[Mediawiki-l] Uploading images suddenly denied (summing up)

[RedleX]

On 1 May 2006, at 12:06, mediawiki-l-request at Wikimedia.org wrote:

>> Hi to all the experts here,
>>
>> I am running a wikimedia server at http://www.oriredler.com
>>
>> For some reason, unknown to me, WM stopped allowing me to upload
>> files. Any image file I try to upload, including files formerly
>> uploaded to my server, is invariably ending with a "uploadcorrupt"
>> message and the upload does not come through.
>>
>> I did not change on my own accord any of the parameters. The last
>> changes are:
>> A. Switched database server a few weeks ago (did not upload images
>> since).
>> B. Upgraded to MW 1.6.3
>> C. Installed the "cite.php" extension a few days ago.
>>
>> None of those should affect the uploads, in my view.
>>
>> Any advise on this?
>>
>> Ori Redler
>
> I had a similar experience, mine turned out that my hosting provider
> had turned on PHP's open_basedir restrictions. You might check that
> and the other PHP security settings.
>
> Peter

Thank you Peter (and Brion Vibber earlier): Your suggestions were  
both prompt and to the point.

Peter's advice here led me in the right direction: it was indeed an  
open_basedir problem.
The only actual change was the one recommended by the PHPMyAdmin  
documentation: "all you have to do is create a 'tmp' directory under  
the phpMyAdmin install directory, with permissions 777 and the same  
owner as the owner of your phpMyAdmin directory. The uploaded files  
will be moved there, and after execution of your SQL commands,  
removed." I think that's something anyone in this situation can  
probably apply him/herself.

Thanks for the help again.

Ori