Comments on: How To Make Your MediaWiki Private http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/ Home of Seattle-based web site designer and blog consultant, Mahalie Pech. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: AntonioR http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4152 AntonioR Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:49:48 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4152 Fantastic guide. Thanks! Fantastic guide. Thanks!

]]> By: jp http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 jp Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:01:15 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4151 Worked well on 1.15.4 Thanks! Worked well on 1.15.4

Thanks!

]]> By: TheCTOSian http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4143 TheCTOSian Mon, 17 May 2010 17:44:08 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4143 Hi, ... It all worked in my 1.15.3 installation except: When I tested the system message at .../index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nosuchuser&action=edit it didn't work. I delved a little further and discovered ../index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nosuchusershort Changed that and all went well. Many thanks for this... A really useful Tutorial. Hi,
… It all worked in my 1.15.3 installation except:
When I tested the system message at …/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nosuchuser&action=edit it didn’t work.
I delved a little further and discovered ../index.php?title=MediaWiki:Nosuchusershort

Changed that and all went well.

Many thanks for this… A really useful Tutorial.

]]> By: Steve http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4140 Steve Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:04:19 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4140 Worked like a charm, thanks for the info! Worked like a charm, thanks for the info!

]]> By: Don http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4138 Don Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:55:05 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4138 Thanks for the quick reply. I am not on a wireless the log in issue only happens when the site tries to go to pages FILE:something. I think that it has something to do with the FILE namespace being blocked somehow. Let me know if you need anymore info. Thanks for the quick reply. I am not on a wireless the log in issue only happens when the site tries to go to pages FILE:something. I think that it has something to do with the FILE namespace being blocked somehow. Let me know if you need anymore info.

]]> By: mahalie http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4137 mahalie Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:55:26 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4137 Looking at my LocalSettings.php it sounds like you have uploading working, it's just viewing them that's resulting in an authentication issue? Be sure to check the official docs to make sure you have everything properly configured: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuring_file_uploads I don't have anything unusual for file uploads in my setup, just the usual chmod 755 of the images directory and settings to enable uploads and certain file extensions I use a lot. (See instructions in link above). Looking at my LocalSettings.php it sounds like you have uploading working, it’s just viewing them that’s resulting in an authentication issue? Be sure to check the official docs to make sure you have everything properly configured:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuring_file_uploads

I don’t have anything unusual for file uploads in my setup, just the usual chmod 755 of the images directory and settings to enable uploads and certain file extensions I use a lot. (See instructions in link above).

]]> By: mahalie http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4136 mahalie Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:43:49 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4136 I haven't see this behavior personally...I have a few linked images and files (PDFs and the like) and they work fine (no need to re-login). Are you using the Wiki markup for linking to an image...like: [[:Image:GUI dev example.jpg|GUI Development in Progress]] Also, do you happen to be on a wireless/mobile internet connection. I wonder if your IP address is changing or you only have the login problem with images? One other thing to check is file permissions on images. Oh yes, actually I vaguely remember having to add something to the config files when I wanted to start linking to images...let's see if I can find that again... I haven’t see this behavior personally…I have a few linked images and files (PDFs and the like) and they work fine (no need to re-login). Are you using the Wiki markup for linking to an image…like: [[:Image:GUI dev example.jpg|GUI Development in Progress]]

Also, do you happen to be on a wireless/mobile internet connection. I wonder if your IP address is changing or you only have the login problem with images?

One other thing to check is file permissions on images. Oh yes, actually I vaguely remember having to add something to the config files when I wanted to start linking to images…let’s see if I can find that again…

]]> By: Don http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4135 Don Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:04:45 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4135 Thanks alot for the detailed instructions it works great however I am having a problem with files. If I have a thumbnail on a page and I click on it to go to the file page it tells me I have to be logged in. I am already logged in so have you seen this issue before? Do you know if there is a fix for it? After clicking on the image I get something like FILE:example.jpg Thanks again for the tutorial and for any help you may be able to provide in solving this issue. Don Thanks alot for the detailed instructions it works great however I am having a problem with files. If I have a thumbnail on a page and I click on it to go to the file page it tells me I have to be logged in. I am already logged in so have you seen this issue before? Do you know if there is a fix for it?

After clicking on the image I get something like FILE:example.jpg

Thanks again for the tutorial and for any help you may be able to provide in solving this issue.

Don

]]> By: Justin http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4101 Justin Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:51:59 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4101 Excellent work and thanks for your detailed help. Much appreciated. Excellent work and thanks for your detailed help. Much appreciated.

]]> By: Olrik Lenstra http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/comment-page-1/#comment-4044 Olrik Lenstra Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:46:44 +0000 http://23rdworld.com/2007/03/30/how-to-make-your-mediawiki-private/#comment-4044 Thank you for the useful information! Regards, Olrik Thank you for the useful information!

Regards,
Olrik

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