[01:07:25] Hola! [01:07:52] I was wondering is there an easy way to do member of for ldap authentication on mediawiki? [01:08:43] So that one can require ldap membership of a group [01:10:40] I looked at the documentation here http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LDAP_Authentication/AD_Configuration_Examples … And it doesn’t provide for group membership [01:11:09] appologies in advance if this is not the right channel for this question [01:11:46] if it is not any direction to the appropriate resource(s) would be appreciated. [01:12:20] vogonpoetry_: This is the right place, I'm afraid most of the people who might answer could be away for a while [01:12:25] I'd suggest sticking around [01:12:57] Ah sticking around sound like fun!!! [01:13:28] Drinks on me! [01:19:37] vogonpoetry_: best person to ask is probably Ryan_Lane, but he doesn't appear to be online right now [01:24:12] Ah so what are the chances that if I lurk I’ll get an answer… [01:24:23] Again all virtual drinks are on me [01:24:34] * vogonpoetry_ gives legoktm a virtual beer [04:10:23] I have a change I would like to se happen. Where should I ask for it to happen. My suggestion is :I propose that on the watchlist, under the line for selecting a namespace, their is a box that can be ticked so that only unveiwed changes appear [04:28:16] NG39: Please do not ping random people in the channel. [04:28:26] That is not a good method for getting attention. [04:28:31] !bugzilla | NG39 [04:28:31] NG39: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ [06:18:54] 'ello [06:20:54] So far, so good. I have a few questions concerning the mediaWiki mySQL DB, does anyone feel inclined to help? Or maybe, redirect me to a place I could get help with that? =) [06:25:41] welp. seems not [06:36:44] anyone awake in here, or is this just an idling channel? [06:38:38] -.- [07:31:23] retry. hellooo? [07:32:41] Lhug: hi [07:32:44] !ask [07:32:44] Please feel free to ask your question: if anybody who knows the answer is around, they will surely reply. Don't ask for help or for attention before actually asking your question, that's just a waste of time – both yours and everybody else's. :) [07:34:27] I am having problems with the mediawikis SQL database - there seem to be no foreign keys referenced. I wonder now - do i have to add these manually or are they intentionally not added? [07:35:37] Lhug: that's intentional [07:35:44] well, are you using mysql? [07:37:28] legoktm: yes I am - which is why I found this =) I was checking the database and found several entries in the user tables which pointed to nonexistent users. a quick check showed that no key is referenced, even though the basic SQL file comments these as Fkeys. [07:38:21] Lhug: yes, they're intentionally not proper foreign keys....why are users disappearing out of your database? [07:39:28] I think they have been deleted normally, though it seems that the former admin used to directly edit the database rather than use the provided UI [07:39:47] :/ [07:40:12] that's not a good idea [07:41:40] Yes I see that ;) he also added some entries directly, which of course leads to fun results when using special characters like ä. So, if I get this right, I should not add the fkey values bu rahter cleanup the database as possible and then refer to the UI for changes? [07:44:20] exactly [07:46:43] good, this saves some time =) will having unreferenced entries cause problems later on, or are they safe? I mean, users who are referenced in user_groups but no longer exist in users should be okay, but what about pages? [07:49:41] I don't know about pages, it could cause trouble later on, with maint scripts or API queries [07:50:38] okay thanks a lot =) if i could upvote, i'd give you at least +3 for the help =) have a nice weekend [10:02:14] Hello again. Can someone help me with a Problem concerning the image gallery? Some pictures are not being displayed, some seem to be broken and some are wointing to the wrong picture [10:03:45] or rather, images in MediaWiki in general, there's more to it than just the gallery [10:06:54] Lhug: can you give a link to an example? [10:09:16] sadly no, this is on a local system, since I am supposed to redo the entire thing locally before we reup it. And that's where the prolem is i think =) I got a backup of the entire filesystem, and it's from v. 1.9 to the local .. what is it... 1.23 i think [10:11:04] can give detailed description, however =) [10:15:01] Damn look at the time. Will check back later, if anyone can or will help. [11:11:51] Hi! [11:12:08] I've got a question concerning account confirmation via email [11:12:47] we moved our server and now every new user gets an error message (mailer error) [11:13:22] I know that we have to change some settings but I don't know where and how :( [11:44:20] Hi [11:46:25] Is there a way to easily migrate a mediawiki from german to english, without having to modify things like [[Kategorie:Foo]] to [[Category:Foo]] manually? [11:47:10] english names always work [11:47:58] (for builtin namespaces) [11:48:24] otherwise special: links would all break [11:50:08] Yes I know they work as a fallback. But in my case it's the otherway round. After a migration i would have german annotations in an english wiki [11:55:14] No [11:55:22] You'd need to use a bot/script to change them [11:58:20] Hmm, it seems like our wiki's owner migrated it to a new server - everything seems to work fine except the confirmaccount extension - I tried to reinstall it but I still end up with that error message "mailer error" :( Do you guys have any idea how to fix that? [11:59:03] !mail [11:59:03] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/ [11:59:08] !email [11:59:08] For information about setting up email, see . For extensions, see [11:59:11] !debug [11:59:11] For information on debugging (including viewing errors), see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:How_to_debug . A list of related configuration variables is at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings#Debug.2Flogging [12:00:21] k, thx for the info :) [12:00:39] thx reedy [12:01:26] btw: the third link (email extensions) is dead [12:02:23] No, it works fine [12:02:33] Your irc client is presuambly including the > at the end [12:03:16] aaaah, u're right; it translated it to %3E [12:03:19] sorry, my fault :D [12:06:27] hmmm; I'm not sure but I think it's the extension causing the problem and not the localsettings.php; I'm gonna try to reinstall it [12:07:08] I don't think that'll help [12:07:16] It's going to be mail config [12:07:25] Whether in LocalSettings or in your php config [12:07:49] but why do users get that error msg? does the extension check whether my config works or not? [12:08:03] Probably not [12:08:16] It'll just try and send an email and it'll break [12:08:18] /not work [12:09:18] I tried to create a new user; after having filled out the form (nickname, e-mail etc.) I receive that error msg [12:12:13] $wgEnableEmail = true; $wgEnableUserEmail = true; # UPO $wgEmergencyContact = "webmaster@XXX.org"; $wgPasswordSender = "webmaster@XXX.org"; $wgEnotifUserTalk = true; # UPO $wgEnotifWatchlist = true; # UPO $wgEmailAuthentication = true; [12:12:28] these are the localsetting's mail settings [12:12:37] where are your SMTP servers set etc? [12:12:47] that's the weird thing [12:13:18] I also thought that they would be necessary, but it seems like it worked without it before (on the old server) [12:13:59] but even with them I couldn't get around that error msg [12:14:53] Did you have a mail server installed locally before? [12:15:19] yup, there was one and there is one [12:15:46] but do you think I should try it with a free hoster just to check whether this is the problem? [12:15:54] no [12:15:56] like e.g. googlemail, gmx etc. [12:16:16] Did you enable the debugging stuff? [12:16:20] ? [12:16:24] !debug [12:16:24] For information on debugging (including viewing errors), see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:How_to_debug . A list of related configuration variables is at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings#Debug.2Flogging [12:16:32] Might give you a bit more info than just "mailer error" [12:18:07] hmm, but can it be a php or sql error? [12:20:39] !maildebug [12:20:43] hmm [12:20:48] thought there was one like that [12:20:51] :D [12:21:07] no one's perfect :D [12:22:40] What mail stuff have you installed? [12:23:38] mail stuff? [12:23:44] do you mean extensions? [12:23:56] php extensions, yeah [12:25:18] I sent you our wiki's 'version'-page [12:25:34] I don't think we display it there [12:26:34] hmm, now I gets obvious that I don't really know what I'm doing here :D [12:28:49] *it [12:29:31] maybe I should get back to the start again and explain my situation [12:32:12] The wiki was set up by someone who is not reachable anymore; everything worked fine. earlier