Last modified: 2014-08-29 02:19:08 UTC
Asterisks should be avoided in the URL. They can cause problems. Compare http://www.hizlog.com/wiki/load.php?debug=false&lang=en&modules=mediawiki.legacy.commonPrint%2Cshared%7Cskins.vector&only=styles&skin=vector&* (403 Forbidden) with http://www.hizlog.com/wiki/load.php?debug=false&lang=en&modules=mediawiki.legacy.commonPrint%2Cshared|skins.vector&only=styles&skin=vector& (CSS is served). This is probably due to server configuration, but, if at all possible, MW should't trigger these sort of problems. See also Bug #28588 and Bug #34853.
Origins: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/The_Style_does_not_appear
"It's a security fix for old versions of Internet Explorer to avoid security problems. Catrope and Tim_Starling can tell you more about that." [1] ---- [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/Common.js_stopped_working_1.17
(In reply to comment #2) > "It's a security fix for old versions of Internet Explorer to avoid security > problems. Catrope and Tim_Starling can tell you more about that." [1] > > ---- > > [1] > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/Common. > js_stopped_working_1.17 For reference, see bug 28840
We seem to be needing the * for the security patch in IE. And such character is valid URL. If a this is failing, the user will likely experience other semi-random issues as well whenever the asterisk character comes into play (API queries, Article titles, etc.). Please fix your web server configuration or ask your web provider for support.
