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author | Peter Thoeny <web-hurd@gnu.org> | 1999-09-02 06:33:53 +0000 |
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committer | Peter Thoeny <web-hurd@gnu.org> | 1999-09-02 06:33:53 +0000 |
commit | 6b8b58457a8b2f939c57a42af1882a635f445a98 (patch) | |
tree | b6718ba551e437484e0b213d878c32d558fafa47 /TWiki | |
parent | abaf76a0aae4ffef5976af5b63cf7e58efc17e7a (diff) |
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-rw-r--r-- | TWiki/TWikiDocumentation.mdwn | 151 |
1 files changed, 118 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/TWiki/TWikiDocumentation.mdwn b/TWiki/TWikiDocumentation.mdwn index dbfeec10..86838fa2 100644 --- a/TWiki/TWikiDocumentation.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/TWikiDocumentation.mdwn @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The above line will call mailnotify at 15 minutes and 45 minutes passed every ho It is possible to add a category table to a TWiki web. This permits storing and searching for more structured information. Editing a topic shows a HTML form with the usual text area and a table with selectors, checkboxes, radio buttons and text fields. The category table is shown at the end of a topic. The format of the category table can be defined per TWiki web. -If you want to use a Category Table in a TWiki web you need to have the following three files in the wiki/bin/templates/\{Yourweb\} directory: +If you want to use a Category Table in a TWiki web you need to have the following three files in the twiki/templates/\{Yourweb\} directory: * twikicatitems.tmpl : Defines the items in the table * twikicatedit.tmpl : Defines the look of the table when editing a topic @@ -176,26 +176,111 @@ Above template files will result in the following table when **\_editing\_** a t **(5) Implementation Notes** -(under construction) - **\_Platform\_** -TWiki is written in PERL, but it uses many shell command. The current implementation runs only on a Unix machine. RCS for revision control must be installed on the system. +TWiki is written in PERL 5, but it uses also many shell command. The current implementation runs only on a Unix machine. RCS for revision control must be installed on the system. + +**\_Directories\_** -**\_Files\_** +<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Directory:</strong></th> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Used for:</strong></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> twiki/bin </td> + <td> TWiki PERL scripts </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> twiki/pub </td> + <td> Public files (<span style="background:"><font color="">File Attachments</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/FileAttachments">?</a>, images) </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> twiki/data </td> + <td> source text </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> twiki/templates </td> + <td> HTML templates, used by TWiki scripts </td> + </tr> +</table> - .htaccess - changes - debug.txt - edit - error401.html - mailnotify automatic email notification, called by a cron job - preview preview topic, Perl script - save - search - view - wiki.pm - wikicfg.pm +**\_Files in twiki/bin\_** + +<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"> + <tr> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>File:</strong></th> + <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Used for:</strong></th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> .htaccess.txt </td> + <td> Authentication. Rename to .htaccess and customize if used </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> attach </td> + <td> Script that shows the attach file page (<span style="background:"><font color="">File Attachment</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/FileAttachment">?</a>) </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> changes </td> + <td> Script that shows recent changes </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> delete </td> + <td> (not used yet) </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> edit </td> + <td> Script to edit a topic </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> mailnotify </td> + <td> Script called by cron job to notify users of changes </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> oops </td> + <td> Script that shows a OK or oops dialog </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> preview </td> + <td> Script to preview topic after edit </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> rdiff </td> + <td> Script to see differences of topics </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> register </td> + <td> Script to register new users </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> save </td> + <td> Script that saves a topic, called by preview </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> search </td> + <td> Script that displays search results </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> upload </td> + <td> Script that does file upload (<span style="background:"><font color="">File Attachment</font></span><a href="http://LOCATION/FileAttachment">?