[09:20:02] <tonythomas>	 Gloria:  Hi ! You around ?
[09:31:54] <Nemo_bis>	 unlikely at this time
[09:35:43] <tonythomas>	 Nemo_bis:  ok !! I was trying to fix a bug I reported long back ( https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59663 ) 
[09:35:57] <tonythomas>	 on showing up an error message when the username field is empty 
[09:36:18] <tonythomas>	  I wanted to know how, the variable $wgDBuser can be accessed from MySqlInstaller.php::submitConnectForm() so that using !strlen will do the trick 
[09:36:40] <tonythomas>	 when I pass it as an argument to the existing $newValues = $this->setVarsFromRequest( array(  ) );
[09:36:53] <tonythomas>	 its showing up a null
[09:39:40] <Nemo_bis>	 "long" for a 5xxxx bug? :D 
[09:40:14] <Nemo_bis>	 DanielK_WMDE is probably your safest bet for such a question in EU morning
[09:40:55] <tonythomas>	 Nemo_bis: long :D that came out somehow 
[09:41:09] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE: Hi ! You around ? 
[09:41:52] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: hey. barely. you are talking about accessign wgDBuser during installation?
[09:42:34] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE:  of course. I want to get wgDBuser, just like the function gets wgDBserver and others 
[09:42:36] <DanielK_WMDE>	 I don't know much about the installation process, but generally: wgDBuser is the user MediaWiki used to connect to the database. It's quite possibel that it's not available during installation
[09:43:43] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE: in the installation step, MW asks for the Database username right ? I want to check whethere that feild is kept null, once the user clicks the submit button 
[09:45:05] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: if you want to know whether the field was null, look at the WebRequest
[09:45:33] <DanielK_WMDE>	 i don't know when and how the installer would extract, scrub and interpret the data from the request. 
[09:48:10] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE:  if you check here https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-core/blob/master/includes/installer/MssqlInstaller.php#L138
[09:49:13] <tonythomas>	 actually https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-core/blob/master/includes/installer/MysqlInstaller.php#L103
[09:49:21] <tonythomas>	 the earlier was for Mssql 
[09:52:22] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: i don't really understand how that class works, i have never looked into it. but I saw this: $dbUser = $this->getVar( 'wgDBuser' );
[09:54:34] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: there is also this rather suspicious line: $wgDBuser = $this->getVar( '_InstallUser' );
[09:54:58] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: note that the DB user used during setup may be different from the DB user configured to be used during normal operations.
[09:55:24] <DanielK_WMDE>	 the setup process might be done usign the root user, so the installer can create the database.
[09:55:47] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE: Thanks. I will test with that, and tell the o/p in a few mins. 
[09:55:49] <DanielK_WMDE>	 i guess that causes a bit of confusion in the code (because it relies on evil globals).
[09:57:36] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE:  Yeah! Earlier I tried with that, and got nowhere. anyway, will try it again 
[09:59:01] <DanielK_WMDE>	 tonythomas: you'll have to crefully trace the information flow.
[09:59:25] <DanielK_WMDE>	 this is why it's good to make function parameters the *only* method of information flow. Makes things obvious and easy to understand :)
[10:00:38] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE:  of course! here, we got a function with no arguments  :) 
[10:03:17] <DanielK_WMDE>	 yay ;)
[10:10:43] <tonythomas>	 DanielK_WMDE: I gave the code as 
[10:10:45] <tonythomas>	 $wgDBuser = $this->getVar( '_InstallUser' );
[10:10:45] <tonythomas>	 		echo strlen($wgDBuser);
[10:10:53] <tonythomas>	 and guess how it worked ? 
[10:11:15] <tonythomas>	 in the first  submit button click, it shows some random value... but on refresh, it shows the original 
[10:11:22] <tonythomas>	 again not much use I think 
[10:12:10] <tonythomas>	 every time, I do the second click on submit, the echo shows up the right length 
[14:31:20] <Nemo_bis>	 mglaser: is a 1.22.x release planned or not for the 27th?
[14:32:13] <mglaser>	 Nemo_bis : it's planned. Announcement will go out today
[14:32:32] <mglaser>	 Nemo_bis: is there a reason your're asking?
[14:33:04] <Nemo_bis>	 mglaser: see my email http://p.defau.lt/?_yzbzvIVKfHPwMkIkVSsGg
[14:33:24] <Nemo_bis>	 I failed to send it, as said in http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-l/2014-March/042664.html 
[14:39:43] <mglaser>	 Nemo_bis: k.
[19:48:11] <Danny_B>	 gerrit down?
[19:50:02] <matanya>	 now back Danny_B 
[19:51:29] <Danny_B>	 yup, works now
[19:55:55] <Kolega2357>	 Why I am not edit user preferences on login wiki?
[20:18:54] <Reedy>	 Kolega2357: You shouldn't be using loginwiki for anything
[20:19:23] <Kolega2357>	 What is the purpose of Login Wiki?
[20:28:48] <Nemo_bis>	 Kolega2357: surprisingly, logging in
[20:29:12] * Nemo_bis  hears  "Ooooooooooooooooooooooohh" from audience

[20:30:34] * marktraceur  learned something today

[23:27:58] <abartov>	 php question: is there any other reason I might be getting the "PHP Warning:  escapeshellarg() has been disabled for security reasons" message despite "safe_mode = no" in php.ini and mod_php having been compiled with safe_mode off?  
[23:28:45] <csteipp>	 It can also be on the list of blacklisted functions, iirc
[23:29:38] <matanya>	 abartov: hi, have you seen the mail otto sent regarding stat1 access?
[23:30:11] <abartov>	 matanya, yes, thanks.  I don't need my account there.
[23:30:29] <matanya>	 thank you, i'll remove it. 
[23:34:19] <abartov>	 csteipp, thanks!  How/where do I find that?
[23:36:08] <csteipp>	 abartov: I was actually thinking of the suhosin blacklist: suhosin.executor.func.blacklist
[23:36:25] <csteipp>	 Not sure if you're running 5.3 with suhosin, or 5.4+
[23:37:07] <abartov>	 csteipp, oh yeah, just found it by brute grepping! :)
[23:37:11] <abartov>	 Thanks, I think I got it.