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Anw: Amended Upgrading XAMPP PHP

2025-07-28T10:01:32Z

Amended Upgrading XAMPP PHP

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	* Enable Intl and openSSL packages for 1.39:		* Enable Intl and openSSL packages for 1.39:
	** On XAMPP (Windows) open the php.ini by opening the control panel, selecting config on apache section and selecting PHP		** On XAMPP (Windows) open the php.ini by opening the control panel, selecting config on apache section and selecting PHP
	** Then add extension=~~php_intl~~		** Then add extension=intl
	** Then add extension=openSSL		** Then add extension=openSSL

	* Change memory limit		* Change memory limit
	*** php.ini - memory_limit = 128M, all the way up to 512 depending on the size of PDF documents. For example, CTMS User Guide PDF size when produced is nearly 60Mb.		** php.ini - memory_limit = 128M, all the way up to 512 depending on the size of PDF documents. For example, CTMS User Guide PDF size when produced is nearly 60Mb.

	* Click the Service button on the left to install as a service, for Apache and MySQL		* Click the Service button on the left to install as a service, for Apache and MySQL
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	** Rename xampp/php folder to keep it safe.		** Rename xampp/php folder to keep it safe.
	** Extract php folder into xampp		** Extract php folder into xampp
			** Compare php.ini and make necessary changes for Assist/Wiki
	** Stop and start Apache.		** Stop and start Apache.
	** Note: 7.4.4 works fine with 1.34 - tested locally		** Note: 7.4.4 works fine with 1.34 - tested locally

Anw: Updated

2025-07-22T08:27:44Z

Updated

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	<pre>		<pre>
	.apt-search-clear {background: url("images/Clear_Icon.png") no-repeat 5px center; padding:5px 5px 5px 30px; border:0; background-size: 1em;}		.apt-search-clear {background: url("images/Clear_Icon.png") no-repeat 5px center; padding:5px 5px 5px 30px; border:0; background-size: 1em;}
	.apt-doclink {box-sizing: border-box;font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: normal;background: url(images/~~PDF_icon~~.~~svg~~) no-repeat 5px center;background-size: 1.5em;padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 2.0em;font-size: smaller;}		.apt-doclink {box-sizing: border-box;font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: normal;background: url(images/pdf.png) no-repeat 5px center;background-size: 1.5em;padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 2.0em;font-size: smaller;}

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	* Batch upload the following images from "''...\MW-add-files\Images to Upload"'':		* Batch upload the following images from "''...\MW-add-files\Images to Upload"'':
	** Geographylogo.png		** Geographylogo.png
	** hint.~~svg~~		** hint.png
	** pdf.png		** pdf.png
	** PDF_icon.svg
	** Attention_niels_epting.png		** Attention_niels_epting.png
	** Attention_niels_epting.svg
	** Bulbgraph.png		** Bulbgraph.png

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	* Extension:SmartComments - could use in OBS HUB		* Extension:SmartComments - could use in OBS HUB
	* https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Restrict_access_by_category_and_group#:~:text=Even%20though%20MediaWiki%20is%20a,php%20file.		* https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Restrict_access_by_category_and_group#:~:text=Even%20though%20MediaWiki%20is%20a,php%20file.
	* Could use to create customer-specific pages or guides		** Could use to create customer-specific pages or guides
	* create customer pages, categorise them into the group and then make those groups private, then assign those groups to users so that they can see their own pages.		** create customer pages, categorise them into the group and then make those groups private, then assign those groups to users so that they can see their own pages.
	* E.g. create a group DHL. Add DHL to Groups php file. Restrict access to DHL group. Make private through LocalSettings. Create a page into category DHL. Only users given the group permission DHL will be able to see pages in that category.		** E.g. create a group DHL. Add DHL to Groups php file. Restrict access to DHL group. Make private through LocalSettings. Create a page into category DHL. Only users given the group permission DHL will be able to see pages in that category.
	* Or consider https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AccessControl instead.		** Or consider https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AccessControl instead.

