Talk:PHP configuration

File uploads with safemode on worked for me. The uploads only failed if apache was the owner of the directories.

[edit] The PHP CGI cannot be accessed directly

Hi, I successfully installed mwiki but I get the message mentioned above. I read that I have to change the php.ini. Because I have a managed server and cannot access the php.ini I created one and put the following sequence into it: "cgi.force_redirect = 1" . Without any success.

Can anybody help carolus

PHP is reporting the wrong URL to the config program. Set it manually in LocalSettings.php. --brion 08:05, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] PHP max and min versions

There is a recommended version on the front page, but does mediawiki run well with PHP5? How about PHP6 which will be out RSN?

[edit] PHP with mysqli?

I have mysqli installed on my system. Can I use MediaWiki? 216.9.45.123 01:54, 14 June 2006 (UTC) I went through the Database.php file, and I noticed that all the database callas are in the format mysql_*. I would guess then that if I wanted to use mysqli, I would have to replace all those calls with the matching mysqli_* call. Is that correct? Thanks, -- Anca.

I think so. You're better off consulting PHP.net's documentation to make sure that there aren't any incompatibilities between the two. — Ambush Commander^(Talk) 22:28, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Compile-time options

PHP5 also needs support for

• GD lib (http://www.boutell.com/gd/faq.html) for creating thumbnails
• XML-Support (otherwise it will not install)
• LDAP if you want to use LDAP-Login

[edit] PHP-Info

If not sure, which PHP-Version you are running, create a new php file and load it in your browser:

<?PHP
gd_info();

$array = gd_info();
foreach ($array as $key => $val)
{
   if ($key != "GD Version") {
       if ($val == true || $val == false) {
       if ($val == true) {
           $val = "Enabled";
       }
       elseif ($val == false)
       {
           $val = "Disabled";
       }
   }
   }
   
   echo "$key: $val <br>";
}

print "---- End gd_info() ---- \n";
phpinfo();                                                                                                        
?>

[edit] PHP error

I have no idea what to do now. I got the wiki files all set up, went to my page, clicked "set up the wiki", and this came up "PHP 5.0.0 or higher is required. ABORTING.". How do I fix it?--X66x66 18:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

MediaWiki >1.7(?) runs only on PHP 5+. --.anaconda 19:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I should cross this out because I got a lower MediaWiki version and fixed it.--X66x66 17:09, 5 April 2007 (UTC)