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**Problem** In T200938 it was discovered that there was a need to determine what the canonical namespace is for a given namespace index. However, there is no way to do that. Likewise, there is no way to ensure that a namespace id doesn't represent two different namespaces on different wikis. It is impossible to get a full name (and url?) of a page without using the API. **Solution** Register namespaces in the database with a `namespace` table. This table would be an `id` and a canonical `name`. This would give something for `page.page_namespace` to relate to in queries.

**Problem** In T200938 it was discovered that there was a need to determine what the canonical namespace is for a given namespace index from a foreign wiki or tool (something that has access to the database, but not the config). However, there is no way to do that. Likewise, there is no way to ensure that a namespace id doesn't represent two different namespaces on different wikis. It is impossible to get a full name (and url?) of a page without using the API. **Solution** Register namespaces in the database with a `namespace` table. This table would be an `id` and a canonical `name`. This would give something for `page.page_namespace` to relate to in queries.

**Problem** In T200938 it was discovered that there was a need to determine what the canonical namespace is for a given namespace index from a foreign wiki or tool (something that has access to the database, but not the config). However, there is no way to do that. Likewise, there is no way to ensure that a namespace id doesn't represent two different namespaces on different wikis. It is impossible to get a full name (and url?) of a page without using the API. **Solution** Register namespaces in the database with a `namespace` table. This table would be an `id` and a canonical `name`. This would give something for `page.page_namespace` to relate to in queries.