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Mediawiki Appliance Version 1.13.20 Problems
Downloaded rPath Mediawiki Appliance, Running it on VMwear PLayer but can't find the localsettings.php file to edit.

Can't find much documentation. Any help or documentation would be great!

HUGE Troubles in mediawiki 1.14.0
my bureau/admin account can not access Restricted special pages WHY?????????

MW 1.14.0 PHP Version 5.2.9 MySQL Version 5.0.67-community


 * What error message is given? Wikademia

Untitled
Hello! My name is Pilar and I'm an extranet oficer suporting now our extranet development project.One of the things we are thinking to add media wiki to our extranet as BT did. Now I couldn't find any information about whether media wiki can be implemented with a password regulated site as an extranet. Another question is can we get an media wiki expert some where to support with instalation and training us on how to manage the site? All this information here is quite heavy and difficult to understand for not developers minds.
 * MediaWiki version: media wiki
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

Extension Licensing Guidelines
I was wondering if there were licensing guidelines for extensions. I am combined several extensions with MediaWiki and noticed that some of the extensions have licenses that are incompatible with other extensions (e.g. Affero v.3 with a majority of extensions under GPL v.2). There are also several extensions that have no license indicated--is there a default license if you are coding for combination with MediaWiki? I was wondering if there was already guidance or if there could be some written on these topics. Thanks.

Unable to view the php created

 * MediaWiki version: 1.11.0
 * PHP version: 5.2.5
 * MySQL version: -
 * URL:

I have installed PHP and also made the necessary changes to the IIS. Still I am unable to view the .php file I created in the C:\Inetpub\wwwroot folder. Everytime I try to view the file using the browse option I get an error saying I am unauthorised to view that page.

I do have administrative rights and installed it using the same.

Thanks in advance Maya

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...

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 * 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

Server?
Do I need a server to host the site myself or does WikiMedia Provide me with one? Thankyou, Micheal 2009 17:31, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * You need a server. —Emufarmers(T 20:00, 10 June 2009 (UTC)


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

Hello, Within the framework of a project for a company, I will wish to set up a Wiki. Would I like to know if it is possible to do it in a virtual machine (a server 2008 with Hyper-V in fact)? Did you already test? So yes did you encounter particular problems?

Thank you in advance

—Steph130685 15:17, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Installation Error (php issues?)

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.0
 * PHP version: 5.2.9-2
 * MySQL version: 5.1.35
 * URL:

Currently having an issue when installing MediaWiki on a Windows 2008 Server that uses Apache 2.2.11. Upon entering the details to setup the wiki, I get the following produced in the web browser and then an error screen:

Checking environment...

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* PHP 5.2.9-2 installed * Found database drivers for: MySQL * PHP server API is apache2handler; ok, using pretty URLs (index.php/Page_Title) * Have XML / Latin1-UTF-8 conversion support. * Session save path (C:\Windows\Temp) appears to be valid. * PHP's memory_limit is 128M. * Couldn't find Turck MMCache, eAccelerator, APC or XCache; cannot use these for object caching. * GNU diff3 not found. * Found GD graphics library built-in, image thumbnailing will be enabled if you enable uploads. * Installation directory: C:\htdocs\wiki.webdaemon.com.au   * Script URI path: * Installing MediaWiki with php file extensions

In Firefox I get the error that it was a "Connection Interruption" and in IE is just "Cannot display webpage". I had a look at the server's Event log and had found this:

* Faulting application httpd.exe, version 2.2.11.0, time stamp 0x493f5d44, faulting module php5ts.dll, version 5.2.9.9, time stamp 0x49dda255, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x0000ac7a, process id 0x1600, application start time 0x01c9ed6f49f186c5.

This type of error occurs on a Windows XP install as well using only slightly older versions of PHP, Apache and MySQL. What should I do to rectify this issue and get MediaWiki to install correctly?

—220.233.207.136 05:11, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Is your server able to run other PHP software without any problems? If so, file a bug; if not, the problem lies with your WAMP configuration. —Emufarmers(T 04:25, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Create an account: how to get the "By email" button ?

 * MediaWiki 	1.16alpha
 * PHP 	5.2.8 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL 	5.1.30-community

Hello. I do not have the "By email" button in the create account form.

In LocalSettings.php the email config looks like: $wgEnableEmail     = true; $wgEnableUserEmail = true; # UPO $wgEmergencyContact = "admin@localhost"; $wgPasswordSender = "admin@localhost"; $wgEnotifUserTalk = true; # UPO $wgEnotifWatchlist = true; # UPO $wgEmailAuthentication = true;

—almaghi 12:32, 16 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I think this feature might have been replaced by the ConfirmAccount extension. I can't remember off the top of my head.  If you think it's a bug, you should report it at bugzilla. Happy ‑ melon 12:31, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry it was my mistake because the feature is there, I was probably not registered at that moment. --almaghi 12:57, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Issues printing my wiki articles
Mediawiki, PHP, and MySQL are all latest.

When I try to print my wiki articles, the images are too big and are cut off. Is there an option somewhere to resize images when the "print this page" option is invoked? --165.86.81.20 03:43, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Restore wiki

 * MediaWiki version: i don't know (but can check it if you tell me how)
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL: www.abnaale.org/wiki

My wiki was hacked (at least index page). Is there a way to restore it, if all the DB is ok.

—192.118.32.80 10:50, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * If the database is ok, just repair the php files (probably safest to overwrite them all with fresh versions from a release or SVN), change the database password for safety, and continue as normal. Happy ‑ melon 14:27, 6 July 2009 (UTC)