this year, the wiki's operator decided to migrate the wiki to another server. I don't know how or why he did it. now he contacted me because of the malfunction [12:33:39] just now I received another email from the operator. it was the hosting provider who migrated everything without contacting us [12:35:26] I think there might be some "broken links" (noob language) that need to be fixed - could that be possible? [12:36:27] onkelunick: Can you maybe link us to the wiki, so we can see what's going on? [12:36:43] sure! it's mediaewiki.org [12:37:27] heh [12:37:32] onkelunick: Any examples of broken links? [12:37:32] You're using an ancient version of MediaWiki too [12:37:51] Pretty old PHP too [12:37:59] we've got no shell access so I didn't know how to update it [12:38:18] Tell your hosting provider to stop being noobs? [12:38:29] There is that [12:38:34] they broke it.. tell them to fix it [12:39:42] I could select php v5.5 but I don't think that it'll fix that particular problem - even if I know that I should always keep it updated [12:40:43] I just tried it - php errors everywhere :( [12:41:05] it might actually help [12:41:11] depending on the config of it [12:42:35] hmm; I get lots and lots of errors with all php versions newer than 5.2 [12:53:00] one last question before our provider gets a rage mail: would it be possible for users to create an account if the "confirmaccount" extension stays deactivated? [13:02:15] onkelunick: yeah [13:02:33] But MW presumably can't send other emails such as confirmation of signup [13:02:37] emailconfirmation [13:02:51] onkelunick: Also, updating MediaWiki will be helpful [13:03:01] Probably especially with PHP 5.3 errors [13:03:10] And maybe 5.4. [13:03:21] 5.5 I'm not sure we can help with [13:03:24] !php [13:03:24] MediaWiki is written in PHP. PHP's website is http://php.net. For a full list of MediaWiki requirements, see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation_requirements [13:03:37] That was less hilarious than I wanted [13:04:43] hmm seems like a lot of work to be done :D [13:04:55] Well yes. [13:04:59] but first of all: thanks guys! [15:59:45] hey guys, quick question about the searching [16:00:03] is there any way to have it search everything when you use the search box in top right corner [16:00:05] using Cirrus [16:00:38] i know if you just hit search and then check the Everything box it will do it there. but im lazy and want it to search everything by default when i use the search box in top right. [16:01:50] BeerSnob: I think that's controlled in your preferences. There's a section about what namespaces to search by default [16:03:11] oh awesome, i didnt even know that was there. [16:03:21] my google skills are lacking . thanks Vulpix [16:03:35] :) [16:05:36] Hello [16:06:58] I have submitted my proposal at my profile of FOSS OPW [16:07:44] Do I have to write it on my user page of mediawiki also? [16:18:50] Anyone there [16:23:03] a lot of people here, but maybe nobody able to answer your question [17:45:42] Does anybody know how to clone a wiki without the articles? So basically all the templates, changes to site-wide .css, scripts, everything but the articles. [17:54:52] t355u5: you can create an XML dump and then import the dump specifying all namespaces except namespace 0 [18:07:06] Vulpix: what about the users? I don't need users in the wiki. I have a wiki which I have nicely customized. Now I'd like to use it for a different wiki as well, but of course I don't care about the users and articles. I find it somewhat strange that there is no 'create wiki template dump option'. I can't be the only one who ever came across this requirement [18:08:40] what I find lame is the absence of a --namespace filter in dumpBackup.php [22:24:39] How can you configure a wiki to only let logged in users create articles [22:24:47] !access [22:24:47] For information on customizing user access, see . For common examples of restricting access using both rights and extensions, see . [22:25:02] thank you [23:16:57] hi guys this may seem like a joke of a request, but it isn't: is there a way to get mediawiki to work on sharepoint? [23:17:40] i can't begin to desribe how terrible their "wiki" is [23:18:17] they've opened up to jquery lately, maybe there is a way to make mediawiki work [23:18:24] admittedly a much harder problem [23:21:52] <^d> BLZbubba: I know it'll run on IIS, but I've never heard of embedding it in SharePoint.