</a>) </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> view </td> + <td> Script to view a topic ( <strong>the</strong> script ) </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> viewfile </td> + <td> Script to view an file attachment </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> wiki.pm </td> + <td> main TWiki library </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> wikicfg.pm </td> + <td> for initialization and configuration, used by wiki.pm </td> + </tr> +</table> <a name="installation"> </a> @@ -215,25 +300,25 @@ These installation steps use Apache web server on Linux as an example. TWiki sho * Make sure PERL and the PERL CGI library is installed on your system. Default location of PERL executable is `/usr/bin/perl` . In case PERL is installed in a different location, the first line of all perl scripts in the `twiki/bin` directory need to be changed (alternatively you can create a symbolic link from `/usr/bin/perl` ). * To be able to edit the perl scripts and .tmpl files it is necessary to `chown` and `chgrp -R twiki` so all the files have the owner you want. * The scripts execute as `nobody` . Set the file permission of all Perl scripts in the `twiki/bin` directory as executable to `-rw-r-xr-x` . -* Set the file permission of all files below `twiki/bin/data` to 666 ( `-rw-rw-rw-` ). -* Set the file permission of the `twiki/bin/data` directory and all its subdirectories to 777 ( `drwxrwxrwx` ). +* Set the file permission of all files below `twiki/data` to 666 ( `-rw-rw-rw-` ). +* Set the file permission of the `twiki/data` directory and all its subdirectories to 777 ( `drwxrwxrwx` ). * Set the file permission of the `twiki/pub` directory to 777 ( `drwxrwxrwx` ). * Edit the file `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` and set the variables at the beginning of the file to your needs. * Make sure RCS is installed. In case RCS is not in the `path` environment variable, add it to `path` . Alternatively, add the full path name to the `rcs, ci, co, rlog, rcsdiff` commands in the variables of `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` . * Point your browser at <http://your.domain.com/twiki/bin/view> and start wiki-ing away! -* Security issue: Directories `twiki/bin/data` , `twiki/bin/templates` and all its subdirectories should be set so that they are **not** visible as a URL. (Alternatively, move the directries to a place where they are not visible, and change the variables in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` accordingly) +* Security issue: Directories `twiki/data` , `twiki/templates` and all its subdirectories should be set so that they are **not** visible as a URL. (Alternatively, move the directries to a place where they are not visible, and change the variables in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` accordingly) * Optional: You can add new rendering rules or new %variables%. To insure an easy upgrade of TWiki it is recommended to do this customization in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` , not `twiki/bin/wiki.pm` . * Optional: If you are on a public server and you would like to authenticate users you need to rename file `.htaccess.txt` in the `twiki/bin` directory to `.htaccess` and change it to your needs. Consult the HTTP server documentation for details. * To create a new web: * Use a topic name consisting of characters `A..Z` , `a..z` but **not** in [[WikiNotation]]. - * Create a new template directory under `twiki/bin/templates` . - * Create a new data directory under `twiki/bin/data` . - * Copy the files [[TWikiUsers]].txt, [[WebHome]].txt, [[WebNotify]].txt, [[WebSearch]].txt, webcolor.inc, and weblist.inc from the `twiki/bin/data/Main` directory to the new data directory. + * Create a new template directory under `twiki/templates` . + * Create a new data directory under `twiki/data` . + * Copy the files [[TWikiUsers]].txt, [[WebHome]].txt, [[WebNotify]].txt, [[WebSearch]].txt, webcolor.inc, and weblist.inc from the `twiki/data/Main` directory to the new data directory. * Make changes to webcolor.inc (unique color for web), and possibly also weblist.inc (web specific links on top). - * In case you need a web specific copyright notice (at the bottom), copy file webcopyright.inc from the `twiki/bin/data` directory to the new data directory, and customize it. - * If needed, create customized templates in the new templates directory. (Non existing templates are inherited from `twiki/bin/templates` ) - * If you want to use a category table, copy the three files twikicatitems.tmpl, twikicatedit.tmpl and twikicatview.tmpl