Ross Xu wrote:
> Actually, an idea just came to my mind ...
>
> As we all know, MediaWiki uses MySQL ($wgDBname) for authentication by
> default already.
> If we could let user login query go to another database, instead of the
> default one $wgDBname, that would solve the problem, and it is mu
Actually, an idea just came to my mind ...
As we all know, MediaWiki uses MySQL ($wgDBname) for authentication by default
already.
If we could let user login query go to another database, instead of the default
one $wgDBname, that would solve the problem, and it is much easier and simpler
than
--- On Thu, 11/26/09, Platonides wrote:
> There doesn't seem to be an existing auth plugin doing what you want, so
> you need the second one. If you are not able to make it yourself, you
> would need to get someone to make it for you.
Gotcha.
Thank you, Platonides.
Ross
Ross Xu wrote:
>> yes, that is exactly what it is intended for. it can use pretty much any
>> authentication mechanism, on any machine.
> Sorry, I still don't get it, acctually am more confusing.
>
> On the auth plugin page http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/AuthPlugin, it tells
> two kinds of plugin
--- On Wed, 11/25/09, Daniel Kinzler wrote:
> yes, that is exactly what it is intended for. it can use pretty much any
> authentication mechanism, on any machine.
Sorry, I still don't get it, acctually am more confusing.
On the auth plugin page http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/AuthPlugin, it tell
Ross Xu schrieb:
> MachineA is my customer portal website, and is using a mysql database for
> user login.
> MachineB is my MediaWiki, and its main website does NOT need any
> authentication.
> What I want is to make use of the user account database on MachineA for my
> MW's authentication on Ma
From: Platonides
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Use MySQL for User Login
To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Received: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 6:59 AM
Create an auth plugin, it will be easier
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/AuthP
Ross Xu wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have an existing MySQL database for my customer portal website which
> includes customers' account info (usernames, and passwords).
>
> Now, I am configuring my MediaWiki on another machine in the same LAN for
> customers. How could I make use of the existing
Greetings,
I have an existing MySQL database for my customer portal website which includes
customers' account info (usernames, and passwords).
Now, I am configuring my MediaWiki on another machine in the same LAN for
customers. How could I make use of the existing customer portal MySQL databa
