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Generate TOC from one page on another page

 * MediaWiki 1.13.2
 * PHP 5.2.10-pl0-gentoo (apache2handler)
 * MySQL 5.0.70-log

In short, I've got a page that includes a link to a target page. I'd like to include the TOC of the target page underneath the link to the target page so it acts like a jump table into the page. Is there an automatic way to do this, or am I stuck making and updating links manually? Thanks.

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.

How to add product feeds from affiliates?
MediaWiki 1.15.0 PHP 5.2.9 MySQL 5.1.33 URL local

i would like to include product feeds from affiliate networks on my website Klusopedia. Can this be implemented and how? My affiliate network offers xml and csv feeds.

Thanks

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

</* generated javascript */

what could be generating that character "<"?

sounds like HTML vs XHTML but how it could be fixed?

In MediaWiki what could be parsing anything before actually parsing any page, this character '<' is appended before any page, in the editor, just everywhere on the top of the page before the wiki actually parsing the page content

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?

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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

Headings in included articles

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.0-8+etch16 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.32-Debian_7etch11-log
 * URL: http://www.wikiskripta.eu

There is a logical need to decrease heading levels (position when embedded + 1) of included articles in Wikiskripta. Does it exist any extension sorting the problem out? Maybe it should be reported like a bug, surely also in other Wiki-projects would be logical and useful to decrease the indluded heading levels.

Text of the article
 * Article A

Heading
Text under the heading.

Text of the article.
 * Article B

Heading
Text under the heading.

This is a new combined article.
 * Combined article

Subheading of the combined article
This is a new combined article.
 * Present interpretation of the combined article

Heading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

Subheading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

This is a new combined article.
 * Correct interpretation of the combined article

Heading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

Subheading of the combined article
Text of the article

Heading
Text under the heading.

--Petrus Adamus 16:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, could you try explain that again? By Title, I mean the header. For example, go on Wikipedia and type Michael Jackson. See how the Padlock appears above the line, and to the right of the header that says Michael Jackson. Thats what I want. --Thompson.matthew 05:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm also sorry, yes, you're right of course, I have meant headings, not titles. --Petrus Adamus 20:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Petrus, one possible manual workaround for that, is to place the section heading decreases within  tags. They will only appear on the page (and therefore decrease the heading) when the page is transcluded. For a practical example, check the way the page Manual:Installation_requirements is constructed (this page used to be transcluded into another page here at MediaWiki, but no longer is...). Hamilton Abreu 21:27, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is able, nevertheless this solution would have two weak points: 1) The same article can be included to different level places of other articles (under headings of various level) and there is no ability to reflect it. 2) The solution is quite intransparent and inelegant, many users wouldn't understand at all what does it mean and thus would be afraid of editing the article. --Petrus Adamus 21:54, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Correct. It's not a solution. It's just a manual workaround that may help, at times. Hamilton Abreu 04:10, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

want to redirect a different page when user is not logged in

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

When user is not logged in, then it redirect to the same index.php page, but I want to redirect to a different page such as login.php which is a copy of index.php file. Please let me know how to configure the redirection (using Apache). Thanks.

Question about names and emails

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

I am a Volunteer at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and we were thinking about starting a MediaWiki and I had a question about the collection of names and emails. For all the members/users that would register under our MediaWiki, would we have access to their names and email addresses for organization purposes?

Please contact me at intern2@christopherreeve.org

Thank you

Help with two errors

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL: www.basilicatawiki.it

Hi, I've two errors on my mediawiki website www.basilicatawiki.it

"Fatal error: Call to a member function isListed on a non-object in /web/htdocs/www.basilicatawiki.it/home/includes/SpecialPage.php on line 210"
 * The first mistake is about the Latex. Why it doesn't work on my site? It seems it doesn't write something...
 * Se second error is in the homepage. I cannot access on the special page and everytime I receive this sentence:

What I have to do? Please help me... Sorry for disturb, Regards

Gaetano Massari gcm981@yahoo.it

Apache HTTP Server Crashes When Trying To Access Preferences

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.0
 * PHP version: PHP5_SE (Version 5.3.0)
 * MySQL version: MySQL5_SE (Version 5.1.35)
 * URL: This is local

Why does the Apache HTTP Server crash each time I try to access Special: Preferences page? Yet the Mowes Portable interface shows that Apache is running? Thanks.

