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= Miscellaneous (unsorted) Issues =


 * 1) REDIRECT == 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.

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

help>questions). What is the code that the path infix in the page?

thanks for help


 * Do you mean using subpages? What sort of path do you mean? Wikademia

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

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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

What's the best way to create a survey that preserves all data

 * A series of questions
 * Participants have to respond with a 1-5 (or skip)
 * Must preserve all data-- we need each response to each question by each participant.
 * All results must be easily exportable to .csv (or similar format)
 * About 100-500 questions, needs to be able to hand thousands of participants

All things being equal, we'd prefer to do this in Mediawiki itself, for maximum transparency. But expedience is import too.

Should I use MediaWiki for this? If so, how? I know there are some poll, quiz, and survey extensions, but what would be easy, stable, and quickly get the job done?

If Mediawiki isn't a good fit, what should I use instead? Any standard cgi software to use in a case like this? Or a free web service, provided it can really do what's necessary.

Please help-- it's for a good cause. --Alecmconroy 12:31, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

link from internal wiki to file on internal server

 * MediaWiki version: 1.11.1
 * PHP version: 5.1.2 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.18
 * URL: (the wiki is only available on intranet)

Is there a way to link from an internal wiki to an internal server? Example: the wiki is located on server X. I want to link to a file in server Y.  Both servers are within the same internal network.

I have tried

[\\serverY\support\FILE.xlsx] -AND-

but neither work. Is this even possible?

—128.187.0.164 22:55, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Why is the first letter of all usernames automatically capitalized, and how can I undo this setting?

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

What is the reasoning behind making the first letter of all usernames automatically capitalized, and how can I undo this setting in the wiki my group is using? Thanks.

—128.227.207.154 18:29, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
 * You could set $wgCapitalLinks or if using MediaWiki 1.16 $wgCapitalLinkOverrides -- Bryan ( talk|commons ) 14:54, 20 October 2009 (UTC)


 * $wgCapitalLinks doesn't have any effect on usernames in 1.15. —Emufarmers(T 06:20, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

Internal Links in a new window
Does anyone know of a way (new syntax perhaps?) that allows for internal links to open up in another window? I prefer not to modify code that affects all internal links, only those that we want. Is this even possible? I know in html you can use target="_new" or "_blank" to  tags. Would love a Wikitext equivalent. 06:38, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki version: All
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

Image deletion
Hi, could an admin delete ]. I uploaded it to the wrong wiki. Samuell 02:16, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Is it possible to create, edit, and view MediaWiki pages in an offline environment?
I find MediaWiki syntax useful for managing information, and I would like to make files in this environment for my own use. I have no need to host such files online. Is there a way to create, edit, and view wiki pages which live on my home computer, rather than pages that are hosted at a URL? I am using Ubuntu 9.04, and I downloaded MediaWiki today, via Synaptic Package Manager. Any assistance is appreciated. Thank you.—MW Question 20:38, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Mistakenly created Mediawiki.org page

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

Please delete http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Powertech_Labs and the Category SDTC.

Sorry

—24.80.112.29 00:34, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Removing large amount of spam user accounts
Our wiki's been dormant for a while, and lots of spam users have signed up for accounts. We've since implemented reCAPTCHA for signups, but would now like to remove all the old accounts. Googling reveals Extension:User Merge and Delete, but this is still a fair amount of work (we've got >1000 spam accounts). However, none of them have any contributions; is there a way to remove all accounts with no contributions? Or is there anything else we can do? Cheers, Alex Muller  10:10, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki version: 1.14.0
 * PHP version: 5.2.10-pl0-gentoo (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.70-log
 * URL: http://ystv.york.ac.uk/wiki/
 * I solved this using iMacros with Firefox - it's not a MediaWiki solution, but it worked. Here's my script:

VERSION BUILD=6240709 RECORDER=FX TAB T=1 TAB CLOSEALLOTHERS SET !DATASOURCE user.csv SET !DATASOURCE_COLUMNS 1 SET !LOOP 1 SET !DATASOURCE_LINE URL GOTO=http://ystv.york.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Special:UserMerge TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=ACTION:http://ystv.york.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Special:UserMerge ATTR=NAME:olduser CONTENT= TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:TEXT FORM=ACTION:http://ystv.york.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Special:UserMerge ATTR=NAME:newuser CONTENT=Anonymous TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:CHECKBOX FORM=ACTION:http://ystv.york.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/Special:UserMerge ATTR=ID:deleteuser CONTENT=YES TAG POS=1 TYPE=INPUT:SUBMIT FORM=ID:usermergeform ATTR=VALUE:Mergeuser
 * Alex Muller  17:45, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

strange behavior of nl.wikt
I was trying to edit the page "delfstof" at nl.wiktionary and the server does not accept my edit, even though it accepts other changes. I do not know where to report this. Seems like a server problem


 * nl:wikt:Gebruiker:Jcwf

Jcwf 17:38, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

[[File:cannot open "my preference" page ... ]]

 * MediaWiki version: mediawiki-1.15.1
 * PHP version: php-5.3.0-Win32-VC6-x86
 * PostgreSQL version: postgresql-8.4.1-1-windows
 * URL: built within LAN, cannot access from Internet
 * Apache: apache_2.2.14-win32-x86-openssl-0.9.8k

I had just install MediaWiki (in Chinese) which can be accessed within a LAN, and I can create new users, access it with the newly created user, and it seems all working well except: while clicking the "My preferences" (in Chinese is "我的参数设置") on the TOP of the page, I just got a fault page displaying: Internet Explorer can not display the page ("Internet Explorer 无法显示该网页").

Is there anyone who can tell me how to solve this problem?

PS: The user running the apache service has the proper rights to read/write(executive) within the main web directive (i.e. ).

—Buyun 14:02, 31 October 2009 (UTC)