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edit links for Protected page are not showing with api

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.9
 * MySQL version: 5.0.77
 * URL (Local Server)

Hi, All I'm trying to parse a page which need login condition to edit. I successfully logged in the mediawiki via api. An d try to open a protected page with following link, $h=@fopen("http://path/to/mediawiki/api.php?action=parse&page=".$pagename."&format=xml", "r"); But the output have not any edit link.

404 for non-logged in users

 * MediaWiki	1.15.1 (r59167)
 * PHP	5.2.10 (cgi-fcgi)
 * MySQL	5.0.51a-community-nt
 * URL: (private network)
 * Win2k/IIS5 (using php5isapi.dll)

Many links result in a 404 error, if the user tries to navigate as a non-logged in user. As soon as they log in, everything is then fine...

Resolved: 404 when using short url

 * MediaWiki: 1.11.0
 * PHP: 5.2.5 (cgi-fcgi)
 * MySQL: 5.0.67.d7-ourdelta-log
 * URL: www.jainkosh.org

Hello, I have been trying to use short url for my wiki by following instructions at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL/wiki/Page_title_--_no_root_access but could not achieve the results. My server is Apache and my wiki is saved at htdocs\Mediawiki. I have tried saving the .htaccess file in htdocs\Mediawiki, htdocs\, htdocs\sample_html, htdocs\Mediawiki\sample_html, but it didn't work. Whenever I tried to go to www.jainkosh.org/wiki/Main_Page, it throws error 404, page not found. This is what I have put in my .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^wiki/(.*)$ /Mediawiki/index.php?title=$1 [PT,L,QSA] RewriteRule ^wiki/*$ /Mediawiki/index.php [L,QSA] RewriteRule ^/*$ /Mediawiki/index.php [L,QSA]

Can you please help me in getting this working?

Thanks a lot, Vikas

I tried the same settings on Godaddy.com server and it worked fine there. Somehow on my localhost it didn't work and was giving 404. Works great on the godaddy server.

(Resolved) Error 404 Page Not Found - MediaWiki Install on IIS 6.0, PHP, Windows 2003, FastCGI
I had some trouble resolving the error 404 Page Not Found Resolution IIS virtual directory configuration: On Home Directory tab, click on Configuration and add Application Extension Mapping for php. The entry must be ".php" and "C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\fcgiext.dll" for FastCGI, otherwise use c:\php\php5isapi.dll. My version of fcgiext.ini had incorrect [Types] section... Should be (verify php path on your install) [Types] php=PHP

[PHP] ExePath=C:\PHP\php-cgi.exe InstanceMaxRequests=10000 ActivityTimeout=600 RequestTimeout=600 EnvironmentVars=PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS:10000,PHPRC:C:\PHP\

Also, http://blog.tjitjing.com/index.php/2006/05/php5-with-iis6-on-windows-server-2003.html was very helpful.

Can I link files directly off my server to our wiki page, or must they be uploaded?

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

Is it possible for me to link files from my server to MediaWiki without uploading them. We have an extensive database of projects we would like to incorporate into the our wiki site but do not want to duplicate all those files by uploading them.

Signatures don't work properly on 1.15.1
Also asked here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Signatures#Invalid_links_in_signatures_-_MediaWiki_1.15.1.

I just realized that ~ is creating links to SomeUserName and not User:SomeUserName. Is this a known MediaWiki bug? Is there a fix and/or workaround?


 * HELP! Anyone?

Something similar to early WikiWords?
Hey, I'm setting up a wiki right now and i need to know if it is possible to create variables/functions for strings in wiki articles and pages?
 * MediaWiki: 1.14.0

e.g. wikipage Some text on the page And even more text. So now i know for sure that ppl at my company filling the wiki will miss to add links to other pages from time to time. I just want to make sure that the links to other pages that exist will be created. So i need to know if it's possible (maybe using MagicWords) if i set the string text as a variable for the function text. I have no idea how to do that and if it is even possible :).

TOC/Numbered List Formatting Bug

 * MediaWiki version: 1.12.0 and 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.1.6 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.27
 * URL: http://wiki.electronicvisions.com/index.php/Formatbug

There is a formatting bug when a left aligned TOC has a numbered list to its right. The indentations don't appear to occur and the numbers themselves are located within the TOC box.

