Extension:GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch

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GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch Release status: unstable
Implementation	User interface, Search
Description	includes a local file search when searching the wiki
Last version	1.0.0 (11-30-2009)
MediaWiki	1.15
License	No license specified
Download	http://gbanga.com/labs/index.php/GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch.php?action=raw
Parameters $wgGLLFSDirPrefix $wgGLLFSMaxNumber $wgGLLFSWinDrive $wgGLLFSIntranetSearchScript $wgGLLFSUrlPrefix
Hooks used SpecialSearchResults SpecialSearchNoResults
Check usage (experimental)

Usage

Searches for files (only file name search) on server that runs the MediaWiki.

This is especially useful when you host your file server (eg. through Samba) on the same server as your intranet wiki.

Download instructions

Please download the code found at Gbanga labs and place it in $IP/extensions/GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch/GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch.php. Note: $IP stands for the root directory of your MediaWiki installation, the same directory that holds LocalSettings.php.

Installation

To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php:

#add configuration parameters
$wgGLLFSDirPrefix = '/home';
$wgGLLFSMaxNumber = 5;
$wgGLLFSIntranetSearchScript = '/home/search.php';
$wgGLLFSUrlPrefix = '/intranet/share';
$wgGLLFSWinDrive = 'S';
 
# activate extension
require_once("$IP/extensions/GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch/GbangaLabsLocalFileSearch.php");

Configuration parameters

key	example value	explanation
$wgGLLFSDirPrefix	/absolute/to/your/dir	This value defines in which directories the extension is going to search for files
$wgGLLFSMaxNumber	numeric	The max number of search results to show on the wiki search page
$wgGLLFSIntranetSearchScript	/absolute/to/your/script	This is the URL of the search script that lets you search in your intranet
$wgGLLFSUrlPrefix	http://your.host/root/url/	This is the URL where the intranet directory is made available on HTTP (eg. through Apache)
$wgGLLFSWinDrive	S	This is the network drive letter in Windows, eg. S: (do not use a colon!)

User rights

See Gbanga labs page.

Code

Download from the Gbanga labs page.

See also

Extension:GbangaLabsPivotalTrackerTag also by Gbanga labs.