https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34726
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Bug #: 34726
Summary: Link "Upload a new version of this file" should be
relative
Product: MediaWiki
Version: 1.17.0
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General/Unknown
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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The "Upload a new version of this file" link is generated in a non-relative
way, apart of all other links on the same page. This causes several troubles:
Scenario: users access the Wiki through Apache reverse proxy, which translates
HTTPS to HTTP. Users access external address https://wiki.domain.com, and the
proxy forwards requests to http://wiki.internal.local.
Trouble 1: when users open a page with details of uploaded file (like
index.php/File:Document.docx), the "Upload a new version of this file" link is
generated with _internal_ hostname:
http://wiki.internal.local/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Document.docx&wpForReUpload=1
Of course, users behind the proxy cannot access this link.
Ok, this may be fixed by "ProxyPreserveHost On" instruction on the proxy. But
then comes
Trouble 2: even if the Wiki uses correct external hostname to generate the
link, the _protocol_ still stays http:// and not https://
http://wiki.domain.com/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Document.docx&wpForReUpload=1
So if the proxy allows HTTPS only, the link is inaccessible again for users.
Proposed solution: very simple. The link should be relative, like the rest.
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