Re: [MediaWiki-l] Problem with upload directory outside web root

2016-01-18 Thread Legault, Phillip [ITSUS]
rom: MediaWiki-l [mailto:mediawiki-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Jon Theil Nielsen Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:31 PM To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [MediaWiki-l] Problem with upload directory outside web root Hi list users, I have been through many manuals without find

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Problem with upload directory outside web root

2016-01-17 Thread Jon Theil Nielsen
>> Uploads should be outside the web root. To keep it organized and to save >> space on the servers drive. > > I don't see how space-saving comes into it (though it could help for > putting all the space on a different drive). > > $wgUploadPath is a URL path, rather than a filesystem path. A

[MediaWiki-l] Problem with upload directory outside web root

2016-01-17 Thread Jon Theil Nielsen
Hi list users, I have been through many manuals without finding something useful. I have a common code base and a couple of sites. Uploads should be outside the web root. To keep it organized and to save space on the servers drive. URL's should not reflect the actual path to the upload

Re: [MediaWiki-l] Problem with upload directory outside web root

2016-01-17 Thread Benjamin Lees
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Jon Theil Nielsen wrote: > Uploads should be outside the web root. To keep it organized and to save > space on the servers drive. I don't see how space-saving comes into it (though it could help for putting all the space on a different drive).