Since we have a running debate about services -vs- all-in-one installs -vs-
requiring binary modules, it would be nice to include data points
reflective of these three different hosting scenarios (multiple server,
single server, shared host w/ no ability to install new modules).  To start
the discussion, I might suggest returning a boolean yes/no whether parsoid
is configured (as a proxy for "can services be installed"), a boolean
yes/no for whether mysql is on the same server as php (as a proxy for
"multiple server install"), and a boolean for whether the lua sandbox
extension is installed (as an imperfect proxy for whether binary modules
can be installed), and perhaps a variable reflecting the tidy configuration
(enabled?  if enabled, using the tidy extension or standalone tidy?) as
another insight on binary modules (weakened because i think the tidy
extension is bundled by default with PHP 5).
  --scott


On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>
wrote:

> > The configuration variable that controls this behavior ($wgPingback) will
> > default to false (that is: don't share data). The web installer will
> > display a checkbox for toggling this feature on and off, and it will be
> > checked by default (that is: *do* share data). This ensures (I hope) that
> > no one feels surprised or violated.
>
> Sounds sane, as long as the installer makes it quite clear what it is going
> to be doing.
>
> > - The chosen database backend (e.g., "mysql", "sqlite")
>
> Would love to have DB version information as well (getServerVersion)
>
> Lua version?
>
> > Please chime in if you have any thoughts about this. :)
>
> Many of the wikis I install are on intranets behind heavy firewalls. I'd
> be happy
> to submit this data however if there were an optional method to do so.
>
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