hi, I'm trying to setup some scripts to configure a fresh ubuntu server and install the semantic media wiki automatically or least sem-automatically. I've got up to the maintenance/install.php script. When I run the following command I'm immediately logged out of the ubuntu server and have to log in again. No install is performed and no error message is presented. sudo php install.php --wiki:ELT --server:example.com --dbuser:root --dbpass:password --dbname:wiki --dbtype:mysql --db:prefix:smw --pass:password I can however install normally at this point using the web browser. I note the http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Install.php has really no documentation Any thoughts? Thanks -- - Alex Muir http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/alex-muir/36/ab7/125

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Mark A. Hershberger

13 Sep 13 Sep

7:10 p.m.

On 09/13/2013 01:51 PM, Alex Muir wrote:

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I'm trying to setup some scripts to configure a fresh ubuntu server and install the semantic media wiki automatically or least sem-automatically. I've got up to the maintenance/install.php script. When I run the following command I'm immediately logged out of the ubuntu server and have to log in again. No install is performed and no error message is presented.

I don't understand why this would log you out but I can say that you shouldn't be using sudo to do this. Also, you are using parameters in the wrong way. Instead of "--db:prefix:smw" you would use "--db-prefix=smw". I did a lot of the work to adapt Chad's web-based installer to the CLI. Thanks for pointing out the lack of documentation for this. I'll work on improving it and I appreciate any further feedback you have. Mark. -- Mark A. Hershberger NicheWork LLC 717-271-1084

Alex Muir

17 Sep 17 Sep

8:40 p.m.

Hi Mark, So I'm a little bit further along but still getting stuck. I'm not sure what scriptpath is to be relative to (/var/www ?) nor why I get no such file or directory for both scriptpath and confpath. I configure apache virtual host settings for the wiki prior to install? Does it matter? maintenance$ php install.php php install.php --name=ELT --admin=admin --pass=xx& --scriptpath=/elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/ --lang=en --dbtype=mysql --dbserver=localhost --dbname=wiki --dbprefix=smw --installdbuser=root --installdbpass=1689twentyfour& --dbuser=root --dbpass=xx& --confpath=/var/www/ elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.21.2/ [1] 18873 [2] 18874 [3] 18875 -bash: --scriptpath=/elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/: No such file or directory -bash: --confpath=/var/www/elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.21.2/: No such file or directory ec2-user@ELT:/var/www/ elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/mediawiki-1.21.2/maintenance$ --dbuser=root: command not found Regards Alex On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Mark A. Hershberger <mah(a)everybody.org>wrote;wrote:

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On 09/13/2013 01:51 PM, Alex Muir wrote:

following

command I'm immediately logged out of the ubuntu server and have to log

again. No install is performed and no error message is presented.

-- - Alex Muir http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/alex-muir/36/ab7/125

8:50 p.m.

The bash error gives it away. You need to quote your parameters if they contain special character so the shell doesn't interpret them. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Alex Muir <alex.g.muir(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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On 09/13/2013 01:51 PM, Alex Muir wrote: > I'm trying to setup some scripts to configure a fresh ubuntu server and > install the semantic media wiki automatically or least

sem-automatically.

I've got up to the maintenance/install.php script. When I run the

following

command I'm immediately logged out of the ubuntu server and have to log

again. No install is performed and no error message is presented.

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Alex Muir

10:51 p.m.

Right thanks,,, I'm wondering I was looking at the http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Importdocumentation php importDump.php --conf LocalSettings.php dumpfile.xml.gz wikidb For the this command where you import with the localSetting.php. It doesn't really say what adding the Localsettings file does in the documentation. Does this replace the LocalSettings.php file? It seems like running a statement like that might forgo the need to run the install.php. Does it? Thanks On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:50 PM, OQ <overlordq(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 09/13/2013 01:51 PM, Alex Muir wrote: > > I'm trying to setup some scripts to configure a fresh ubuntu server

and

> install the semantic media wiki automatically or least

sem-automatically. > > I've got up to the maintenance/install.php script. When I run the > following > > command I'm immediately logged out of the ubuntu server and have to

log

again. No install is performed and no error message is presented.

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Mark A. Hershberger

18 Sep 18 Sep

1:33 a.m.

On 09/17/2013 04:40 PM, Alex Muir wrote:

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maintenance$ php install.php php install.php --name=ELT --admin=admin --pass=xx&

You should quote your password. If you *do* use & in your password and you don't quote it, the command line interpreter will think "&" is the end of the command and background the command. More details here: http://hacktux.com/bash/ampersand You have three ampersands in your command line. That is why you end up with this bit: [1] 18873 [2] 18874 [3] 18875 You also get error messages like: -bash: --scriptpath=/elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/: No such file or directory for the same reason: bash thinks "--script..." is the beginning of a new command since it follows the ampersand.

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--scriptpath=/elt.x.com/public_html/wiki/

Script path is the bit after the hostname in your URL. If your wiki is reachable via "http://elt.x.com/wiki/", then scriptpath should be set to "/wiki/" Let me know if you need further help. Mark. -- http://hexmode.com/ Love alone reveals the true shape of the universe. -- "Everywhere Present", Stephen Freeman

Mark A. Hershberger

2:47 p.m.

On 09/17/2013 06:51 PM, Alex Muir wrote:

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The importDump command does not replace LocalSettings.php. The --conf parameter is just used to tell it to look at a different one than the default. -- http://hexmode.com/ Love alone reveals the true shape of the universe. -- "Everywhere Present", Stephen Freeman

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