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= Miscellaneous (unsorted) Issues =

Linking pages by words
Hi, is there a plugin that automatically links key words to other Wiki pages? At the moment I am manually creating links but I'm sure there must be another way?

Any help would be much appreciated!

How to add certain structured info to a list or table by an inputbox or submit button
MediaWiki 1.14.0 PHP 5.2.9 (apache2handler) MySQL 5.1.33-community URL local

I would like to make a list on a wikipage. This list must contain "name", "date" and "in" or "out" fields wich can be filled in by an inputbox. The goal is someting like a log for our users, so we can have an overview of who is taking hardware on the road.

Can this be done in wiki (php)? And how?

Thanks in advance.

How to add product feeds from affiliates?
MediaWiki 1.15.0 PHP 5.2.9 MySQL 5.1.33 URL local

i would like to include product feeds from affiliate networks on my website Klusopedia. Can this be implemented and how? My affiliate network offers xml and csv feeds.

Thanks

Fatal Error...
I got this on a free webserver (so I don't have an access to it), after trying to save the page or to log in:

Fatal error: session_start [function.session-start]: Failed to initialize storage module: files (path: ) in /mnt/md1/public/d/o/dob/includes/GlobalFunctions.php on line 2453 What should I do now? :-D

Drkazmer

character before DOCTYPE "<<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC .."

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.2
 * PHP version: 5.1.6 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.45
 * URL: local

I got a character above the logo "<" and I don't know what is generating it

and it is always there when I use the rich editor "disabling the rich editor doesn't help"

also with every preview it appends one more character as follow

< < one more thing

viewing page source I find that character before <!DOCTYPE..

<<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC .....

looks like something is appending that character "<" to the (output stream) How to debug such behavior?

FireFox error console shows

</* generated javascript */

what could be generating that character "<"?

sounds like HTML vs XHTML but how it could be fixed?

embed copies of authoritative versions of pages from other mediawiki instances, sharing one page history between mediawikis

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.3
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

There appear to be many ways of including content from one page to another, including templates and the "embed page" capability (which seems restricted to Special pages). The terms "transwiki", "inclusion" and "interwiki" are used in a confusing way making it difficult or impossible to answer some simple questions:


 * How, exactly and with examples, does one specify that the master or authoritative version of a page is at some other mediawiki, providing both a link to the editable version of that page and a visible & protected copy of it as if it were a page within one's own wiki (identical to the features of wikinfo?
 * How, exactly and with examples, does one simply include an entire non-Special non-template page from the same wiki? Is it possible to include from another wiki that is hosted on the same MySQL installation?
 * How, exactly and with examples, would one implement two-way transclusion so that the page could be edited in either one of two wikis, and the edits would be made reliably on the other to unify the page histories?
 * 1) Are there any good examples of public mediawikis sharing content in any of these ways with private ones?
 * 2) What other approaches, such as "auto-import of Wiki articles via XML using PHP's Expat Library" are used in Mediawiki extensions, and what are the advantages/disadvantages of doing this inclusion using XML rather than mediawiki's internal facilities?

Concurrent users and Add ons to Wiki
Do you know if there are any Microsoft word add ons that can be used with Wiki? Is there a way to lock a document so that no 2 users are updating the same file?

Completely Anonymous Editting (No IP)
Is there a way to allow complete anonymity? Or how about a system whereby an ID is shown instead of showing IPs?
 * MediaWiki	1.13.3
 * PHP	5.2.8 (cgi)
 * MySQL	5.0.67-community
 * No ^demon 12:10, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Untitled
Remarque : Les versions de PHP et MySql sont celles fournies par Xampp 1.1.1.2
 * MediaWiki version: 1.14.0
 * PHP version: 5.2.8
 * MySQL version: 5.0
 * URL:

Comment puis-je afficher la valeur d'une variable contenue dans LocalSettings.php ?

How may I post(show) the value of a variable like $wgStylePath?

Many thanks

How to combine regular expression so that you get the number of contributors per article ? (Extension:contributors)
I would like to use a reg ex to get from:    > the number of users (here is 5).

So that i could use : in a Reg Ex to get the number of contributors in Article.


 * Then, how to get an average on every articles or articles from a special cat ? Thx!

What have I do?
I had to start new MediaWiki 1.15.0rc1 Installation but received:


 * Don't forget security updates! Keep an eye on the low-traffic release announcements mailing list.


 * Checking environment...

Please include all of the lines below when reporting installation problems.


