On 14/03/13 01:53, Steve VanSlyck wrote:
> In eether case, the INSTALL instructions in the distributions should be clear 
> about options (not suggesting to use "wiki" if a major option under the 
> manual suggests the use of "w")* and should not be in conflict with the 
> online manual.
> 
> Is there someone on-list with the necessary magic powers to fix it?
> 
> *I tried to update the manual to deal with the "wiki" option and my suggested 
> fix, along with a number of typo fixes, was rejected out of hand.

I'm sorry but I fail to see how this (from the INSTALL instructions):

> Decompress the MediaWiki installation archive either on your server, or on 
> your
> local machine and upload the directory tree. Rename it from "mediawiki-1.x.x" 
> to
> something nice, like "wiki", since it'll be in your URL.
>
>   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>   |  Hint: If you plan to use a fancy URL-rewriting scheme to prettify your  |
>   |  URLs, you should put the files in a *different* directory from the      |
>   |  virtual path where page names will appear.                              |
>   |                                                                          |
>   |    See: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Short_URL                   |
>   +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

is not clear enough about not using 'wiki' in case of URL-rewriting/Short URLs 
into 'wiki', and about 'wiki' being just an *example* of naming ?

Alexis


_______________________________________________
MediaWiki-l mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

Reply via email to