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authorMikeMannix <MikeMannix>2001-09-09 23:03:57 +0000
committerMikeMannix <MikeMannix>2001-09-09 23:03:57 +0000
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@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ _Clean install of the current public release (01-Sep-2001)_
These installation steps use the Apache web server on Linux as an example. TWiki should run on other web servers and Unix systems as well. (TWiki on Windows is possible, but has not been well-documented. More on that at <http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/TWikiOnWindows.)>
-**_NOTE:_** Below installation steps assume user `nobody` for all files manupulated by the cgi scripts (executed by the web server), and user `twiki` for all other files. You need to replace user `nobody` with an other user in case the web server executes the script with a different user ( default for Debian is `www-data` ). Also, you can substitute user `twiki` with your own user name.
+* **_NOTE:_** This Installation Guide assumes the following:
-**_NOTE:_** Below installation steps assume that you have control over the web server configuraton files. In case you don't - you may be installing on an ISP-hosted server - follow the steps but use these directories instead:
+* * **User `nobody=`** is used for all files manipulated by the CGI scripts (executed by the Web server), and user =twiki for all other files. Replace user `nobody` with another user if your Web server executes scripts under a different name (default for Debian is `www-data`). Also, you can substitute user `twiki` with your own username.
+
+* * **You have control** over the Web server configuraton files. In case you don't - you may be installing on an ISP-hosted server - follow the steps but use these directories instead:
<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">
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@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ Request and download the TWiki 01-Sep-2001 distribution in Unix ZIP format from
That's it for the standard virgin installation of TWiki. Read on to learn how to customize TWiki.
-## <a name="Extra_Server_Level_Options"> Extra Server-Level Options </a>
+## <a name="Additional_Server_Level_Options"> Additional Server-Level Options </a>
Complete a Standard Installation and your new TWiki site should be up and running. You can develop and manage most aspects of your site from the browser interface. Core set-up functions require direct access to the server file system, via Telnet or FTP. You can make server-level site changes during installation, or at any time afterwards.
@@ -118,137 +120,42 @@ Complete a Standard Installation and your new TWiki site should be up and runnin
### <a name="Creating_a_New_Web"> Creating a New Web </a>
* To create a new web:
- * Use a name for the web consisting of characters `A..Z` , `a..z` but **not** in [[WikiNotation]].
- * Create a new template directory under `twiki/templates` .
- * Create a new data directory under `twiki/data` and check the file permission of the directory.
- * Copy the `Web*.txt` files from the `twiki/data/Main` directory to the new data directory, preserving the original files' owner, group and permissions ( on Unix use `cp -p` ). The data files must be writable by the owner the CGI scripts are running on ( usually `nobody` ). Hint: You can set permissions of `.txt` and `.txt,v` files to `-rw-rw-rw-` and then edit the topic using your browser, RCS will restore the file permission correctly when saving the topic.
- * Add the new web to the web list (visible in the upper right corner of each topic) by editing the site-level preferences %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC%:
+ 1. **Create** a new web data directory under `twiki/data` and check the file permission of the directory.
+ * Use a name consisting of characters `A..Z` , `a..z` but **_not_** in [[WikiNotation]].
+ 2. **Copy** all files from the `twiki/data/_default` directory to the new data directory, preserving the original files' owner, group and permissions (on Unix, use `cp -p`). The data files must be writable by the owner the CGI scripts are running on (usually, `nobody`).
+ * **_Hint:_** You can set permissions of `.txt` and `.txt,v` files to `-rw-rw-rw-` (666) and then edit the topic using your browser; RCS will restore the file permissions correctly when saving the topic.
+ 3. **Add** the new web to the web list (visible in the upper right corner of each topic) by editing the site-level preferences, %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC%:
* Add the new web to the <code>%WIKIWEBLIST%</code> variable.
- * Add the new web to the web table (at the bottom of each [[WebHome]] topic) by editing the %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiWebsTable topic.
- * Change the web preferences by editing the WebPreferences topic of the new web:
- * Set the WEBBGCOLOR variable to a color of your taste. The number represents the unique color for the web (consult an HTML book for colors.)
- * Customize the <code>%WEBTOPICLIST%</code> variable to contain the web specific links you prefer.
- * Optional: Set the <code>%WEBCOPYRIGHT%</code> variable to have a web-specific copyright text (at the bottom of each topic).
- * If needed, create customized templates in the new templates directory. (Non existing templates are inherited from `twiki/templates` )
- * If you want to use Form Templates - see [[TWikiDocumentation]]
- * In case you want usage statistics for this web: Copy file `WebStatistics.txt` from the `twiki/data/Main` directory to the new data directory. Edit topic WebStatistics in the new web and delete old usage entries.
- * Note that user home topics are only located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web, so don't try to move them or create them in other webs. From any web you can refer to users located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web like <code>%MAINWEB%.UserName</code> or <code>%MAINWEB%.UserName</code>.
+ 4. **Update** the web settings by editing the WebPreferences topic of the new web:
+ * Customize the <code>%WEBTOPICLIST%</code> variable to contain the web-specific links you prefer.
