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2.1 Compatibility →

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2.1	Compatibility

Is it possible to upload a simple attachment with CMS::MediaWiki?

Not yet. Please upload files with LWP. Or, much better with rsync - depending on your environment and possibilities of your systems.

CMS::MediaWiki and MediaWiki Versions

It deals successfully with MediaWiki from version 1.5.3 to 1.7.1. I assume it will work with other MediaWiki releases as well but I have not tested this yet.

I have successfully tested the interoperability with following versions by myself:

• 1.10.1 — CMS::MediaWiki 0.8012 — Reto 10:32, 30 August 2007 (CEST)
• 1.7.1
• 1.6.8
• 1.5.3

Can't publish to a Wiki page

You might increase the debug level up to 2 and you should see where the connection fails or at least get more output back. Just some thoughts, ...

• Try to create or update a fresh page for a first testing.
• It might be necessary your "Bot" should have Sysop privileges in case the page is protected against non Sysop users.
• Check if your user that runs the Perl script had write access to the current directory (Cookie file stuff).
• Verify if your Wikis's directory is not protected against a Basic Auth or by rules in a .htaccess file.

A section title is being cropped every time after publishing

Check if your text attribute contatins the section title in Wiki style followed by at least one newline. Example:

	my $rc = $mw->editPage(
		title   => $Options{'title'},
		section => 2,
		text    => "== A Section ==\n\n" . (scalar localtime) . " / pid $$\n\n",
		summary => 'Hi'
	);