images in /images/ folder do not load

[Culinary Wiki]

Using ftp, I uploaded a few images to the /images/ folder. I try to link on a page using: [[Image:Example.jpg]] but it does not show the image. All I get is:

Missing image
Logohat.png
Image:logohat.png

Any suggestions?

Also, I would love to be able to use the alignment and frame (border) in the image, but it looks like I can't link an image from another site, or an http:// address. Any suggestions? Thank you.

[hashar]

You need to use the mediawiki upload form to do that: [[Special:Upload]].

MediaWiki need to store some informations in its database before using an image. It also put the file in weird paths such as /image/b/bc/Wiki.png

[Rob Church]

One can disable hashed upload paths, but yes, MediaWiki's database needs to know some things about the image in order that it can be used.

[chitaranjan]

One can disable hashed upload paths, but yes, MediaWiki's database needs to know some things about the image in order that it can be used.

Hi Rob,

Can you please explain in details what are changes I have to do in the database for the images to be link directly to the documents.

Regards,

Chita Ranjan

[Michael Daly]

Try running the maintenance script rebuildImages.php. It looks through the images directories and adds the missing files to the image table.

[chitaranjan]

HI Michael,

After running the maintenance script rebuildImages.php, still my images are not linking in the document. Please suggest

[Michael Daly]

Look at the image table to see if the script added the image information.

[chitaranjan]

Hello,

I checked in the Images table and I think the script not added the image information. I run the script from the command prompt "c:/php/php.exe" "D:\Netsites\WIKI\Mediawiki\maintenance\rebuildima ges.php". Is there any thing wrong in the script or do I have to set anything else.

Please guide me. Thanks

[Emufarmers]

You probably want to use importImages.php.

[Michael Daly]

I run the script from the command prompt "c:/php/php.exe" "D:\Netsites\WIKI\Mediawiki\maintenance\rebuildima ges.php". Is there any thing wrong in the script or do I have to set anything else.

You should run the script from the maintenance directory:

cd D:\Netsites\WIKI\Mediawiki\maintenance
php rebuildimages.php

Make sure that AdminSettings.php is properly set up first.