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Per [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106444] the maximum file size is 4GiB. | Per [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T106444] the maximum file size is 4GiB. | ||
== Requirement == | |||
You need: | |||
* the URL of the media file to upload | |||
* a text file with the first revision content | |||
* the name of the user account for this first revision and upload | |||
== Step 1: download files == | |||
Download the files to terbium (or if there's not enough space, tin) with http_proxy=webproxy.eqiad.wmnet:8080 (or https_proxy for https requests) | Download the files to terbium (or if there's not enough space, tin) with http_proxy=webproxy.eqiad.wmnet:8080 (or https_proxy for https requests) | ||
(url-downloader.wikimedia.org:8080 has a limit just under 1GB - see [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T111941]) | (url-downloader.wikimedia.org:8080 has a limit just under 1GB - see [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T111941]) | ||
<source lang="bash"> | |||
curl -O -x webproxy.eqiad.wmnet:8080 <URL> | |||
</source> | |||
At this stage, it could be pertinent to check the hash of the file if known. | |||
== Step 2: import image to Commons == | |||
<source lang="bash"> | <source lang="bash"> | ||
mwscript importImages.php --wiki=commonswiki --comment-ext=txt --user=USERNAME /tmp/uploads | mwscript importImages.php --wiki=commonswiki --comment-ext=txt --user=USERNAME /tmp/uploads | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 1 April 2016
Per [1] the maximum file size is 4GiB.
Requirement
You need:
- the URL of the media file to upload
- a text file with the first revision content
- the name of the user account for this first revision and upload
Step 1: download files
Download the files to terbium (or if there's not enough space, tin) with http_proxy=webproxy.eqiad.wmnet:8080 (or https_proxy for https requests)
(url-downloader.wikimedia.org:8080 has a limit just under 1GB - see [2])
curl -O -x webproxy.eqiad.wmnet:8080 <URL>
At this stage, it could be pertinent to check the hash of the file if known.
Step 2: import image to Commons
mwscript importImages.php --wiki=commonswiki --comment-ext=txt --user=USERNAME /tmp/uploads