From: Mark L. <ma...@gl...> - 2003-02-26 16:23:08
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All - I've been pouring over various wiki's for the last week and I'd like to=20= install phpWiki. I'm confused about which release is the best to=20 install. I'm setting up a wiki that I expect to have used by a=20 community of about a dozen or so people for about six months. I don't=20= think that we need many of the newer features (transclusion, calendars,=20= blogs, etc...) but I think we'd make use of features that make wiki'ing=20= easy (backlinks in a sidebar, subpages (?), etc...). The other two=20 aspects I'm interested in is: Some amount of user management=20 (registration with e-mail would be nice...) and setting up my own theme=20= so the wiki matches our 'look'. Given all this, here's what I've gleaned about phpWiki versions: 1.2.x - too out-of-date, though editing the 'look' is easy 1.3.x - a good substrate work with, and the base for many = features I=20 want 1.3.3 - stable, but I worry about bugs I read about ('double=20 rendering', for one) 1.3.4 - seems good, but in my installation UserPreferences = doesn't=20 work and so I wonder about other features too.... 1.3.5pre - I noticed this in the CVS logs for index.php, though = there=20 is no label for it. 1.3.5 - does the existence of 1.3.5pre mean that 1.3.5 is near = at=20 hand... should I wait for it? Other concerns: =95=A0I found that someone has a UserRegistration patch, but, alas, it = is=20 clear that that patch isn't against 1.3.4 - but which revision is it=20 against? =95=A0The template system seems very much in flux. Is there a 1.3.x=20 version where it is at least considered settled on the way it will be=20 for awhile? Lastly, I have to say that it is hard to know what features are in=20 which release - there doesn't seem to be an authoritative file with=20 major features and changes - just the release notes with the tar=20 files.... and those seem lacking. Any light anyone can shed on this would be much appreciated. - Mark Mark Lentczner http://www.ozonehouse.com/mark/ ma...@gl... |
From: Jeff D. <da...@da...> - 2003-02-26 17:45:58
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On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:23:04 -0800 Mark Lentczner <ma...@gl...> wrote: > I've been pouring over various wiki's for the last week and I'd like to=20 > install phpWiki. I'm confused about which release is the best to=20 > install.=20 > The other two=20 > aspects I'm interested in is: Some amount of user management=20 > (registration with e-mail would be nice...) and setting up my own theme=20 > so the wiki matches our 'look'. Keep in mind that 1.3.x is still officially a development branch. All of the 1.3.x "releases" have known bugs (at least known by someone). The only places these bugs get fixed is in CVS. Personally, I'd either go with 1.2.x if stability and running out-of-the-box is your top goal, or with current CVS code if you want the 1.3.x features. (And be prepared to periodically merge CVS changes into your own code.) My impression is that the 1.3.x releases are not outrageously=20 more stable or usable the the typical CVS snapshot. > 1.3.5 - does the existence of 1.3.5pre mean that 1.3.5 is near at=20 > hand... should I wait for it? The 1.3.5pre is there just to indicate that it comes after 1.3.4, yet before 1.3.5. (Maybe 1.3.4post would be better?) > Other concerns: > =95=A0I found that someone has a UserRegistration patch, but, alas, it is= =20 > clear that that patch isn't against 1.3.4 - but which revision is it=20 > against? I couldn't tell you. As you have surmised the user registration code in PhpWiki is in a state of flux, and is not currently working. Reini promises this will change soon --- so you may want to wait for that. On the other hand, if you're really only serving a dozen or so people, maybe it's not such a high priority. > =95=A0The template system seems very much in flux. Is there a 1.3.x=20 > version where it is at least considered settled on the way it will be=20 > for awhile? I'm not sure what you mean. The template structure and syntax has been pretty stable since at least 1.3.3. It is, however, poorly documented. Expect some spin-up time (and to ask for help here) if you want to change the look in non-superficial ways. |