from the `twiki/bin/templates/Know` directory to the new templates directory, and customize it. The TWiki Category Table section has more. + * In case you need a web specific copyright notice (at the bottom), copy file webcopyright.inc from the `twiki/data` directory to the new data directory, and customize it. + * If needed, create customized templates in the new templates directory. (Non existing templates are inherited from `twiki/templates` ) + * If you want to use a category table, copy the three files twikicatitems.tmpl, twikicatedit.tmpl and twikicatview.tmpl from the `twiki/templates/Know` directory to the new templates directory, and customize it. The TWiki Category Table section has more. For debugging reasons, here are contents of directories with file permissions: @@ -246,7 +331,6 @@ directory `twiki/bin` : -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 430 Oct 21 18:51 .htaccess -rwxrwxrwx 1 twiki t5 3752 Mar 27 02:21 attach -rwxr-xr-x 1 twiki t5 2810 Oct 21 18:51 changes - -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki t5 1091 Nov 6 04:15 debug.txt -rwxrwxrwx 1 twiki t5 1244 Mar 27 02:21 delete -rw-r-xr-x 1 twiki t5 2589 Nov 6 03:05 edit -rwxr-xr-x 1 twiki t5 4614 Oct 21 18:52 mailnotify @@ -262,7 +346,7 @@ directory `twiki/bin` : -rw-r-xr-x 1 twiki t5 16169 Nov 7 01:43 wiki.pm -rw-r-xr-x 1 twiki t5 3945 Jun 23 01:24 wikicfg.pm -directory `twiki/bin/templates/` : +directory `twiki/templates/` : drwxr-xr-x 6 twiki t5 512 Nov 4 20:34 . drwxr-xr-x 5 twiki t5 512 Nov 11 02:52 .. @@ -291,13 +375,13 @@ directory `twiki/bin/templates/` : -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 1548 Oct 23 21:10 search.tmpl -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 1541 Oct 26 21:07 view.tmpl -directory `twiki/bin/templates/Main` : +directory `twiki/templates/Main` : drwxr-xr-x 2 twiki t5 512 Nov 4 20:35 . drwxr-xr-x 6 twiki t5 512 Nov 4 20:34 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 2328 Nov 6 03:03 edit.tmpl -directory `twiki/bin/templates/Know` (has a TWiki Category Table) : +directory `twiki/templates/Know` (has a TWiki Category Table) : drwxr-xr-x 2 twiki t5 512 Nov 4 20:35 . drwxr-xr-x 6 twiki t5 512 Nov 4 20:34 .. @@ -306,20 +390,21 @@ directory `twiki/bin/templates/Know` (has a TWiki Category Table) : -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 1887 Jan 6 20:54 twikicatitems.tmpl -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 245 Dec 24 23:27 twikicatview.tmpl -directory `twiki/bin/data/` : +directory `twiki/data/` : drwxrwxrwx 6 twiki t5 512 Nov 19 01:01 . drwxr-xr-x 5 twiki t5 512 Nov 11 02:52 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 twiki t5 9216 Nov 13 13:55 Know drwxrwxrwx 2 twiki t5 4608 Nov 15 21:42 Main -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody 65535 53 Aug 03 08:31 .htpasswd + -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki t5 1091 Nov 6 04:15 debug.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody 65535 4153 Nov 19 01:01 log199810.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody 65535 7189 Nov 19 01:01 log199811.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 2356 Oct 22 00:56 webcopyright.inc -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 276 Oct 22 00:28 wikiwebs.inc -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 1484 Oct 22 01:11 wikiwebtable.inc -part of directory `twiki/bin/data/Main` : +part of directory `twiki/data/Main` : drwxrwxrwx 2 twiki t5 4608 Nov 19 00:56 . drwxrwxrwx 6 twiki t5 512 Nov 19 01:01 .. @@ -383,4 +468,4 @@ directory `twiki/pub/icn/` : -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 152 Mar 27 03:17 xls.gif -rw-r--r-- 1 twiki t5 144 Mar 27 03:17 zip.gif --- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 22 Oct 1998 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 18 Nov 1998 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 11 Jan 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 20 Jan 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 06 Mar 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 27 Mar 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 02 Jun 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 14 Jun 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 23 Jun 1999 <br /> +-- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 22 Oct 1998 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 18 Nov 1998 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 11 Jan 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 20 Jan 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 06 Mar 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 27 Mar 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 02 Jun 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 14 Jun 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 23 Jun 1999 <br /> -- [[Main/PeterThoeny]] - 01 Sep 1999 <br /> |