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apache2 url cropped when alias used

I setup my mediawiki server with apache2.

I use alias to redirect my url to the right location: (/etc/apche2/conf-enabled/mediawiki.conf)

Alias /wiki /var/lib/mediawiki
<Directory /var/lib/mediawiki/>
    Options +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    <IfVersion >= 2.3>
            Require all granted
    </IfVersion>
    <IfVersion < 2.3>
            order allow,deny
            allow from all
    </IfVersion>
</Directory>

Problem is that when I access the wiki, it crops my url somehow, which causes issues:

durban.ucl.tch.edu/wiki becomes durban/wiki

Why would the alias change the url? How can I keep the full url with the alias?

Best, Nicolas

Solution

  • The mediawiki docs suggests that you can set the $wgServer variable in the mediawiki config like this:

    $wgServer = 'http://durban.ucl.tch.edu';

    which you may or may not consider a workaround.