Manual talk:$IP

LocalSettings
The file LocalSettings.php has the paragraph if( defined( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' ) ) { $IP = MW_INSTALL_PATH; } else { $IP = dirname( __FILE__ ); } Should this paragraph be edited for the setting up of the mediawiki?
 * 1) If you customize your file layout, set $IP to the directory that contains
 * 2) the other MediaWiki files. It will be used as a base to locate files.

Should the string be substituted to some sequence of characters, specific for the custom server?

Should the string be substituted to some sequence of characters, specific for the custom server?

Can this setting be responsible for the error message Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert):

Is it possible to put the answers in the article?

Such an explanation would help to indicate the path in such a way that the mediawiki finds the programs it needs. Tori 19:07, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * is a constant. It must not be changed. dirname is a php function, which automatically returns the right sequence of characters. The block of code is fine as it is. :-)