Difference between revisions of "Wiki Upgrade Info"
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* PHPWiki has a nasty security hole and had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone | * PHPWiki has a nasty security hole and had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone | ||
− | * To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and | + | * To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and paste ) as the syntax is different, ie no upgrade script. |
− | * | + | * Since the opportunity arises this will also be an upgrade to MediaWiki; it powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably more stable and supported because of this. It also supports better spam prevention due to logins. |
− | * Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so a chance to clean it up | + | * Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so this is a chance to clean it up. |
− | * I have paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better email me! ) | + | * I have paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better, email me! ) |
− | * The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted ( | + | * The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted new page( that will need fixing ) is at [http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/ www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/] |
* The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]] | * The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]] | ||
* The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]] | * The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]] | ||
− | * The syntax of mediawiki is different | + | * The syntax of mediawiki is different from phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page |
* Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages. | * Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages. | ||
* Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> | * Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> | ||
We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done. | We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done. |
Revision as of 13:59, 14 March 2005
New Wiki!
- PHPWiki has a nasty security hole and had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone
- To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and paste ) as the syntax is different, ie no upgrade script.
- Since the opportunity arises this will also be an upgrade to MediaWiki; it powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably more stable and supported because of this. It also supports better spam prevention due to logins.
- Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so this is a chance to clean it up.
- I have paid a developer to write a phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better, email me! )
- The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted new page( that will need fixing ) is at www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/
- The list of new pages is Special:Allpages
- The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become Knoppix Customisations
- The syntax of mediawiki is different from phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
- Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages.
- Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing --~~~~
We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done.