Manual:$wgSharedUploadDBname

Shared uploads: $wgSharedUploadDBname
DB name with metadata about shared directory.
Introduced in version:1.4.1
Removed in version:still in use
Allowed values:(local path) or false
Default value:false (1.5+)
"commons" (1.4)

Details edit

DB name with metadata about shared directory. Set this to false if the uploads do not come from a wiki.

See also edit

  • Manual:$wgForeignFileRepos - a more flexible way of configuring shared upload repositories (and the only way, if you want to set up more than one shared upload source)