Any seasoned administrator will tell you that the log files are a goldmine of information. When it comes to security, it is the first thing that is looked at when there is a potential breach. As the administrator of a wiki, there will be times when you will need to view log files, and most likely, you will be viewing the user logs.
This next extension makes it easy for the MediaWiki sysop to view these log files. UserLoginLog adds login information to the special page called Logs. Now, you can review records for login attempts and see the IP address of the person who logged in, or attempted to log in.
1. Open your browser and point it to http://www.organicdesign.co.nz/ Extension:UserLoginLog.php. On this page, you will see the following code:
<?php # Extension:User login log # - Licenced under LGPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html) # - Author: [http://www.organicdesign.co.nz/nad User:Nad] if (!defined('MEDIAWIKI')) die('Not an entry point...