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| − | The logo file at <nowiki>https://freephile.org/wiki/File:Eqt.logo.png</nowiki> is 599 | + | The logo file at <nowiki>https://freephile.org/wiki/File:Eqt.logo.png</nowiki> is 599 378 pixels and is stored at <br><nowiki>https://freephile.org/w/images/8/8c/Eqt.logo.png</nowiki> |
Meanwhile, the thumbnails are served from <br> | Meanwhile, the thumbnails are served from <br> | ||
<nowiki>https://freephile.org/w/images/</nowiki>'''thumb'''<nowiki>/8/8c/Eqt.logo.png/</nowiki>'''120px'''<nowiki>-Eqt.logo.png</nowiki> | <nowiki>https://freephile.org/w/images/</nowiki>'''thumb'''<nowiki>/8/8c/Eqt.logo.png/</nowiki>'''120px'''<nowiki>-Eqt.logo.png</nowiki> | ||
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=== Old Versions === | === Old Versions === | ||
Because the wiki versions files, you can update any media file, and still have the "old" one accessible. This works in much the same way as the thumbnailing too... except the word 'archive' is in the path. | Because the wiki versions files, you can update any media file, and still have the "old" one accessible. This works in much the same way as the thumbnailing too... except the word 'archive' is in the path. | ||
[[File:Business.card.backside.jpg|120px|current card]] compared to | [[File:Business.card.backside.jpg|120px|current card]] compared to | ||
| − | https:// | + | https://freephile.org/w/images/thumb/archive/5/5f/20160127044917%21Business.card.backside.jpg/120px-Business.card.backside.jpg |
== Thumbnailing Errors == | == Thumbnailing Errors == | ||
| − | If you get an error about "Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination", and you've checked that the "images" directory is writable by the web server, as well as any sub- | + | If you get an error about "Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination", and you've checked that the "images" directory is writable by the web server, as well as any sub-directorys, then you might be able to solve the problem by '''unsetting''' the <code>[[mw:Manual:$wgTmpDirectory|$wgTmpDirectory]]</code> setting in your LocalSettings.php file. I had |
| − | <code>$wgTmpDirectory = "{$wgUploadDirectory}/tmp";</code> in a v1_26 version of MediaWiki. Thumbnails were generated after I commented | + | <code>$wgTmpDirectory = "{$wgUploadDirectory}/tmp";</code> in a v1_26 version of MediaWiki. Thumbnails were generated after I commented the setting. |
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
