Pretty strange, since the error in question literally checks "$wgBaseDirectory !== MW_INSTALL_PATH". Maybe there's something weird going on because of the order in which the files are initialized.
What does it output if you add debugging checks for $wgBaseDirectory and MW_INSTALL_PATH after line 235 in Setup.php? On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 6:19 PM Jeffrey T. Darlington < jeff.darling...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions, but no luck here. I did indeed have the old > "$IP = MW_INSTALL_PATH" block. But if I comment that out, I still get the > same "Unable to open file /Vector/skin.json" error. Same goes for the > "$wgBaseDirectory = MW_INSTALL_PATH" suggestion; that gives me the > "$wgBaseDirectory must not be modified in settings files!" error. Neither > option seems to work for me. > > Jeffrey T. Darlington > General Protection Fault > https://www.gpf-comics.com/ > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 2:57 PM Benjamin Lees <emufarm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jeffrey, I think this is indeed the same issue as in the previous >> thread: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/5YKDMFRHANRXKFDLWGLHXTGWSOW7V676/ >> Of course, you have reached the point where I didn't have a way forward. >> :-) >> >> A bit of background information: I believe the change that release note >> refers to is this: >> https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/757744 >> >> One possible culprit: Antique versions of MediaWiki set this snippet in >> LocalSettings.php at the top: >> >> if( defined( 'MW_INSTALL_PATH' ) ) { >> $IP = MW_INSTALL_PATH; >> } else { >> $IP = dirname( __FILE__ ); >> } >> >> It hasn't been necessary in over a decade but will still probably be >> there if you installed in the olden days. I'm not sure it would be causing >> problems here, but you might want to try removing it. >> >> If that doesn't help, see if this brute-force approach fixes it >> temporarily: >> >> $wgBaseDirectory = MW_INSTALL_PATH; >> >> Let us know if any of that works. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 12:38 PM Jeffrey T. Darlington < >> jeff.darling...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ever since the release of 1.38, I have been trying unsuccessfully to >>> upgrade from 1.37.x. I keep running into the same issues. If I start from >>> my current 1.37.x base, I get the following errors when I run update.php: >>> >>> ============================ >>> PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: Unable to open file >>> /Vector/skin.json: filemtime(): stat failed for /Vector/skin.json in >>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/registration/ExtensionRegistry.php:182 >>> Stack trace: >>> #0 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(89): >>> ExtensionRegistry->queue('/Vector/skin.js...') >>> #1 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/LocalSettings.php(305): >>> wfLoadSkin('Vector') >>> #2 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php(204): >>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...') >>> #3 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/doMaintenance.php(96): >>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...') >>> #4 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/update.php(264): >>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...') >>> #5 {main} >>> thrown in >>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/registration/ExtensionRegistry.php >>> on line 182 >>> ============================ >>> >>> It looks like it's trying to load the Vector skin from the root of my >>> file system (/Vector.skin.json). If I try to force it to look in the skins >>> directory with something like this in LocalSettings.php: >>> >>> ============================ >>> $wgStyleDirectory = "$IP/skins"; >>> ============================ >>> >>> I get a totally different set of errors: >>> >>> ============================ >>> PHP Fatal error: Uncaught FatalError: $wgBaseDirectory must not be >>> modified in settings files! Use the MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable to >>> override the installation root directory. in >>> /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php:237 >>> Stack trace: >>> #0 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/doMaintenance.php(96): >>> require_once() >>> #1 /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/maintenance/update.php(264): >>> require_once('/var/www/gpf/me...') >>> #2 {main} >>> thrown in /var/www/gpf/mediawiki-1.38.2/includes/Setup.php on line 237 >>> ============================ >>> >>> Since I haven't modified $wgBaseDirectory anywhere, including my >>> LocalSettings.php, I'm not sure how to interpret this. I can only assume >>> this variable is derived somehow. I am *NOT* trying to override my >>> installation root directory; I'm just trying to get the upgrade script to >>> see the skins directory. >>> >>> The release notes for 1.38 state: " $wgStyleDirectory and >>> $wgExtensionDirectory – These are now set later, so can no longer be >>> used within LocalSettings.php unless explicitly set in that file." I >>> have no idea how to interpret that; this sentence barely makes any sense. I >>> can no longer set this variable in LocalSetings unless I set it in >>> LocalSettings? The documentation here is somewhat... lacking. >>> >>> At this point, I was able to get my site up to 1.37.3, but I cannot move >>> forward to 1.38. I remember someone else posting to this list about a >>> similar issue a few weeks ago, but I don't think they received any >>> resolution. The only other possible thing I can think worth mentioning is >>> that I've been running MediaWiki for years now, so I have no idea what >>> ancient settings might still be lurking in my LocalSettings.php file that >>> have been retired or changed meaning over the years. I've scanned through >>> the file multiple times now and I can't find anything to looks out of place. >>> >>> Any help would be appreciated. >>> >>> Jeffrey T. 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