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[objectcache] MainWANObjectCache using store EmptyBagOStuff
IP: 216.73.217.11
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HOST: zero-k.info
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CONNECTION: keep-alive
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[session] SessionManager using store SqlBagOStuff
[session] Session "kkbg98pci8deaenaje8tgjcvjddsko1e" requested without UserID cookie
[DBReplication] Cannot use ChronologyProtector with EmptyBagOStuff
[DBReplication] Wikimedia\Rdbms\LBFactory::getChronologyProtector: request info {
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}[DBConnection] Wikimedia\Rdbms\LoadBalancer::lazyLoadReplicationPositions: executed chronology callback.
[DBConnection] Wikimedia\Rdbms\LoadBalancer::getLocalConnection: connected to database 0 at 'localhost'.
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[DBConnection] Wikimedia\Rdbms\LoadBalancer::getLocalConnection: connected to database 0 at 'localhost'.
[MessageCache] MessageCache using store SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] SqlBagOStuff::lock failed due to timeout for wikidb229-mw_:messages:en.
[ContentHandler] Created handler for wikitext: WikitextContentHandler
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[SQLBagOStuff] Connection mysql object #124 (handle id #118) will be used for SqlBagOStuff
[MessageCache] MessageCache::load: Loading en... local cache is empty, global cache is expired/volatile, loading from database
ParserFactory: using preprocessor: Preprocessor_Hash
Unstubbing $wgLang on call of $wgLang::_unstub from ParserOptions->__construct
MediaWiki::preOutputCommit: primary transaction round committed
MediaWiki::preOutputCommit: pre-send deferred updates completed
MediaWiki::preOutputCommit: session changes committed
MediaWiki::preOutputCommit: LBFactory shutdown completed