-Alex

Active Spell-Checking As I Edit Pages Doesn't Work Consistently

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.2.11
 * MySQL version: 5.0.89-community-log
 * URL: secret

I'm having trouble with spell-checking. I used to access my wiki through a couple of different computers, and it used to be that on one of them spell-checking worked fine while on the other it never worked. Now it doesn't work anywhere - that is, active spell-checking as I type in my wiki. I figure this facility must be browser-dependent (somehow) but I don't know how it works so I don't know how to change its behaviour. I really like having an active/constant spellchecker and I miss it.

Anyone have any idea how to consistently keep spellchecking working?

—99.254.11.16 17:01, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Governance Problem for Wiki on Intranet
I'm in charge of creating a corporate wikipedia as part of my companies' intranet. We have specific "legal" definitions for terms (or translations) but would like to enable users to post additional information on a wiki post. Does mediawiki allow for a "locked down" section of the page and possibly an "open section" as well. I.e. user looks up the word "Paper" and is given the 'official definition' which is locked (uneditable), such as "instrument for recording information" followed by an open section that users may upload details to explain such as "folded in xyz manner, makes a great projectile."
 * MediaWiki version:
 * PHP version:
 * MySQL version:
 * URL:

If I've missed a solution in the FAQ or manual please direct me.

Thanks in advance for helping. Ben —208.67.168.72 22:00, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * You could transclude a second page into the protected page. Your official definition would be fully protected and the open section would be another page transcluded on that page. Users who edit that section would then be editing the unprotected page, and they'll actually return to that second page after editing. That might be seen as odd by people who don't understand why it's set up that way, but I'm not aware of any decent alternatives. Reach Out to the Truth 00:03, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Access problem RESOLVED

 * MediaWiki version: 1.13.5
 * PHP version: 5.2.12-pl0-gentoo
 * MySQL version: 5.0.84-log
 * URL: intenaet only, sorry

I want to restrict access for users who aren't logged in and restrict creation of users by themselves. I followed the manual and added the following section to LocalSettings.php But any anonymous user still can create account from login page. I don't know if it's a bug or my mistake, I'm not so familiar with php. Thanks in advance. And how do you do this frame around the code? —192.115.215.60 15:12, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

-192.115.215.60 15:50, 6 March 2010 (UTC) Common typo :(

Autosave link

 * MediaWiki version: 1.14.0
 * PHP version: 5.2.5 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.26
 * URL: Intranet-only

Is there a way to make a link that automatically makes an edit? I found on Manual:Parameters_to_index.php how to use the &action=edit command and the &preload=PAGE command to take users to an edit page with stuff already filled out. However, many people using my wiki don't know much about computers and will navigate away from the page without clicking the save button. I tried adding variations on &wpSave=true and &autoclick=save, but none of those worked. Thank you! —198.103.172.9 14:23, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Embed a Google Form in a MediaWiki Page

 * MediaWiki version: 1.15.1
 * PHP version: 5.1.6 (apache2handler)
 * MySQL version: 5.0.77
 * URL: N/A - Intranet

Hello - I'm trying to set up a wiki where we have a Google Docs form embedded in a wiki page. I'm fairly new to this system and I tried simply pasting in the embed code, but that didn't work. I've seen that there is a "widget" for Google forms, but my sysadmin is a bit skeptical about using that 3rd party plugin and thinks there must be an easier way to do this. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks!

—140.239.58.226 21:34, 9 March 2010 (UTC)