Mark,
Because I have C-O-D where documentation is concerend (C-O-D is OCD with
the letters /in the correct order/), I boldly went where maybe I
shouldn't have and made an update to the manual.
You might wish to check out
http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Manual%3AShort_URL%2FApache&…
and evaluate the accuracy of that diff.
Thanks again.