Hi,
I'm trying to install mediawiki-20031107.tar.gz
(
https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=196082) on a
Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable box. System configuration: Kernel
2.4.22-xfs SMP, PHP4 4:4.1.2-6, Apache httpd 1.3.26-0woody3, MySQL
server 3.23.49-8.5. The Debian package php4-cgi is installed; the httpd
and php are working properly.
The install.php script starts installing WikiMedia in /var/www/wiki, as
instructed in AdminSettings.php; then it claims to create the database
"wikidb" and asks for the database's root password. After typing it in,
the script seems to hang in a loop, saying: "Warning: Wrong parameter
count for fgets() in /root/MediaWiki-Install/install.php on line 197".
This references to the following section in install.php:
while ( ! feof( $fp ) ) {
$line = trim( fgets( $fp ) );
$sl = strlen( $line ) - 1;
...
fclose( $fp );
Several files were being copied to /var/www/wiki/, including the
directories ../style and ../upload. But, in MySQL monitor, "show
databases" finds no "wikidb".
I'm not sure if this is a bug or if I'm doing something wrong; if it's
really line 197, maybe the fgets() statement is missing a second
parameter; this should be optional beginning with PHP 4.2.0 according to
the docs (I'm running PHP4 4:4.1.2-6 and INSTALL recommends PHP 4.3.2 or
later). But, of course, maybe I'm doing something else wrong.
However, is there a workaround for this, or should I try to manually set
up MediaWiki according to the Brion Vibber's post
(
http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2003-October/000004.html)?
Thanks & greetings,
-asb