	* VECancelButton		* VECancelButton
	* Extension:VersionCompare		* Extension:VersionCompare

Anw: Updated

2025-07-22T08:11:44Z

Updated

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	* MediaWiki:Common.css - add searchable tables code and DocLink styles		* MediaWiki:Common.css - add searchable tables code and DocLink styles
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	.apt-search-clear {background: url("images/Clear_Icon.png") no-repeat 5px center; padding:5px 5px 5px 30px; border:0; background-size: ~~1.0em~~;} ~~// code to style the clear button for searchable tables~~		.apt-search-clear {background: url("images/Clear_Icon.png") no-repeat 5px center; padding:5px 5px 5px 30px; border:0; background-size: 1em;}
	.apt-doclink {box-sizing: border-box;font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: normal;background: url(images/~~pdf~~.~~png~~) no-repeat 5px center;background-size: 1.~~0em~~;padding: 0.~~1em~~ 0.5em 0.~~1em 1~~.~~5em~~;font-size: smaller;}		.apt-doclink {box-sizing: border-box;font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;line-height: normal;background: url(images/PDF_icon.svg) no-repeat 5px center;background-size: 1.5em;padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 2.0em;font-size: smaller;}

	</pre>		</pre>
	* Change Template:DocLink to use class rather than inline style - see version in my MTS.		* Change Template:DocLink to use class rather than inline style - see version in my MTS.

Anw: Updated

2025-07-22T07:58:42Z

Updated

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	* Change Templates:		* Change Templates:
	** All templates - add TemplateData - see my wiki for annotated templates.		** All templates - add TemplateData - see my wiki for annotated templates.
	** ~~DocLink~~ - new format.		** Doc_Title - new format.
	*** Doc_TitleNew - change OBS logo so it has "\|Logo\|link=" at the end.		*** Doc_TitleNew - change OBS logo so it has "\|Logo\|link=" at the end.
	*** Doc_Title - change OBS logo so it has "\|Logo\|link=" at the end.		*** Doc_Title - change OBS logo so it has "\|Logo\|link=" at the end.
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	* MediaWiki:Timeless.css - h1,h2,h3,h4, #p-logo-text a {font-family: 'Segoe UI','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol','Lato','Liberation Sans','Noto Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif !important;} #p-logo-text a { font-variant: normal !important;}.		* MediaWiki:Timeless.css - h1,h2,h3,h4, #p-logo-text a {font-family: 'Segoe UI','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol','Lato','Liberation Sans','Noto Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif !important;} #p-logo-text a { font-variant: normal !important;}.
	* Site:About/General Disclaimer/Privacy Policy (from link in footer) - make sure links Aptean, including images. Copy from new MTS site.		* Site:About/General Disclaimer/Privacy Policy (from link in footer) - make sure links Aptean, including images. Copy from new MTS site.
			* Batch upload the following images from "''...\MW-add-files\Images to Upload"'':
			** Geographylogo.png
			** hint.svg
			** pdf.png
			** PDF_icon.svg
			** Attention_niels_epting.png
			** Attention_niels_epting.svg
			** Bulbgraph.png


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	* wfLoadExtension( 'ReplaceText' );		* wfLoadExtension( 'ReplaceText' );
	* wfLoadExtension( 'InterWiki' );		* wfLoadExtension( 'InterWiki' );
			* wfLoadExtension( 'NativeSvgHandler' );

Anw: Interwiki

2025-07-18T13:35:26Z

Interwiki

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	* Enter the same username/password for the site for the admin user.		* Enter the same username/password for the site for the admin user.
	* Default skin: Timeless (mobile-friendly)		* Default skin: Timeless (mobile-friendly)
			If you are setting up a shared interwiki (which is standard in a new wiki set up following the instructions and templates below), then you need to follow the instructions in Shared Interwiki below.

	Then follow MediaWiki Configuration and following sections		Then follow MediaWiki Configuration and following sections

			== Shared Interwiki ==
			In order for shared Interwiki to work (which is standard in a new wiki set up following the instructions and templates below), you must then update the user just created to have access to database obs_assist:

			* Using MySQL Administrator:
			* Open connection to database.
			* Click on Administration tab
			* Click on Users and Privileges
			* Click on your user above.
			* Click Schema Privileges
			* Click Add Entry...
			* Click Selected Schema.
			* Select obs_assist from the DDL.
			* Click OK
			* Check all boxes in Object Rights section.
			* Click Apply.

