On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 08:33:38AM -0500, John W. Foster wrote: > On Monday 02 July 2007 12:04, Ken Irving wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 09:19:15AM +0100, Nick Adie wrote: > > > > > > The read me file is very confusing as it talks about a file that does not > > > exist and a symbolic link that appears to have no relevence. > > > > > > Has anyone experience of the installation/set-up of MediaWiki, and if so > > > could I have a few pointers please. > > > > ... > > 1. Move /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/config/LocalSettings.php to > > /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/LocalSettings.php for normal install, > > root of your install for multisite, with rights 640 > > > > There's presumably somem reason this isn't done automatically by the > > installer, but here you're just relocating the setup script generated > > by the installer. Somewhere else there's a suggestion to create a > > symlink to this setup script into /etc/mediawiki1.7/; this just puts > > the script into the more conventional /etc/ tree, which makes sense > > -- not sure why this isn't done automatically, but maybe it has to do > > with single- or multi-wiki sites... > > ... > ------------------------------------------------------- > I had the same problem as Nick when I recently installed Mediawiki as a > single > user system on a etch box. I did something similar to Ken's suggestion, only > I used syslinks (which were there but not properly connected) instead of > moving the files. I did also have a disconnected syslink after I got MW > working to AdminSettings.php. I have been unable to figure out what/where I > should link this to. Any ideas? I have seen this problem only rarely and an > explanation in the Readme file would be very helpful (hint,hint, to > developer) > Thanks!
I see a "dead" symlink at /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/AdminSettings.php pointing back to /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/AdminSettings.php which doesn't exist. A number of other .php files in /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/ are symbolic links back to (existing) files in /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/. I did what was described in the installation script, and ended up with a working system. The LocalSettings.php file I moved was generated by the installation script, at the end of which are instructions to move it to /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/; my guess is that that generated script is what might be intended as the target of the dead AdminSettings.php link, but the instructions were to call it "LocalSettings.php". The /etc/mediawiki1.7/README file explains (the arcane reasons) why things are located in /var/lib/mediawiki1.7, and *suggests* setting this symbolic link: ln -s /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/LocalSettings.php /etc/mediawiki1.7/my-site.org.config Again, LocalSettings.php must be moved to that location from the config/ directory, or it won't exist. The my-site.org.config file in /etc/ is suggested for convenience, putting the main config file for the wiki in a sensible place. I have no idea why things seem so obtuse, kind of rare for debian packages, but it does work if you follow the directions. Ken -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
