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Bug 704 - LocalSettings.sample is misleading, obsolete


Summary:	LocalSettings.sample is misleading, obsolete

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	MediaWiki
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Installer (Other open bugs)
Version:	1.3.x
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Normal major (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Nobody - You can work on this!

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Reported:	2004-10-12 22:21 UTC by Brion Vibber
Modified:	2010-05-15 15:28 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Brion Vibber 2004-10-12 22:21:43 UTC

Much of LocalSettings.sample is incorrect, obsolete, misleading, or downright
dangerous. It leads people astray when they try to do manual installs instead of
using the installer, and desperately needs to be updated.

Comment 1 JeLuF 2004-10-12 22:25:25 UTC

Should it be deleted instead? 
- Users don't need to generate LocalSettings.php from the sample
  any more, the config script generates a LocalSettings.php
- Duplicating data (DefaultSettings.php and LocalSettings.sample)
  is error-prone.

Comment 2 Brion Vibber 2004-10-12 22:27:26 UTC

Nothing should be duplicated between DefaultSettings.php and
LocalSettings.sample. There would, however, be duplication between the
generation code in config/index.php and LocalSettings.sample.

Comment 3 Brion Vibber 2004-10-13 20:14:53 UTC

I've gone ahead and removed it.

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