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→‎Content parameters: i think this is overly confusing. you cant use $IP at the command line
>Kghbln
(+ license string examples)
>Bawolff
(→‎Content parameters: i think this is overly confusing. you cant use $IP at the command line)
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| <span id="needs-updatephp">needs-updatephp</span>|| '''''Yes''''' indicates that the extension requires a database table schema change or a similar action, before the MediaWiki can run. It is a common pitfall: your MediaWiki will stall, if you forgot to run update.php - if the extension requires it. '''''No''''' should be set as a value since this assures that the extension does not need update.php to be run and thus avoids uncertainty
| <span id="needs-updatephp">needs-updatephp</span>|| '''''Yes''''' indicates that the extension requires a database table schema change or a similar action, before the MediaWiki can run. It is a common pitfall: your MediaWiki will stall, if you forgot to run update.php - if the extension requires it. '''''No''''' should be set as a value since this assures that the extension does not need update.php to be run and thus avoids uncertainty


Extensions which conform to MediaWiki extension standards come with a '''schema change script which you need to start manually''' (once) before starting and accessing the MediaWiki through your browser, and after you copied all the extension files to <code>$IP/extensions/ExtensionName</code> and inserted <code>require_once "$IP/extensions/ExtensionName";</code> to "LocalSettings.php":
Extensions which conform to MediaWiki extension standards come with a '''schema change script which you need to start manually''' (once) before starting and accessing the MediaWiki through your browser, and after you copied all the extension files to <code>$IP/extensions/ExtensionName</code> and inserted <code>wfLoadExtension( "ExtensionName");</code> into "LocalSettings.php", run from the command line:


  php $IP/maintenance/update.php
  cd path/to/wiki_install_directory
cd maintenance
php update.php


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