Hello Anne:
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Anne Wilsoncannewilson@googlemail.com wrote:
I'd like to understand better the sysadmin aspects of running a wiki. I don't have, and don't intend to at this stage, a web server, but I do have spare capacity on my LAN server box, where I'd like to install MediaWiki. I found this article:
Most of the wiki packages require a webserver to handle the actual web traffic. There are a few standalone ones that contain their own web server, and even a couple that can be used directly from the local storage, but most will install a set of directories and some configurations under an existing web directory.
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/documentation-guide/en_US/sn-sandbox-setup.htm...
Those instructions look fairly generic and *should* work with CentOS5. They don't appear to be a Wiki in itself though, and for a Wiki you won't need to do anything from the local directories to actually edit pages.
Would it be straightforward to follow those instructions on a CentOS5 box?
Anything I should be aware of?
Remember that this is a whole new ballgame for me. Is it likely to meet my needs?
Any recommended reading that takes it right from step1 - assuming no special knowledge?
I use MediaWiki on my LAN. It took me about an hour to configure from start to finish. Packages are available in one of the alternate repos, though I don't recall which one.