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Allow LocalSettings.json to be used instead of LocalSettings.php
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MediaWiki should allow settings to be loaded from LocalSettings.json or LocalSettings.yaml, without the need to have a LocalSettings.php file.

NOTE: this is part of prototyping a solution for T292402

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
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Allow main settings file to be selected via env variable.mediawiki/coremaster+107 -24
Customize query in gerrit

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daniel created this task.Nov 1 2021, 11:17 AM
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daniel claimed this task.Nov 11 2021, 8:32 PM
daniel moved this task from Todo to Doing on the MediaWiki-SettingsBuilder board.
gerritbot added a comment.Nov 11 2021, 8:34 PM

Change 738283 had a related patch set uploaded (by Daniel Kinzler; author: Daniel Kinzler):

[mediawiki/core@master] Allow $wgSettings to be used in LocalSettings.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/738283

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Nov 11 2021, 8:34 PM
daniel updated the task description. (Show Details)Nov 13 2021, 1:44 PM
daniel renamed this task from Make LocalSettings.php optional to Allow LocalSettings.json to be used instead of LocalSettings.php.Nov 16 2021, 6:23 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Nov 16 2021, 6:26 PM

Change 739312 had a related patch set uploaded (by Daniel Kinzler; author: Daniel Kinzler):

[mediawiki/core@master] Add support for LocalSettings.json

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/739312

daniel triaged this task as Medium priority.Jan 26 2022, 12:10 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Feb 8 2022, 9:20 PM

Change 739312 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] Allow main settings file to be selected via env variable.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/739312

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.38-notes (1.38.0-wmf.22; 2022-02-14).Feb 8 2022, 10:00 PM
daniel closed this task as Resolved.Mar 22 2022, 10:03 PM
daniel moved this task from Doing to Done on the MediaWiki-SettingsBuilder board.
hashar mentioned this in T218647: Quibble should backup and delete LocalSettings.php.Oct 9 2023, 9:13 PM
XtexChooser mentioned this in T192003: Allow MW_CONFIG_FILE to be set as environment variable .Apr 3 2024, 2:03 PM
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