Extension:WindowsAzureStorage

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WindowsAzureStorage Release status: experimental
Implementation	other (invalid type)
Description	Store files in the Windows Azure cloud, using the Windows Azure Storage Service
Author(s)	Markus Glaser (MglaserTalk)
Last version	1.0.0 (2012-01-15)
MediaWiki	1.19+
License	GPL
Download	Download snapshot (Git master) Git [?]: repo summary • tree • code changes SVN [?]: checkout-url • tree • code changes http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/WindowsAzureStorage/README.txt?view=markup
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What can this extension do?

This extension enables MediaWiki to store uploaded files in the Windows Azure Cloud, using the Windows Azure Storage Service.

Usage

Just install the extension and configure your wikis file backend. Afterwards you can upload your files directly into the Windows Azure cloud.

Download instructions

Use the download link in the infobox on the right side of this page.

Requirements

You will need to have the WindowsAzureSDK extension installed to use this extension.

Installation

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

require_once("$IP/extensions/WindowsAzureStorage/WindowsAzureStorage.php");

Configuration parameters

The extension itself does not have any configuration variables but you will have to set up your wikis file backend like this

$wgFileBackends[] = array(
                'name'        => 'azure-backend',
                'class'       => 'WindowsAzureFileBackend',
                'lockManager' => 'nullLockManager',
                'azureHost'      => '<your-azure-server>',
                'azureAccount'   => '<your-azure-storage-service-account>',
                'azureKey'       => '<your-azure-accounts-accesskey>',
 
                //IMPORTANT: Mind the container naming conventions! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd135715.aspx
                'containerPaths' => array(
                                'media-public'  => 'media-public',
                                'media-thumb'   => 'media-thumb',
                                'media-deleted' => 'media-deleted',
                                'media-temp'    => 'media-temp',
 
                )
);
 
$wgLocalFileRepo = array (
        'class'             => 'LocalRepo',
        'name'              => 'local',
        'scriptDirUrl'      => '/mediawiki-filebackend-azure',
        'scriptExtension'   => '.php',
        'url'               => $wgScriptPath.'/img_auth.php', // It is important to set this to img_auth. Basically, there is no alternative.
        'hashLevels'        => 2,
        'thumbScriptUrl'    => false,
        'transformVia404'   => false,
        'deletedHashLevels' => 3,
        'backend'           => 'azure-backend',
        'zones' => array (
                        'public' => array (
                                        'container' => 'local-public',
                                        'directory' => '',
                        ),
                        'thumb' => array(
                                        'container' => 'local-public',
                                        'directory' => 'thumb',
                        ),
                        'deleted' => array (
                                        'container' => 'local-public',
                                        'directory' => 'deleted',
                        ),
                        'temp' => array(
                                        'container' => 'local-public',
                                        'directory' => 'temp',
                        )
        )
);
 
$wgImgAuthPublicTest = false;