Extension:WindowsAzureStorage

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WindowsAzureStorage Release status: stable
Implementation	File repository
Description	Allows MediaWiki to use Windows Azure as the file backend
Author(s)	Thai Phan, Markus Glaser
Latest version	1.2.0
MediaWiki	>= 1.34.0
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Quarterly downloads	8 (Ranked 125th)
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The WindowsAzureStorage extension enables MediaWiki to store uploaded files to the Windows Azure Storage service.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted WindowsAzureStorage folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/WindowsAzureStorage
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'WindowsAzureStorage' );
  

• Configure as required.
•  Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

Add the following to the end of the "LocalSettings.php" file to start using your Windows Azure Storage account as the file backend for your wiki. You will need to change your_azure_storage_account and your_azure_storage_account_key to the relevant values.

$wgFileBackends[] = [
    'name'         => 'localAzure',
    'class'        => 'WindowsAzureFileBackend',
    'lockManager'  => 'nullLockManager',
    'azureAccount' => 'your_azure_storage_account',
    'azureKey'     => 'your_azure_storage_account_key'
];

$wgLocalFileRepo = [
    'class'             => 'LocalRepo',
    'name'              => 'local',
    'backend'           => 'localAzure',
    'scriptDirUrl'      => $wgScriptPath,
    'scriptExtension'   => $wgScriptExtension,
    'url'               => $wgScriptPath . '/img_auth.php',
    'hashLevels'        => 0,
    'deletedHashLevels' => 0,
    'zones'             => array(
        'public'  => [ 'container' => 'public' ],
        'thumb'   => [ 'container' => 'thumb' ],
        'temp'    => [ 'container' => 'temp' ],
        'deleted' => [ 'container' => 'deleted' ]
    ]
];

$wgImgAuthPublicTest = false;

See also

• AWS