 * PHP 5.2.6 installed
 * Found database drivers for: MySQL SQLite
 * PHP server API is apache2handler; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title)
 * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support.
 * Session save path (/var/lib/php/session) appears to be valid.
 * PHP's memory_limit is 32M.
 * Couldn't find Turck MMCache, eAccelerator, APC or XCache; cannot use these for object caching.
 * Found GNU diff3: /usr/bin/diff3.
 * Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled if you enable uploads.
 * Installation directory: /usr/local/www/name_of_site.com/www
 * Script URI path: Installing MediaWiki with php file extensions
 * Environment checked. You can install MediaWiki.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function taint in /usr/local/www/name_of_site.com/www/config/index.php on line 1905

Does MediaWiki have access counter function?
I want to know that how many times is every page accessed. Can every page show its access times as the home page（main page）do? For example, japanese edition home page show "このページは 1 回アクセスされました. "(English: This page is accessed 1 times.)

If MediaWiki has this function, how do I configure it? If not, do I need to modify MediaWiki's source? How?


 * Wiki Environment:
 * MediaWiki 1.14.0
 * PHP 5.2.9 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL 5.1.33

Thanks & Best Regards ZhuZengyang

Updates request, for the sidebar here on mediawiki.org
Hi,

The following system messages need to be created/updated here at MediaWiki.org. They relate to the translation of the sidebar. As I lack the priviledges to update the MediaWiki: namespace, could an administrator please be so kind as to create/update them for me?

On a related issue, are there any plans to retrieve the sidebar links also from the user language's systems messages (in the same way that the link names already are), instead of always retrieving them from the english ones, as seems to be the case? Many thanks! Hamilton Abreu 22:41, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Following up on this, if my request should be placed elsewhere, please let me know where, so I can move it appropriately. Alternatively, if I could be granted the necessary priviledges for a couple of days, I can take care of it myself. Many thanks. Hamilton Abreu 21:32, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Better GUI

 * MediaWiki version:
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

I am unable to find where to leave comments; sorry for the wrong location.

I have installed mediawiki in a number of offices and it usually dies from lack of support, when I get too busy to stay on top of it. The biggest complaint from the other users is unable to edit the pages easily. What is needed is graphical interface which is at the level of current word processors for the average computer user. This one feature in my opinion have wikis explode in use.

—69.77.190.15 16:44, 28 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Wiki markup is very hard to parse automagically, while there are a few extensions that try. OverlordQ 22:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

SOLVED: Issue with "cookies not found" during login

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.9-1
 * MySQL version: 5.1.11
 * URL: Private Network

I recently installed MediaWiki. It is installed on a Windows Server 2003 with PHP 5 and MySQL 5 support. MediaWiki installed with no issues. My problem is that the login page throws a cookie error when logging in. "Login error Wiki uses cookies to log in users. You have cookies disabled. Please enable them and try again." I get this error regardless of which browser I use. Currently I use FF 3 but I also tested in IE 8, 7, and 6. I verified that I have cookies enabled on my local machine and verified that the PHP sessions directory has read/write permissions and that it is receiving data. I have installed MediaWiki on an XP box running XAMPP with no cookie errors, and I have installed MediaWiki on a full Linux box running Apache and PHP 5, again no errors. Does anyone know what is going on and how to fix it?

I finally found the issue for me: session.use_cookies was set to "Off" in our php.ini file which I verified using the phpinfo. I made the change "session.use_cookies = 1" and then had to restart IIS. When IIS came back up, phpinfo listed use_cookies as "on" and our Wiki let us log in.

—63.115.43.35 20:36, 29 December 2009 (UTC)Amanda

Multiple Language support

 * MediaWiki version: 1.16alpha-wmf (r59858)
 * PHP version: 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7wm1 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 4.0.40-wikimedia-log
 * URL: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki

Currently all other languages of a subject are something like under a sub-folder of English version (like "subject/zh").

This design causes at least two problems:

1. Cannot create a subject in other language, or a language specific topic.

Such as a topic "中文维基页面" ("WIKI pages in Chinese"), it doesn't make sense in other languages.

I know somebody create in English wiki first and create Chinese version then delete original English version, like this page:

http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Symbian%E5%87%BA%E7%89%88%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6/zh-hans

And it still has "Other Languages" on left side, which doesn't make sense in other languages at all.

2. Cannot translate Category pages

Look at this page:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki_Introduction/zh

It supposes to be Chinese version of this Category. If a guy only knows Chinese but not English, he can't understand this page at all.

To compare with wikipedia, I feel that mediawiki is not designed friendly to non-English users.

It is good that keeps various languages forced linked, but how to make it friendly to non-English user?