+ * Set the WEBBGCOLOR variable to a color. The number represents the unique color for the web.
+ * Set Plugins, access privileges, custom variables, other web-level options (ex: <code>%WEBCOPYRIGHT%</code> can be set for an individual web).
+ 5. **Add** the new web to the color-coded web directory table by editing the %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiWebsTable topic.
+ 6. **Test** the new web: view pages, create a new page.
+
+* That's it for a basic new web set-up. You can also further customize the web:
+ * Create customized templates in the new templates directory (otherwise, templates are inherited from `twiki/templates`).
+ * **_NOTE:_** For web-specific templates in a `templates` subdirectory, ex: `twiki/templates/someweb`.
+ * Create [[TWikiDocumentation]] to add form-based page input that's stored separately from the main free-form topic text.
+
+* **_NOTE:_** User home topics are located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web - don't try to move them or create them in other webs. From any web you can refer to users located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web with <code>%MAINWEB%.UserName</code> or <code>%MAINWEB%.UserName</code> - using the <code>%MAINWEB%</code> variable is preferable, particularly if you might change the %MAINWEB% web name.
### <a name="Adding_Variables_amp_Rendering_R"> Adding Variables &amp; Rendering Rules </a>
-* You can add new rendering rules or new <code>%VARIABLES%</code>. To insure an easy upgrade of TWiki it is recommended to do this customization in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` , not `twiki/bin/wiki.pm` .
+* You can add new rendering rules or new <code>%VARIABLES%</code>. To insure an easy upgrade of TWiki, it is recommended to do this sort of customization with [[TWikiDocumentation]] and the Plugins API.
### <a name="Enabling_Basic_Authentication_ht"> Enabling Basic Authentication (.htaccess) </a>
-* If you are on a non authenticated server (i.e. not using SSL) and you would like to authenticate users:
- * Rename file `.htaccess.txt` in the `twiki/bin` directory to `.htaccess` and change it to your needs. For details consult the HTTP server documentation (for Apache server: [[1]](http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/directives.html), [[2]](http://www.mcs.kent.edu/system/web_help/htaccess/introduction.html)). In particular, the following <font>red</font> part needs to be configured correctly: <br /><code>Redirect <font>/urlpath/to/TWiki/index.html</font> http://<font>your.domain.com/urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/</font>view</code><br /><code>AuthUserFile <font>/filepath/to/TWiki/data/</font>.htpasswd</code><br /><code>ErrorDocument 401 <font>/urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/</font>oops/TWiki/TWikiRegistration?template=oopsauth</code>
- * **_Note:_** The browser should ask for login name and password when you click on the <u>Edit</u> link. In case `.htaccess` does not have the desired effect you need to enable it: Add "AllowOverride All" to the Directory section of `access.conf` for your `twiki/bin` directory.
- * Copy the [[TWikiRegistrationPub]] topic to [[TWikiRegistration]]. Do that by either editing the topics in the%TWIKIWEB% web, or by renaming the `.txt` and `.txt,v` files in the `twiki/data/%TWIKIWEB%` directory.
- * **_Note:_** You can customize the registration form if needed, like deleting or adding input tags. The `name=""` parameter of the input tags must start with: `"Twk0..."` (if this is an optional entry), or `"Twk1..."` (if this is a required entry). This will ensure that the fields are processed correctly.
- * A new line containing user name and encrypted password gets added to the `data/.htpasswd` file when a users registers. The file that comes with the TWiki installation contains a few user accounts of TWiki core team members (needed for testing). You can edit the file and delete those lines.
-
-## <a name="TWiki_File_System_Snapshot"> TWiki File System Snapshot </a>
-
-Here are partial directory listings showing typical file permissions and ownership. This is provided for general debugging use only and isn't an exact representation of the current distribution. There is also a file [[TWikiDocumentatin]], with individual file descriptions, for the current TWiki release.
-
-Directory `twiki/bin` :
-
- drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:34 .
- drwxrwxr-x 3 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:34 ..
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 650 Feb 10 2000 .htaccess
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 4322 Mar 12 00:31 attach
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1426 Jun 20 19:52 delete
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 9001 Jul 28 11:03 edit
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1811 Mar 11 02:27 geturl
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 5006 Mar 11 02:41 mailnotify
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1769 Mar 11 03:07 oops
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 6890 Jun 21 19:58 preview
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 7606 Mar 31 18:30 rdiff
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 8349 Jun 21 18:12 register
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 2693 Jul 5 14:32 save
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 3831 Jul 20 12:13 search
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 9835 Jun 20 19:03 statistics
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 509 Feb 7 2000 testenv
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 14543 Jul 20 18:46 upload
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 4755 May 22 18:11 view
- -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1689 Jun 20 20:10 viewfile
-
-Directory `twiki/templates/` :
-
- drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 3 01:17 .
- drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 19 18:38 ..
- drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 Know
- drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 May 1 01:24 Main
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2688 Aug 15 18:15 attach.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1283 Jul 20 15:56 attachtable.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1907 Jul 28 16:41 changes.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2265 Aug 15 17:57 edit.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 965 Feb 8 2000 mailnotify.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 30 Jan 13 1999 notedited.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 940 Jul 20 15:59 notext.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 907 Jul 20 16:01 notwiki.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 341 Mar 8 11:39 noweb.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1000 Mar 8 11:40 oops.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1043 Oct 23 19:17 oopsaccesschange.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1036 Oct 23 19:17 oopsaccessview.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 914 Mar 8 11:40 oopsdel.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1423 May 29 01:23 oopslocked.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1067 Mar 8 11:41 oopsregexist.tmpl
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 955 Mar 8 11:41 oopsregpasswd.tmpl
-
-Directory `twiki/data/` :
-
- drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:09 .
- drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 19 18:38 ..
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 nobody nobody 51 Apr 21 16:48 .htpasswd
- drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 20 17:18 Know
- drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 19 04:15 Main
- drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 20 17:56 TWiki
- -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 1 Mar 11 04:19 debug.txt
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1516 Aug 20 17:56 log200008.txt
-
-Partial file list for `twiki/data/Main` :
-
- drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 19 04:15 .
- drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:09 ..
- -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 3716 Aug 19 02:19 .changes
- -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 9 Aug 19 02:45 .mailnotify
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 358 Aug 18 17:22 OfficeLocations.txt
- -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 878 Aug 18 17:22 OfficeLocations.txt,v
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 680 Aug 18 17:36 TWikiGuest.txt
- -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1989 Aug 18 17:36 TWikiGuest.txt,v
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 459 Aug 18 17:19 TWikiUsers.txt
- -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 3840 Aug 18 17:19 TWikiUsers.txt,v
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 95 Aug 19 03:06 WebChanges.txt
- -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 284 Aug 19 03:06 WebChanges.txt,v
- -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1853 Aug 18 18:08 WebHome.txt
- -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 6523 Aug 18 18:08 WebHome.txt,v
-
-Directory `twiki/pub/` :
-
- drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 .
- drwxrwxr-x 3 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 ..
- drwxrwxrwx 3 nobody nobody 4096 Jun 17 16:35 Know
- drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 Main
- drwxrwxrwx 3 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 TWiki
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1078 Jan 14 2000 favicon.ico
- drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 icn
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 3016 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 5320 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo1.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 6125 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo2.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 7218 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo3.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 6710 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo4.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2877 Jun 7 1999 wikiHome.gif
-
-Partial file list for `twiki/pub/icn/` :
-
- drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 .
- drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 ..
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 801 Mar 26 1999 _filetypes.txt
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 143 Mar 9 1999 bat.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 926 Mar 9 1999 bmp.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 141 Mar 25 1999 c.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 144 Mar 9 1999 dll.gif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 152 Mar 9 1999 doc.gif
+* If you are on a non-authenticated server - not using SSL - and you would like to authenticate users:
+ 1. **Rename** file `.htaccess.txt` in the `twiki/bin` directory to `.htaccess` and change it to your needs. For details, consult the HTTP server documentation (for Apache server: [[1]](http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/directives.html), [[2]](http://www.mcs.kent.edu/system/web_help/htaccess/introduction.html)). In particular, the following <font>red</font> part needs to be configured correctly: <br /><code>Redirect <font>/urlpath/to/TWiki/index.html</font> http://<font>your.domain.com/urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/</font>view</code><br /><code>AuthUserFile <font>/filepath/to/TWiki/data/</font>.htpasswd</code><br /><code>ErrorDocument 401 <font>/urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/</font>oops/TWiki/TWikiRegistration?template=oopsauth</code>
+ * **_NOTE:_** The browser should ask for login name and password when you click on the <u>Edit</u> link. In case `.htaccess` does not have the desired effect you need to enable it: Add "AllowOverride All" to the Directory section of `access.conf` for your `twiki/bin` directory.
+ 2. **Copy** the [[TWikiRegistrationPub]] topic to [[TWikiRegistration]]. Do that by either editing the topics in the%TWIKIWEB% web, or by renaming the `.txt` and `.txt,v` files in the `twiki/data/%TWIKIWEB%` directory.
+ * **_NOTE:_** You can customize the registration form if needed, like deleting or adding input tags. The `name=""` parameter of the input tags must start with: `"Twk0..."` (if this is an optional entry), or `"Twk1..."` (if this is a required entry). This will ensure that the fields are processed correctly.
+
+* * A new line containing user name and encrypted password gets added to the `data/.htpasswd` file when a users registers. The file that comes with the TWiki installation contains a few user accounts of TWiki core team members (needed for testing). You can edit the file and delete those lines.
+
+## <a name="TWiki_File_System_Info"> TWiki File System Info </a>
+
+See [[TWikiDocumentation]] for an installed system snapshot and descriptions of all files in the TWiki 01-Sep-2001 distribution.
-- [[MikeMannix]] - 07 Sep 2001 <br />