[02:58:49] !backup [02:58:49] See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki for information about backing up your wiki. For restoring your wiki, see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Moving_a_wiki#Import_the_database_backup for more. If you don't have database access, try !grabber. [03:09:04] Dear all. Do you know how to redirect wiki to my old path? My first website's address is ciptamedia.org/wiki and now is changed to be wiki.ciptamedia.org. I want to redirect to the first one because the link didn't didn't work for the newest one. [04:25:30] beeyan: You do that at the Web server level. [04:25:37] But you already left. Oh well. [05:13:11] Fiona: you didn't get assigned a new nick in the reorg? ;) [05:13:47] :-) [05:13:51] Soon! [05:14:03] It seems like it's time [05:14:37] Aaron has been shifting his nick semi-randomly to *cat names [05:14:53] makes tab completion to ping him tricky [05:16:33] I'm going to write a script for it sooner or later [05:16:38] if he keeps it up [05:17:31] I'm too lazy to bother changing mine [05:18:05] except when greg types "bd808++". then I switch to bd809 for a minute or two [05:18:42] I just read https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T97341 [05:19:21] wikimedia.vs/nsa™ [05:19:21] marketing! [05:19:24] get your t-shirts [05:19:27] http://wikimedia.fail would be memorable. [05:21:01] dun dun dunnnnnn [05:21:21] * Fiona unsheathes her Katana. [05:26:39] Katana would be a decent nick. [11:57:26] Hi, is there a way to test if i'm logged in using mediawiki api? [12:34:12] Hi. I am trying to combine API:Users with API:Users to identify patterns in contributions by a list of users. [12:35:46] Sorry API:Users with API:Usercontribs. I faced a problem: There are instances of responses from to the two in which for the same username, the user ids are different. [12:37:20] For instance, username: Viajero has different user ids in API:Usercontribs and API:Users, which are respectively "25253" and "14002". [12:37:40] Does anyone know the reason for such differences? [12:37:46] What's the id in db? [13:13:29] Hi Dereckson, I don't know how to find the id in db. [13:22:35] there's no way that (future Lua-based versions of) commons' {{Creator}} and {{Institution}} templates could use some sort of secret handshake to pass a Wikidata item ID into an invocation of the (Lua-based version of) {{Authority control}}, is there? [13:22:51] (Is there an incantation to summon Scribunto experts?) [13:33:24] SamB_laptop: yes, it requires inventing a template slow enough to make [[Barack Obama]] timeout [13:48:54] hello [13:49:07] i have a problem with mediawiki API geolocation [13:49:13] can someone help me? [13:49:14] Hi Artificial, just ask! There is no need to ask if you can ask [13:49:38] ok, i am trying to get wikipedia articles around a specific location [13:49:48] when i use "en" wikipedia, it works [13:49:58] but if i try some other wikipedias it doesn't [13:50:28] example: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=geosearch&gsradius=5000&gscoord=46.0609689%7C14.484381430000001 [13:50:33] https://sl.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&list=geosearch&gsradius=5000&gscoord=46.0609689%7C14.484381430000001 [13:51:11] that is an example in Ljubljana (capital in Slovenia) where english gets a lot of results, but slovene (official language that has multiple geo-tagged pages around the location) returns nothing [13:52:51] i get results in german, french, czech, italian, ... but nothing in slovene or croation (neighbouring country) [14:00:14] is anyone here? [14:00:14] Hi Artificial, I am here, if you need anything, please ask, otherwise no one is going to help you... Thank you [14:00:51] * valhallasw hits wm-bot [14:01:23] Artificial: I'm not entirely sure, but I think it had something to do with the templates in use on a certain wiki [14:01:57] so i have to speak to sl.wikipedia administrators? [14:03:43] Yeah, https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predloga:Koord should probably use #coordinates [14:04:15] I think it's https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GeoData that's in use [14:06:05] and this: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:ADPOM would be the place to ask? [14:08:44] Artificial: I suppose -- I'm not sure. [14:09:00] Just 2 years since I told them :P https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogovor_o_predlogi:Koord [14:10:28] do you have to be an admin to do this? (can i do it? :) ) [14:12:22] Artificial: it's not protected and the local user was ok with it, just edit :) use the preview though [14:13:12] ok, ty for your help [14:27:18] is including "{{lua|Module:Coordinates}}" all that i have to do? [14:27:28] how long does it take for the changes to take effect? [14:53:24] Good morning. [14:54:29] I'm completely new to administrating wikis and after many attempts have been completely unsuccessful at installing media wiki for my website. I was hoping I might be able to get some assistance. [14:55:20] I have spent time with the installation guide, but unfortunately there are a number of aspects I simply don't understand. [15:01:21] Lots of people but no actual speaking? [15:03:25] I should say typing [15:03:58] !ask | lamont_ [15:03:58] lamont_: 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. :) [15:04:36] That makes perfect sense. : ) [15:05:22] I'm familiar with these sorts of communities, an I'm well aware that I'm the person no one wants to help because I don't have a specific question. But let me see if I can narrow it down some; [15:06:00] When I try to install mediawiki I get an error "DB connection error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) (localhost). Check the host, username and password and try again. " [15:06:24] I've