Last modified: 2007-03-30 15:46:38 UTC
Every attempt to export a long page history (>>100 revisions, eg. de:Bier, 1400 revisions) fails with either Sorry- we have a problem... The wikimedia web server didn't return any response to your request. or, sometimes, <html><body></body></html> How about options like "limit" and "offset"? The following URL could then be used to export the first 100 revisions. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezial:Export?action=submit&pages=Bier&limit=100&offset=0
Update after implementation of r15101: - No error "Sorry- we have a problem..." anymore - If number of revisions exceeds the limit of 100, Special:Export delivers the <siteinfo>...</siteinfo> section only. Possible solutions: 1. See initial comment of El (limit and offset) 2. Create error message "Too many revisions, no export incl. revisions possible." or something else If 1. is too complicate/expensive I prefer 2 as a faster solution. Summary updated.
MediaWiki API now provides the desired functionality.