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- | :!: **Feb 26, 2014** --- DokuWiki | + | Every software |
- | [[DokuWiki]] uses github [[https:// | + | ===== Make sure it is a Bug ===== |
- | Prior to Feb 26, 2014, DokuWiki used a different application | + | Before you report something, try to research if the problem you encounter really is a bug. Maybe it is intended behavior |
- | ===== Reporting Bugs ===== | + | You should also search the [[https:// |
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+ | However, if still in doubt, just open a bug report. We can always close it should it turn out to not be a bug. | ||
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+ | ===== Check if the problem is already reported | ||
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+ | All DokuWiki bugs should be reported in our bug tracker at GitHub located at: [[https:// | ||
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+ | Use the search to check if your problem already has been reported. Also make sure you search through closed bugs as well --- the bug might have been fixed already in development. | ||
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+ | If the bug was reported already, check if you can provide additional information to aid fixing the bug. See below on how. | ||
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+ | ===== Report a Bug ===== | ||
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+ | As mentioned above, DokuWiki bugs **have** to be reported at [[https:// | ||
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+ | When reporting a bug you should try to include as much information as possible that helps developers with identifying the problem. | ||
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+ | This can include: | ||
- | When reporting bugs please always give as much of the following information as possible: | ||
* DokuWiki version | * DokuWiki version | ||
- | * OS | + | * Operating system of the server and client |
- | * Webserver and version | + | * The used web server |
- | * Web browser and version | + | * The used PHP version |
- | * and when asked, run '' | + | * The used browsers |
+ | * Everything that's special about your setup (plugins, template, auth backends, weird network config, etc.) | ||
+ | * Exact steps to reproduce | ||
+ | * Screenshots | ||
+ | * What did you try to fix the problem and what where the exact results? | ||
- | **Tests Please: | + | It is especially important to gather exact error messages! See if you can find error logs from the web server and the JavaScript console (see below). |
- | Please read [[http:// | + | Please |
- | And remember: [[http:// | + | |
- | ===== How to use the bugtracking System | + | ===== How to obtain additional info ===== |
- | First, make sure the bug or feature request isn' | + | As mentioned above, DokuWiki developers need detailed error messages to debug a problem. Sometimes those are printed directly to the screen, but sometimes they aren' |
- | If you found an existing bugreport on " | + | ==== Server/PHP Error Logs ==== |
- | If you didn't find your bug, use the green '' | + | Whenever something goes fatally wrong, PHP will just stop processing your request. This usually results in a [[faq: |
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+ | In all of those cases PHP will log an error message to some log file. Where exactly that log file resides is different from system to system. Errors might be logged to the web server' | ||
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+ | Typical locations are: | ||
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+ | * ''/ | ||
+ | * ''/ | ||
+ | * ''/ | ||
+ | * ''/ | ||
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+ | If you are on a hosted server, best ask your provider where to find that log. | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | php_value display_errors 1 | ||
+ | php_value display_startup_errors 1 | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | That may send the error message to the browser. | ||
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+ | Another solution might be the [[plugin: | ||
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+ | ==== DokuWiki Error logs ==== | ||
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+ | Since the Igor release (July 2022), DokuWiki logs also errors. Via admin interface you can use the [[plugin: | ||
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+ | ==== JavaScript Console log ==== | ||
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+ | Sometimes things go wrong on the client side (inside your browser). To figure out what, you will need to access the JavaScript console of your browser. To do so use the following keyboard shortcuts: | ||
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+ | ^ Browser ^ Windows/ | ||
+ | | Chrome | ||
+ | | Firefox | '' | ||
+ | | Internet Explorer | '' | ||
+ | | Safari | ||
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+ | If you see any errors (usually shown in red) in the console, go to your [[plugin: | ||
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+ | If you find errors in the JavaScript console you should always attach them to your bug report. Preferably the ones found with the " | ||
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bugs.1393460693.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014-02-27 01:24 by Klap-in