Extension talk:Runphp page

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[edit] does not work for me

This extension does not work for me. It allows me to echo and print text and some basics, but it will not let me use variables, include functions, or connect to a database. I needed to print results from a database and managed to do so, but I had to create a non-wiki php page elsewhere and import the page in an iframe using html. (I have read all the warning about using php). Does anyone else have the same problem...or a solution? Damien (Mediaiwki 1.8.2)

1- What variables? The ones of Mediawiki? If they are global, then put the statement "global $varXYZ;" in the page to access them.

2- Database access: I have successfully access the MySQL database of MW through this function. Have you referred to the global variables correctly?

Jldupont 01:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I tried the same

I tried the same: installed the runphp and tried to access to another database (not the mediawiki-db) to display data from "foreign" tables of another database with a usual php-script.

The question is: Is it possible to access other databases and display the results of the queries with php code as php codes are usual used? If this is possible, I would appreciate, if somebody would post some informations about that. I am searching to that topic for several weeks - but I didn't find anything about such a solution.

Thomas, 02 February 2007