read a couple of solutions to this error (googled it) but I don't understand the solutions. [15:06:56] That is to say they refer to processes that I'm not familiar with or utilities I haven't heard of. [15:07:04] lamont_: correction: you were the person no one *could* help, because you didn't have a question. :) [15:07:19] Fair enough! [15:07:26] So - did you check the host, username and password? [15:07:33] I don't know how to do that. [15:07:41] Aha. [15:07:54] You have to specify those in LocalSettings.php - do you know about that file? [15:08:36] The install script is supposed to generate that file, is it not? So if I can't get through the install script the file does not exist? Or am I missunderstanding? [15:09:06] Yes, it is. Perhaps it exists already, though. Check the main directory for your wiki, if you know where that is. [15:09:25] I do, and it doesn't. [15:09:35] What's there - anything? [15:10:09] Yup. Lots of stuff. Directories; admin, cache, docs, images, extensions . .etc. [15:10:13] Okay, great. [15:10:42] Do you have MySQL running on your server, and if so, do you know the host, username and password for it? [15:10:42] Various .php files and readmes, too. [15:11:32] I do have my SQL running. I have a MyBB bulletin board running which is what I want to add a wiki to. [15:11:57] Great - so you know the host, username and password? [15:12:06] I don't, however, know host, username and password. [15:12:39] Is that something my ISP would have? Or is that something I would have had to set up myself? [15:12:47] You should find those out. I don't know the answer to that. [15:13:06] is this a shared host? [15:13:52] I'm not sure what a shared host is. I have my web hosting through iPowerWeb, it's not my own server. [15:14:18] that sounds like shared hosting [15:14:32] And RobotsOnDrugs is an awesome username. (just sayin') [15:14:53] you'd have to contact them for help setting it up if you don't have direct database access [15:14:55] thanks [15:16:13] Okay. I'll give that another try. What will I do with this information once I have it? [15:16:34] you should be able to run the installer once you have all the information [15:16:58] unless you had some other issue with installation [15:18:12] Okay. I'll see what I can find out. thank you both for your assistance. [15:19:28] lamont_: in case the database is on the same host, you may need to use 127.0.0.1 as the server address instead of localhost, in case it doesn't have a socket. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgDBserver for more details [15:20:10] Cool. thank you Vulpix. [15:24:24] so, for clarification, this isn't like installing a forum, which creates it's own, new database. When I install a wiki it wants to connect to an existing database? [15:27:58] lamont_: the installer creates the database if it doesn't exist. But you need to specify the server where the database needs to be created. It currently has problems trying to contact the server [15:29:12] when you specify the server, it asks for the database name and a user and password. The database will be created if not exists. The user will be created also if not exists (in the next step you will be prompted for a user/passsword with rights to create a database) [15:30:16] Okay. thanks. [15:34:24] Okay .. . tech support has guided me to my interface for MySQL. Seems that I have, through my multiple attemps to install this wiki, at least ten databases here. [15:58:46] hello [15:59:22] hi [16:00:43] my problem is i have added a user in the mysql database, I gave a password and added user to relevant groups [16:00:59] the user can still not access wiki [16:02:14] any ideas? [16:52:37] Hello all! I'm having trouble setting an octet stream MIME type for a file people are supposed to download instead of watch [16:52:58] Can anyone shed some light on the best way to do that? Adding a .htaccess file to all the locations files can get repo'd seems silly [16:59:38] Ulfr: adding .htaccess on the root directory should be sufficient [17:00:10] Vulpix: Then I must be doing it wrong, I understand that forcing a mimetype of octet stream should make it download instead of open, but it's not functioning :( [17:00:45] Is there some sort of preface or initial line in a .htaccess? [17:05:49] none that I'm aware of [17:06:31] Vulpix: This is my htaccess, http://pastebin.com/t1jQF5i6 [17:06:40] the file is here: http://cslbehring.wikidoc.org:8000/images/8/87/IMP_Video-SD_480p.mp4 [17:06:41] no dice :( [17:10:19] seems correct, maybe .htaccess aren't being processed because there's no Allow Override Options for the parent directory? [17:13:53] Vulpix: Well, you were right, but setting AllowOverride to All made the server angry. Thanks! [17:13:55] I'll figure it out [17:15:29] Ulfr: the content-type is set correctly, at least http://snag.gy/pZYRC.jpg [17:16:02] Vulpix: Yeah, turns out I didn't have the headers apache mod [17:16:03] but no Content-Disposition there... maybe the content-type is the default anyway and .htaccess is being ignored [17:16:07] which is aggressively important [17:16:12] :D it works now [17:16:15] hah [19:13:31] gitorious being copied by archiveteam http://zeppelin.xrtc.net/corp.xrtc.net/karbovanets.corp.xrtc.net/if_eth0.html [19:57:21] Is there an appropriate forum for questions about specific extensions? Thx [20:09:38] CaptainStarbuck: You can ask on the appropriate extension's talk page, or here [20:14:00] I just posted a talk note but I'll ask here too, thanks! For the Moderation extension, is it possible to view the revised version of an update that's pending moderation? We can see the diff but it doesn't look like we can see the new page. As I understand it, it's probably best to approve anything that's not spam and then to revise the result. Is that the proper approach? Thanks.