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Implement installing MediaWiki from an existing LocalSettings.php
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Feature summary (what you would like to be able to do and where):

Currently it is not possible to to install MediaWiki with an existing LocalSettings.php file. If you include a LocalSettings.php with your current MediaWiki installation and open MediaWiki the first time with an empty database, you will run into database errors. If you try to run install.php, you will run into A LocalSettings.php file has been detected. To upgrade this installation, please run update.php instead. Trying update.php fails as well.

Use case(s) (list the steps that you performed to discover that problem, and describe the actual underlying problem which you want to solve. Do not describe only a solution):

A containerized/exportable version of MediaWiki that can utilize an existing LocalSettings.php and does not have to go through the install process every time when recreated.

Benefits (why should this be implemented?):

Ease of testing and reproducing production MediaWikis.

Past conversations
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Ut4s8i4nbghrc1sl
Change of installer code someone made that should be implemented: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vn3phnl79hyleo6s

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Novem_Linguae created this task.Jul 29 2023, 9:51 AM
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Novem_Linguae updated the task description. (Show Details)Jul 29 2023, 9:53 AM
Mainframe98 subscribed.Jul 30 2023, 7:31 AM
Lectrician1 renamed this task from way to install the database if LocalSettings.php is already created to Implement installing MediaWiki from an existing LocalSettings.php.Aug 11 2023, 9:57 PM
Lectrician1 updated the task description. (Show Details)
Lectrician1 added a subtask: T288388: Implement installing MediaWiki from an existing LocalSettings.php by using install.php.
Lectrician1 added a subtask: T172555: If LocalSettings.php exists, but database is empty, user should be prompted to install and not download new LocalSettings.php.
Lectrician1 updated the task description. (Show Details)Aug 11 2023, 10:04 PM
Ciencia_Al_Poder subscribed.Aug 12 2023, 8:09 AM
Opoplawski subscribed.Sep 19 2023, 4:54 PM
Opoplawski added a comment.Sep 19 2023, 4:59 PM

Note sure if the comments here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Vn3phnl79hyleo6s are helpful but figured I would mention it. Being able to script this database setup would be great.

Pppery closed this task as a duplicate of T288388: Implement installing MediaWiki from an existing LocalSettings.php by using install.php.Nov 12 2023, 9:49 PM
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