On 17/12/06, Vernon Thommeret <synotic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'm constantly editing my wiki, and it's a bit
frustrating how
articles have to be newly changed to reflect any changes I've made to
how they're parsed; and it also seems that if I change anything in
Messages.php, the old data gets referenced. Is there an easy way to
get around these problems? Thanks.
1. The former sounds like parser caching. The quick method to deal
with this is to invalidate the parser cache; increase the value of
$wgCacheEpoch. In LocalSettings.php files from newer installers (1.6
branch, I think), there are a few lines of code at the bottom of the
file which accomplish this when the file is updated or touched.
2. You shouldn't edit Messages.php, but since you already have;
disable the MediaWiki namespace by switching $wgUseDatabaseMessages =
false;. This will, of course, remove your ability to customise
messages easily using the MediaWiki namespace; and in particular,
makes editing things like the navigation bar a royal pain in the
wotsit.
Rob Church