Thread:Extension talk:LDAP Authentication/PHP Class error./reply (7)

So... I've had this rant on a few lists too. Debian MediaWiki packages are evil. They backport security fixes, but only security fixes we identify in newer versions of MediaWiki. Once a version of MediaWiki is out of support, we no longer patch it. There may be numerous security bugs in that version of MediaWiki that are unidentified.

Also, most extension authors don't test against versions of MediaWiki that old. I don't. The extension should work, but there isn't any guarantee. AuthPlugin has existed since MediaWiki 1.5, but it may be screwed up in Debian's package.

Bottom line: you really shouldn't use the Debian package. It won't likely save you much time, you'll likely run into issues that the devs might not be able to help with, and it is ancient.

Usually the issue you are having is caused by some php file being corrupt or broken...