	== Upgrading existing MediaWiki ==		== Upgrading existing MediaWiki ==
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	* wfLoadExtension( 'Gadgets' );		* wfLoadExtension( 'Gadgets' );
	* wfLoadExtension( 'ReplaceText' );		* wfLoadExtension( 'ReplaceText' );
			* wfLoadExtension( 'InterWiki' );

Anw: Noted wgServer configuration change

2025-02-21T11:56:04Z

Noted wgServer configuration change

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	$wgServer = "//calidusassist.adcservices.apteancloud.com";		$wgServer = "//calidusassist.adcservices.apteancloud.com";

			However, on most installations, the following will work for all types of URL (local or cloud):
			$wgServer = $wgServer = WebRequest::detectServer();

	== Upgrading XAMPP PHP ==		== Upgrading XAMPP PHP ==

Anw: Updated

2025-02-21T11:33:06Z

Updated

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 Database password is blank!
-== Installs ==
-Requires upgrade to PHP to 7.4.3 - current version of the XAMPP that I have s 7.4.2
+=== Installation ===
 * Start with a XAMPP version that is compatible (see below) or start with the requirements from 1.34 and upgrade PHP
 * Upgrading PHP
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 ** Stop and start Apache.
 ** Note: 7.4.4 works fine with 1.34 - tested locally

Anw: Updated

2024-08-30T13:00:37Z

Updated

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:00, 30 August 2024
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	*** Template inserting - through Extension:TemplateWizard and Extension:TemplateData		*** Template inserting - through Extension:TemplateWizard and Extension:TemplateData
	*** Visual Editor - through Extension:VisualEditor and Extension:Gadgets		*** Visual Editor - through Extension:VisualEditor and Extension:Gadgets
			*** Visual Differences in edits and history - through Extension:VisualEditor
	** Easier category navigation - through Extension:CategoryTree		** Easier category navigation - through Extension:CategoryTree
	** Cleaner modern layout, compatible with Mobile - through Timeless/Vector skin		** Cleaner modern layout, compatible with Mobile - through Timeless/Vector skin
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	** Better exporting to PDF in Aptean format- through Extension:PdfBook		** Better exporting to PDF in Aptean format- through Extension:PdfBook
	** Online translation of pages to multiple languages - through Extension:GoogleTranslator		** Online translation of pages to multiple languages - through Extension:GoogleTranslator
			** "Peek" at linked pages by hovering over the link. Incudes an appropriate thumbnail picture if there is one - through Extension:Popups

Anw: Updated

2024-08-30T12:57:29Z

Updated

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:57, 30 August 2024
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	* VECancelButton		* VECancelButton
	* Extension:VersionCompare		* Extension:VersionCompare
			* Extension:GuidedTour
			* Extension:GroupManager
			* Extension:GoogleCustomWikiSearch
			* Extension:GoogleTranslate - can also save subpages
			* (Not yet checked A-F extensions in https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Stable_extensions - there may be others that are useful there.

Anw: Updated

2024-08-30T11:44:36Z

Updated

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	* Variables		* Variables
	* PdfBook		* PdfBook
			* PageImages
			** When upgrading, it is necessary to run the following to generate the page images. It will take a while:
			C:\xampp\php\php.exe C:\xampp\htdocs\calidus-assist\{wikiname}\extensions\PageImages\maintenance\phpinitImageData.php
			* TextExtracts
			* Popups


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	* E.g. create a group DHL. Add DHL to Groups php file. Restrict access to DHL group. Make private through LocalSettings. Create a page into category DHL. Only users given the group permission DHL will be able to see pages in that category.		* E.g. create a group DHL. Add DHL to Groups php file. Restrict access to DHL group. Make private through LocalSettings. Create a page into category DHL. Only users given the group permission DHL will be able to see pages in that category.
	* Or consider https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AccessControl instead.		* Or consider https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AccessControl instead.
			* VECancelButton
			* Extension:VersionCompare