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how about some kind anti spam protection like http://chongqed.org or http://www.ioerror.us/software/bad-behavior/
rex
There are a number of anti-spam measures in place in the software.
- An add-on to check for IP addresses and words. This is called during the save process and prevents the save if a match is found
- A form hash is included in each form based on a password & the session id. This is designed to protect against 'Cross Site Request Forgery' attacks. Only forms loaded and posted from the same session will be allowed.
can someone explain to me why this wikidx do not work on tripod free host?? http://members.lycos.co.uk/dennyhalim/WikiDX/ tia rex
Rex, It is due to some php functionality being blocked by Tripod. Bug 29 is tracking this.
tried the bug/29 setup still gets this: http://members.lycos.co.uk/dennyhalim/WikiDX/wikidx.php but still ver403
Hi, it's Bruce again with even more questions. I understand PHP 5 has a lot of new functional - like enhanced OOP and XML support. Do you think that would be useful to this codebase? I wanted to get familiar with PHP 5.
- Cant really answer that as I have yet to look at v5 myself. I know this code works on php5 as it is...
I was also curious about the templating system. I understand the motivation for templating - seperating coding from design - but is there a big performance hit? I notice pages take awhile to get delivered even though WikiDX says .1 second, my browser's status line is often waiting on turland.net. Is it feasible to use WikiDX without templating?
- PHP is a fast interpreter, so I dont think the problem lies there. I will add in extra timing checks to my local setup to see if the templating has any slow bits. The extra time could just be network delay... I will update this page with any results I get.
- As for running without templates, no. The templating system is integral to the wiki.
And one last question - is server side XSL used to convert the XML to HTML for browser display?
- No. The XML is read into an array and processed that way.
Thanks again, Bruce
- Hello Darren-
Ouch!!! The latest release v0.3.23 introduces Access Control Lists.. You can set it up so that only registered users who are logged in can make changes. The only downside with this release is that the maintenance is manual. I am intending to put out a version with registration and user admin this week (v0.4.01). As for a 'word' picture, it may be something to consider for the future if all else fails... Let me know how you get on..
Before you upgrade, make sure you make a copy of all your data pages. The upgrade script does make changes to the internal linking on each page... Better to be safe Darren 06-Dec-2005
I'll wait for 0.4.01 and make the big jump then. Thanks for your great work, I love the simplicity of Wikid-X! I was quite surprised that spammers went out of their way to learn the posting methods and url syntax to create pages and links within the code. You're moving up in the world
Eric 07-Dec-2005
lol!!! I suppose it could be taken as a compliment... Darren 08-Dec-2005
- Hi Darren, I only want to say I love the new version of WikiDX. Good work! :> Aquarius
- Hi Darren, I am researching Wikis to determine which one I will use. I like that your Wiki uses XML as the storage media. Using a database seems like overkill for a Wiki. Is the relational benefits of a database necessary for a Wiki? One relation that seems critical is user/author. Because I only see one relation as critical to a Wiki I like the idea of not using a database. How does WikiDx handle the user relationship?
There are so many Wikis out there that for a Wiki novice like me it is hard to make a decision. I plan to implement a community Wiki, so that a Wiki that has a lot of bells and whistles, like TikiWiki has some appeal. It would be very useful to me if you gave your ideals on where your Wiki stands in relationship to others - what are the benefits, target audience/application, etc.
Thanks, Bruce
Hi Bruce, Thanks for stopping by...
I haven't really given a huge amount of thought for a 'target' audience. To be perfectly honest with you, I started this wiki for two reasons.
- To get to grips with PHP
- To see if I could write a wiki
As the output and display is very flexible, and the wiki is built via Plug-Ins, it wouldn't be too hard to incorporate any kind of user control you wish. Login pages, access via user names,ie who can edit, etc... It basically comes down to what you are prepared to do. By writing your own plug-in you get exactly what you want...
An update on users... As of v0.3.23, login/logoff has been added along with full Access Control Lists. Currently only maintained by editing the files manually... Darren 14-Nov-2005
great! now i cant wait to have full acl using web gui.
Whatever your decision, thanks for looking.. [darren]
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The new release 0.3.1 seems to work great !!! I had some problems with the upgrade030.php script. It seems that it cannot cope with pagenames with "hypens" in it (eg. "wiki-short-intro"
. Also the group subgroup conversions were not that succesful - had to correct the pages manually [Uffe Jakobsen].
26 feb 2006
hi there! nice piece of freeware, seemed to suit my modest needs. however...
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can't figure how to upload files: -- the recipes listed here won't work for version 0.4.1!
- v0.3 of WikiDX saw a complete rewrite. Unfortunately some of the previous functionality has yet to be re-included. Uploads is one of these...
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i've tried to set up another language but the engine just won't work with anything but EN...
- Please read locale docs
maybe there's somebody who's already running a site on wikidx and could help me out with a couple of problems (mail@tivasyk.kiev.ua)
p.s. thanks for the reply! waiting impatiently for the next release with uploads management and language issues fixes =)
4 mar 2006
the site needs a separate "feature request" page -- maybe a section on the features page would be a good place for it (currently there are a couple of feature requests in the bugs list and some on feedback page etc.
- You are right of course... Please feel free to improve the site anyway you can.
- oops, can't add links to the first page... without a proper link this feedback page is still the most appropriate place for feature requests i guess [mail@tivasyk.kiev.ua]
i've got a strong feeling that either the custom.php should be read from the current theme folder or there should be a theme-specific variables module, say a theme.php to be loaded even after custom.php... like this: variable.php > custom.php > theme.php. reason: currently i have to set up theme-specific links/actions in custom.php before i can add them to a theme... so a theme is not autonomous (mail@tivasyk.kiev.ua)
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- look, i can create theme.php in the skin/my_theme folder and add this code to custom.php (as last lines) do be able to add theme-specific actions without change:
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$Template = "my_theme"; //use my theme
include_once("../skin/my_theme/theme.php"); //and include theme.php
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- oops, it doesn\'t seem to work...(tivasyk)
13 mar 2006
hi, take a look at this two characters markup concept -- isn't it beautiful? [mail@tivasyk.kiev.ua]
21 mar 2006
hi, darren, i keep an eye daily on the site news to see you move towards the v0.5.0 release -- waiting for it impatiently, and i believe not me alone. keep it up! (tivasyk)
7 apr 2006
Hi Darren, Just took a look at the beta site. I think that you ought to write (more) about the strong ACL features on your featurelist. It is a very strong feature that makes WikiDX standout compared with other easy-to-install (and database-independant) wikis. [Uffe]