I think XAMPP-type setups are actually probably going to adapt well here -- since you have full system access you can install and run NodeJS-based services as well. And an installer frontend can help manage setup so you don't have to manually do much.
My biggest worry is the small installation on a server where the maintainer doesn't have full admin/root access -- shared departmental web servers or shared-PHP hosting services. -- brion On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 11:16 AM, James HK <jamesin.hongkon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I agree that the most important cases should be *really* easy, I > > worry about the implication that all other cases (including development > of > > core MediaWiki without using VMs) should necessarily be allowed to be > > *really* complex. > > If I'm no longer able to run MediaWiki from a XAMPP installation (as > part of the development process) without breaking my fingers due to an > overlay complicated setup that would require me to read a book before > the first line of code hits the editor then its time to put MW in a > box and look for something else. > > Cheers > > On 1/29/15, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) <bjor...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Gabriel Wicke <gwi...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > >> I think that we can help most users more if we identify the most > important > >> use cases and focus on making those *really* easy. The installation in > >> exotic scenarios should still be supported, but I think it's okay if it > >> involves following some instructions manually. > >> > > > > While I agree that the most important cases should be *really* easy, I > > worry about the implication that all other cases (including development > of > > core MediaWiki without using VMs) should necessarily be allowed to be > > *really* complex. > > > > > > -- > > Brad Jorsch (Anomie) > > Software Engineer > > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
