通过php API登录MediaWiki

Question

Is possible to write a hook for MediaWiki using php to login with a particular user name and password when a certain event takes place? I looked through the MediaWiki api and it seems that $wgUser has only a logout function and does not have a login function.

Answer 1

It is indeed possible to log in to a wiki using a particular user name and password--that is essentially what every authentication extension does. There is a whole page of the Mediawiki API dedicated to login functionality , and there is also documentation of the AuthPlugin class , which provides an interface for Mediawiki authentication and login plugins.

If you're looking for code samples for logging into a wiki, there are php examples on the API:Login page, and you could also have a look at the extensions in the authentication and login category on Mediawiki.org.

Re: $wgUser : login is handled by $wgUser 's new methods -- newFromId , newFromName , newFromConfirmationCode , etc. These functions create a new User object, which contains data and functionality specific to the account, every time someone logs into their account on the wiki. There is a different set of functions for creating new accounts.