On 8/12/09 6:43 PM, Aryeh Gregor wrote: > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Brion Vibber<br...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >> Your setup is incorrect: the extensions folder *always* goes inside the >> MediaWiki root dir. Always. > > I don't do this on my development wiki. I use a checkout of trunk, so > extensions/ is inside phase3/../. Are there any significant problems > with us supporting extensions/ being in an arbitrary location,
Yes, it's a pain in the ass. ;) Note also that many extensions have user interface components including JavaScript, CSS, and image files -- we need a predictable path to reach them, and that's the extensions folder. > as long > as phase3/extensions/ reliably points to it both on the web and > filesystem level? Is there really no other reliable way to do > standalone PHP scripts in extensions than require_once > "../../LocalSettings.php"? Standalone scripts should be loading up includes/WebStart.php or maintenance/commandLine.inc and not attempting to find LocalSettings.php themselves. In any case they need to be able to find and reach that setup info, which is what a stable directory tree provides. -- brion _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
