Last modified: 2014-10-11 14:41:21 UTC
I tried to upload by url, using url of "file:Balawing,_Junrey_pronunciation.jpg" Expected behaviour: Some sort of error about it being not a url (or perhaps whining about how file: isn't an allowed url schema) Actual behaviour: upload form re-loaded without any indication what went wrong.
Trying to find out what "upload by URL" is I found http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/03/21/upload-by-url-for-testwikipediaorg/ but "The default configuration limits URL uploads to sysops, so for now you’ll need to be a sysop on Test Wikipedia to try it out." I'm an admin on https://test2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload but there is no such option, only uploading a local file. Bawolff: On which wikisite is this, in case you remember?
This was on my personal test wiki (importing images from commons via url is much easier than download and reupload. I needed the images locally to debug file metadata bugs) You are now an admin on test.wikipedia.org which has feature enabled. If you go to special:upload you should see the upload by url box. This bug might be reflective of larger issues with error handling in old upload form. I remember hearing about other errors (like post requests without a file or server misconfigs) manifesting like this, but that was a long time ago so things may have changed
Change 139696 had a related patch set uploaded by TheDJ: Upload: Display an error to the user on invalid wpUploadFileURL https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/139696
