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Hello,

One of my bots (User:सांगकाम्या) is now blocked from using AWB because I cannot clear a spam message someone posted to it, which is a result of my not remembering the password of this account after using it for many years on auto-fill.

When I go to reset password for सांगकाम्या, I'm not getting any emails, likely because I did not attach an email address. Now, in order to add an email address, I need to log in, which I cannot do because I do not have an attached email address :-(

This bot is operated by me and my primary account is User:अभय नातू. I am an admin and a 'crat on w:mr.

Can you please guide me in resetting my bot account password? Thanks!

Email ca@wikimedia.org

Be warned you need to have very solid proof that you really do own the account.

0635853586🤣🤣

How can the the VTE button and collapse button be moved to the same line as the navigation bar's title? See link for example.

https://gtnh.miraheze.org/wiki/Template:Version_history

Salve, non riesco più ad accedere ai contenuti, come devo procedere?

Ora ho creato nuovamente un account, ma continuo a non vedere nulla!

Hi, I'm getting this error ""JavaScript parse error (scripts need to be valid ECMAScript 5): Parse error: Missing ) in parenthetical in file 'MediaWiki:Gadget-AfDHelper.js' on line 748" for the below line, can you help me?

api.get(params).done(data => {
//
})

Hi, how can I remove a template (eg:{{Sample}}) from an article with MediaWiki's API?

When I shutdown the computer, does the wiki work?

If the wiki is hosted on the computer being shut down, then no, it won't work.

To avoid this, you should install the wiki on a server on the internet that's online 24h. This usually costs money.

See also Hosting services, for some hosting services that facilitate MediaWiki hosting.

Hi,

A suggestion, that you, like the VERY good improvement og release train graph, improve the releseplan tables, i.e. that you list them in reverse order as of now.

When I lokke into the plan, I'm interested in the newest possible version, and find it a waste of time, to have to run through older versions ...

/René

Which tables are you referring to?

Not possible.

For example, set Project:Main page as main page for skin Vector and set Main page (in main namespace) as main page for skin Timeless. Is it possible?

Not possible.

Thanks.

Hello, I'm trying to install mediawiki 1.39.0-alpha to Windows Subsystem for Linux which using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. PHP version is 8.1.6.

When I go to welcome page, I get an error message.

[179976b38d28bf9f842574bd] /w/mw-config/index.php Wikimedia\Timestamp\TimestampException: Wikimedia\Timestamp\ConvertibleTimestamp::setTimezone: Invalid timezone.

Backtrace:

from /var/www/html/w/vendor/wikimedia/timestamp/src/ConvertibleTimestamp.php(365)

#0 /var/www/html/w/includes/MWTimestamp.php(177): Wikimedia\Timestamp\ConvertibleTimestamp->setTimezone()

#1 /var/www/html/w/includes/specials/SpecialVersion.php(258): MWTimestamp::getLocalInstance()

#2 /var/www/html/w/includes/installer/WebInstallerWelcome.php(38): SpecialVersion::getCopyrightAndAuthorList()

#3 /var/www/html/w/includes/installer/WebInstaller.php(271): WebInstallerWelcome->execute()

#4 /var/www/html/w/mw-config/index.php(82): WebInstaller->execute()

#5 /var/www/html/w/mw-config/index.php(40): wfInstallerMain()

#6 {main}

It says "The environment has been checked. You can install MediaWiki.", but under this green text, the error message has appeared.

I changed vendor/wikimedia/timestamp/src/ComvertibleTimestamp.php to show current timezone setting (as told at Topic:Rl54p2aku969t0jc ), but it seemed current timezone setting is empty.

How can I solve this problem? I uploaded the screenshot at IMGBB. my server address is http://se-a.swa.re.kr/w/, but I'll shortly shut down the computer.

Plus : I added 'date.timezone = Asia/Seoul' to php.ini. Screenshot on twitter

I restarted Apache2, wsl. I also rebooted the computer. The error still occurs.

I'm using mysql, version is 'Ver 8.0.29-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 for Linux on x86_64'

I'm using php, version is 'PHP 8.1.6 (cli) (built: May 17 2022 16:46:54) (NTS)'

Try setting $wgLocaltimezone in your LocalSettings.php

I don't have LocalSettings.php(I'm newly installing the MediaWiki), and when I made LocalSettings.php by using vim, I can't enter to install page. Screenshot

I inserted the upgrade key in LocalSettings.php, but it doesn't work.

Update : I successfully setted $wgLocaltimezone, but the same error still occurs. What should I do? Screenshot I entered ':wq' to console several times, restarted apache2 several times, and rebooted computer several times, but the same error still occurs.

OK, I can reproduce this now, created bug report at phab:T309476.

Hi dear community, I'm a sysop and interface admin on Turkish Wikipedia, right now I'm working on an AfD remarker gadget on the Turkish wiki for leaving opinions to candidate articles, I'm working on it for about 21 hours approximately but I have a problem with getting selected data with OOUI ButtonSelectWidget can you help me with this please, how can I get selected ButtonOptionWidget data?