Writable by the web server

"$wgEnableUploads = true;"

Um, I didn't find that the above line was necessary in my LocalSettings.php file.

I uncommented the line "DisableUploads = false;", made sure that php.ini had "file_uploads = On" instead of "Off", and made sure the directory was writable by the web server.

To do this last step, see who owns the web server (on a linux/unix system, type "ps -ef|egrep httpd" to see the owner - it will probably be "apache"), and then chown the directory used for uploads ($wgUploadDirectory value in LocalSettings.php) to that user. I left the folder as 0755 mode (writable only by the owner, readable by the rest of the world) and it works just fine.

Where is the php.ini file located? edit

It varies depending on many factors. If you have shell access to the machine, you can try this command at the shell prompt:

  • locate php.ini

Otherwise try these popular locations:

  • With php4: /etc/php4/apache/
  • Fedora 5: /etc/php.ini
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: /etc/php.ini