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Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu

3 Mar 2010 3 Mar '10

1:47 a.m.

Hi everyone I've been asked to add a contacts database to a mediawiki site so that users can search for contacts. It will be a simple database. I have no idea how to start this. Do i just create a contacts database on the mysql server? And then add a search box? I'm very new to MediaWiki but enjoying every minute of using it. Thanks Mak.

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K. Peachey

3 Mar 3 Mar

3:15 a.m.

This extension may help http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RecordAdmin but I have never usedit so I can't confirm. -peachey

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Danese Cooper

8:51 p.m.

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D On 3/2/10 5:47 PM, Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu wrote:

Hi everyone I've been asked to add a contacts database to a mediawiki site so that users can search for contacts. It will be a simple database. I have no idea how to start this. Do i just create a contacts database on the mysql server? And then add a search box? I'm very new to MediaWiki but enjoying every minute of using it. Thanks Mak. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Ryan Lane

9:09 p.m.

Notice that if you use LDAP for this (which really is a good idea), you can pull the info into the wiki using the External Data extension: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data#.23get_ldap_data_-_re… On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Danese Cooper <dcooper(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D On 3/2/10 5:47 PM, Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu wrote:

Hi everyone I've been asked to add a contacts database to a mediawiki site so that users can search for contacts. It will be a simple database. I have no idea how to start this. Do i just create a contacts database on the mysql server? And then add a search box? I'm very new to MediaWiki but enjoying every minute of using it. Thanks Mak. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu

10:10 p.m.

Thanks Ryan and Danese I'll have a look at the LDAP and let you know if i have any questions. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ryan Lane <rlane32(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Notice that if you use LDAP for this (which really is a good idea), you can pull the info into the wiki using the External Data extension: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data#.23get_ldap_data_-_re… On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Danese Cooper <dcooper(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D On 3/2/10 5:47 PM, Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu wrote: > Hi everyone > > I've been asked to add a contacts database to a mediawiki site so that

users

> can search for contacts. It will be a simple database. I have no idea

how to

> start this. Do i just create a contacts database on the mysql server?

And

then add a search box? I'm very new to MediaWiki but enjoying every minute of using it. Thanks Mak. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu

17 Mar 17 Mar

3:33 a.m.

Hi I know this is the wrong forum...but i never get any response from the mediawiki forum. I installed OpenLDAP and added the records via the ldif file. Everything seems to be working fine except when i used the #get_ldap_data call, nothing displays. I'm beginning to wonder if it has to do with MagicWords and the use of {{ }}? Because the same happened with RecordAdmin...installation went fine except displaying the data. I've enabled html. Not sure what else to do. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks. On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ryan Lane <rlane32(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Notice that if you use LDAP for this (which really is a good idea), you can pull the info into the wiki using the External Data extension: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:External_Data#.23get_ldap_data_-_re… On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Danese Cooper <dcooper(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D On 3/2/10 5:47 PM, Makelesi Kora-Gonelevu wrote: > Hi everyone > > I've been asked to add a contacts database to a mediawiki site so that

users

> can search for contacts. It will be a simple database. I have no idea

how to

> start this. Do i just create a contacts database on the mysql server?

And

then add a search box? I'm very new to MediaWiki but enjoying every minute of using it. Thanks Mak. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Platonides

3 Mar 3 Mar

10:22 p.m.

Danese Cooper wrote:

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D

It's nice to see you here Danese :)

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Danese Cooper

4 Mar 4 Mar

1:06 a.m.

Thanks. You'll be seeing me more as I manage to divest from obligations established prior to my joining WMF. I'll be on IRC more as well. Happy to be here. D On 3/3/10 2:22 PM, Platonides wrote:

Danese Cooper wrote:

Would we not just run an ldap server? Its an open standard, afterall. How do you envision using a contact database? D

It's nice to see you here Danese :) _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Danese Cooper
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