Public bug reported: Binary package hint: mediawiki1.7
The final instructions, after the http://localhost/mediawiki setup page has completed, say.. ---- To complete the installation, please do the following: 1. Move /config/LocalSettings.php to /var/lib/mediawiki1.7/LocalSettings.php for normal install, root of your install for multisite, with rights 640 2. Start using your wiki! ---- If this is done, the installation will not work, and will produce the following error.. ---- Warning: require_once(./LocalSettings.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/index.php on line 78 Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './LocalSettings.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /usr/share/mediawiki1.7/index.php on line 78 ---- Changing the permission to allow 'other' read privileges make this error go away. eg. # chmod 644 LocalSettings.php Also.. to make it easier to understand, the instructions should read something like.. To finish off the installation, copy the configuration file and set permissions. # cd /var/lib/mediawiki1.7 (or your multisite root) # cp config/LocalSettings.php . # chmod 644 LocalSettings.php ** Affects: mediawiki1.7 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Installation instructions are incorrect https://launchpad.net/bugs/90101 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