Is it possible to create something like Alias? such as

[Language-en: Subject]

[Language-de: Subjekt]

[Language-es: súbdito]

[Language-zh: 主题]

In its German page and German Category should display "Subjekt", instead of "Subject/de". This should be a simple workaround to the current design.

Does similar feature exist? Shall I raise a feature request?

—Flywhc 13:26, 7 January 2010 (UTC)


 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.10 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.67-community
 * URL: http://rossmoyne.host56.com/wiki

Hello, I have a template of a padlock which I add on protected pages. I want to put it above the heading (as in Wikipedia). I have tried adding   with closing tags ect... but nothing appears.

Also, if you can, could you tell me how you could allow only Admins to add a Template (once again, like Wikipedia). It's no problem if it's too difficult to explain.

Thank you in Advance.

—Thompson.matthew 10:54, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Headings in included articles

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.0-8+etch16 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.32-Debian_7etch11-log
 * URL: http://www.wikiskripta.eu

There is a logical need to decrease heading levels (position when embedded + 1) of included articles in Wikiskripta. Does it exist any extension sorting the problem out? Maybe it should be reported like a bug, surely also in other Wiki-projects would be logical and useful to decrease the indluded heading levels.

Text of the article
 * Article A

Heading
Text under the heading.

Text of the article.
 * Article B

Heading
Text under the heading.

This is a new combined article.
 * Combined article

Subheading of the combined article
This is a new combined article.
 * Present interpretation of the combined article

Heading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

Subheading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

This is a new combined article.
 * Correct interpretation of the combined article

Heading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

Subheading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

--Petrus Adamus 16:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, could you try explain that again? By Title, I mean the header. For example, go on Wikipedia and type Michael Jackson. See how the Padlock appears above the line, and to the right of the header that says Michael Jackson. Thats what I want. --Thompson.matthew 05:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm also sorry, yes, you're right of course, I have meant headings, not titles. --Petrus Adamus 20:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Petrus, one possible manual workaround for that, is to place the section heading decreases within  tags. They will only appear on the page (and therefore decrease the heading) when the page is transcluded. For a practical example, check the way the page Manual:Installation_requirements is constructed (this page used to be transcluded into another page here at MediaWiki, but no longer is...). Hamilton Abreu 21:27, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is able, nevertheless this solution would have two weak points: 1) The same article can be included to different level places of other articles (under headings of various level) and there is no ability to reflect it. 2) The solution is quite intransparent and inelegant, many users wouldn't understand at all what does it mean and thus would be afraid of editing the article. --Petrus Adamus 21:54, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Correct. It's not a solution. It's just a manual workaround that may help, at times. Hamilton Abreu 04:10, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Broken LocalSettings.php

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.1.8
 * MySQL version: 5.0.89
 * URL:

Hello! I followed all the instructions and successfully manually installed MediaWiki, created a user and edited some pages, but a wee accident destroyed LocalSettings.php when I tried to enable Image Uploading. I had no backup :(

I have tried re-installing MediaWiki even to the point of dropping and recreating the wikidb but to no avail.

browsing to file:///pathtowiki/config/index.php yields "Can't write config file, aborting"

How can I get MediaWiki up again from this disaster?

Many Thanks

cameron.duffy[nospamplease]@hotmail.com —114.78.176.215 13:45, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * You need to adjust permissions for config/. Max Semenik 14:11, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

want to redirect a different page when user is not logged in

 * MediaWiki version:
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

When user is not logged in, then it redirect to the same index.php page, but I want to redirect to a different page such as login.php which is a copy of index.php file. Please let me know how to configure the redirection (using Apache). Thanks.

how can I upload my wiki on the web?
It's on a server, but how do I put it on the web? Please help,

—216.205.224.64 18:55, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Please read Installation. Hamilton Abreu 04:16, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Problem whis the Database

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.5
 * MySQL version: 5.1.22
 * URL: http://www.wikipedia-fuer-angehoerige.de

I make a update to 1.15.1

Now:

Es ist ein Datenbankfehler aufgetreten. Der Grund kann ein Timeout sein, der Ausfall eines Servers oder auch ein Programmierfehler. Die letzte Datenbankabfrage lautete:

(SQL-Abfrage versteckt)

aus der Funktion „SpecialRecentChanges::doMainQuery“. MySQL meldete den Fehler „1146: Table 'usrdb_wiki.wikitag_summary' doesn't exist (localhost)“.

What is the Problem

—84.184.198.98 00:20, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Manual:Upgrading. Max Semenik 07:58, 14 January 2010 (UTC)