Is this bug the same issue?  It looks like somebody put up a partial fix

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38432

- Luke Welling


On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Aran Dunkley <[email protected]>wrote:

> The file was a .doc, but I've tried changing it to docx and get the same
> result. Some other .doc and .docx files that are word 2007 upload no
> problem. But I don't see how it can complain when I have the MimeType
> verification disabled - completely disabling the verification would be
> no problem since only specific users can upload.
>
> p.s. this is a MW 1.19.2 on Ubuntu Server 11.10 with PHP 5.3.6
>
> On 07/01/13 21:21, Matma Rex wrote:
> > On Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:47:58 +0100, Aran Dunkley
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello, can someone please help me with this .doc upload problem? I've
> >> tried everything and even setting  $wgVerifyMimeType to false fails to
> >> solve it. No matter what I do I keep getting the following error when I
> >> upload *some* word 2007 .doc files:
> >>
> >> The file is a corrupt or otherwise unreadable ZIP file. It cannot be
> >> properly checked for security.
> >>
> >> I don't know how that check can even be happening with $wgVerifyMimeType
> >> disabled, but still the error occurs?!
> >
> > Word 2007 uses a .docx format as far as I know, not .doc. Which one
> > were you using in your configuration?
> >
> > Also, .docx files are essentially ZIP files with magic data inside.
> >
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