Fix your $wgScript setting or rewrite rules. Read the list archives for many instances of this problem.
Brion Vibber--
Thanks for your attention. I have searched the archives, as well as the MediaWiki documentation that I could find. I have come to conclude that my variables appear to be correct:
---LocalSettings.php snippet--- $wgScriptPath = ""; $wgScript = "$wgScriptPath/index.php"; $wgRedirectScript = "$wgScriptPath/redirect.php"; ---End snippet---
since my wiki is installed at the root http://cmw.buzdor.org/ meaning that http://cmw.buzdor.org/index.php?title=Main_Page is the correct location for the main page. Now, this is not the root of the filesystem, merely the root from a browser point of view (which is how redirects are sent). If this variable needs to represent /home/www/username/htdocs/cmw/ (which I believe would be wrong), I would need to change it.
I checked with several .htaccess experts and they agreed that my .htaccess was functioning correctly:
---.htaccess snippet--- RewriteEngine On RewriteOptions MaxRedirects=15 Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteBase / [... other rewrites excluded, confirmed innocent and irrelevant ...] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} cmw.buzdor.org RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/cmw/ RewriteRule ^(.*)$ cmw/$1 [L] ---End snippet---
I have no wish to deal with the "ugly url" issue, and have made no tweaks or changes to eliminate the long URLs. I prefer to leave them (in case I need an article with the name LocalSettings.php, for example :) ).
I looked through the archives and could not find any evidence that this $wgScript value (or it's dependency, $wgScriptPath) was incorrect. I request that you show me what I've got misconfigured and we can put a flag of some sort on your reply so that every time someone else has this problem ("many instances of this problem") we can point them to a specific URL with the exact answer.
Also, this represents a problem with the installer since this is a fresh install with no modifications to the code or settings other than those made by the installer script at install-time. Perhaps the installer can be patched.
Thanks so much for your time and I value your advice, --N. Buzdor