Manual:$wgUpgradeKey
Maintenance scripts setting: $wgUpgradeKey | |
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Password that controls access to web-based updater. |
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Introduced in version: | 1.17.0 (r75392) |
Removed in version: | Still in use |
Allowed values: | (string) |
Default value: | false |
Other settings: Alphabetical | By function |
Details
When overridden in LocalSettings.php , this setting allows you to run upgrades from the web interface. The value of this variable serves as a password protecting the upgrade script.
The installer in 1.17+ adds this variable to LocalSettings.php
and fills it with a random 16-character password.
If it is not set in LocalSettings.php
, the upgrader will tell you what to set it to in order to authorize the upgrade process.
For security, do not set this to a guessable string.
Instead, use a secure value, e.g., the one supplied by the installation/upgrade process.
To cause the upgrader to generate a new key, delete the old key from LocalSettings.php
.