I tried upgrading to 1.15.1 to see if it had been fixed but it looked the same. (I then went back to 1.12.0 because I was having trouble convincing 1.15.1 to allow page edits, but that's likely my issue)

Here's the simple code that my example page uses to test it:

Special notice text

Sample Section Heading

 * First item in an indented, numbered list
 * Second item in an indented, numbered list
 * Third item in an indented, numbered list

Another Sample Heading
Blah, blah, blah

NS Name appears in category titles in MW 1.16a
MediaWiki 1.16alpha PHP 5.2.11 (cgi-fcgi) MySQL 5.0.67-userstats-log

On a page listing categories, the categories appears with "Category:" in front of the category name, such as:


 * Category:Beverages


 * Category:Beef Dishes

I can't find anything to indicate that this is the way MW 1.16a is designed to work, and I can't find anything to configure the category namespace name so that it doesn't appear. I looked at and experimented with Sort, but I think I understand correctly that Sort has nothing to do with our issue. This behavior is very difficult to describe in words, so please see the Recipes category page on our wiki and see how the subcategories (in this case) are set out.

I can't imagine when this redundancy could be helpful or wanted. In any event, where is this new behavior coming from? And how can I configure our wiki so that the category namespace name "Category:" does not appear in front of each category name on a category page? (Did I say that right -- lol?) THANK you! Brian7632416 17:47, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I expect the reason this has not been noticed is that Wikimedia uses the CategoryTree extension, which alters the appearance of the subcategory links. You might like to try installing that extension on your wiki.  Happy ‑ melon 18:51, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Oddity with test wiki on Apache

 * MediaWiki version: SVN build
 * PHP version: 5.28
 * MySQL version:
 * URL: http://IPaddress

I just installed MediaWiki and it works well, but for some reason, when I edit, it does not display my IP in page histories, only 192.168.1.1, why is this? —82.42.145.228 01:06, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Includes without { {Templates:*}}

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.10 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.81-community
 * URL: Sorry it's password protected: http://dorf4.max-greive.de

I want to ask you how it is possible to include a normal page (!not a template) in any site like done in http://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Project:Support_desk&action=edit. In my wiki if I'm using  the Interpreter makes  out of it. (Vorlage == Template  It's a german wiki)

If the heading is bad (as i think) please change it.

Sorry for my bad english but it's really difficult for me to describe such problem in english. :(

PS.: I've recognized that this wiki does the same with my question. If I wrote it shows

--87.245.29.51 12:02, 2 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I think basically you just add a : before the page name, like this: . -kotra 08:58, 3 January 2010 (UTC)


 * As Kotra pointed out, simply prefix the page you want to include with it's namespace. If you wanted to transclude Beans from mainspace you'd use -> . The help page goes over this. OverlordQ 12:44, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Adding page title illegal characters
How does one add additional illegal characters for page titles to the default ones? I wish to make "&" and "+" illegal due to the "Ampersand problem" (the non-.htaccess fix [I can't access .htaccess] at Manual:Short URL/Ampersand solution didn't work for me).
 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.6 (cgi-fcgi)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.67-log
 * URL: http://portlandwiki.org

I've fiddled around with Manual:$wgLegalTitleChars, but it appears only capable of adding legal characters, not illegal characters.

Thanks for any help! -kotra 08:53, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Just copy $wgLegalTitleChars into LocalSettings and remove the ones you want to make illegal. Mr.Z-man 04:14, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

(RESOLVED) Text editor for admins and guests are different...(admin one is worse)

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1 (latest at this time)
 * PHP version: 5.2.11
 * MySQL version: 5.0.85-community
 * URL: http://www.grindsquad.co.cc/fablesolace/wiki/

Hi, for some strange reason, when I'm logged in as the administrator, the article editor is not like the one when you don't log in (the one with the bar on top with B, I, etc. Also, the box for the textediting is very small, maybe 4 rows I think.

Is there some option I need to turn on?

Thanks -Tony, pro.4.life@live.com

—71.141.99.93 03:31, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I fixed it, i just went to preferences -> edit

Disable right-click

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.9
 * MySQL version: 5.0.77
 * URL (Local Server)

Hello, I want to disable the right-click in my mediawiki, but I don´t find a way to disable it. Because the wiki is in our Intranet my boss ask me to disable it. Can yomebody tell me how I can make it?

—91.52.137.227 13:43, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Scripts to disable right clicks can be found all over the web, which you could place in MediaWiki:Common.js. I can't think of any situation where that would be a good idea though. What is the purpose of this? Preventing people from viewing the page source? People can easily get around those limitations, and the MediaWiki software provides a page where they can view the wikitext as well. Meanwhile, it will annoy people who may have legitimate reasons to right-click the page. Not worth the hassle. If someone's using the source of your organization's web pages for nefarious purposes, that should be dealt with by the appropriate people in your organization. Reach Out to the Truth 16:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * You can try it with the following code in the MediaWiki:Common.js
 * function click
 * if (event.button==2)
 * alert('Pustekuchen!')
 * }
 * }
 * document.onmousedown=click
 * When somebody use the right mouse button, then he will get an alert with the text "Pustekuchen".
 * document.onmousedown=click
 * When somebody use the right mouse button, then he will get an alert with the text "Pustekuchen".

-- RacoonyRE 09:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)