[Phpwiki-talk] Preventing Wiki spam

[Charles C. <ch...@ru...>]

Hi,

I use a wiki (phpwhiki v1.2) that is frequently hit by vandals/wiki spam.
I am implementing phpwiki CVS 1.3.11pre to allow the wiki to be read
without authentication but to require logins for editing etc.

However, anyone can create a new id in a few seconds and then vandalise
away...  Is there any suggestions as to how I can make user id
creation/authorisation 2-phase. What I would like is for users to self
register but be treated as anonymous until an adminstrator authorises them
to edit/create pages.

Is there an alternative configuration of the wiki to achieve this?

I am using MySQL 4.0.20 to hold the user tables. PHP 4.3.8, Apache 1.3.31,
Linux 2.4.21.

regards,
Charles