| WikiWikiWeb (aka Wiki) is an open source collaborative server technology that enables users to access, browse, and edit hypertext pages in a real-time context. Such servers are a critical tool for efficiently coordinating collaborative documents, databases, and projects. Wiki supports flexible, user-defined attributes and structure. It is easy to use, concordant with current technologies and standards. The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web compiles the information you need to set up, customize, and run a Wiki server. It offers a presentation of Wiki theory, implementation information, and examples that demonstrate how to apply and adapt Wiki to the demands of various situations. The book opens with a tutorial on setting up, running, and using a Wiki server, along with background information on content structuring. It then presents a more detailed description of the core technology, Wiki server customization, and administration. The final section includes numerous case studies that showcase the Wiki technology in action.
Specific topics covered include: An overview of the Wiki technology and Wiki clones; Installing Wiki (including coverage of Apache configuration & security issues); Basic Wiki functionality, including browsing, editing, building content, & markup conventions; How to structure Wiki content, including self-maintaining topic lists, subheadings, and parent-child-sibling page trees; Customizing appearance, codes, change notification, navigation links, & search functionality; The QuickiWiki component model & modules.
On CD-ROM: The public license Wiki sources discussed in the book, along with the means to run them - either stand-alone, or using the industry-strength Apache Web server; Complete Perl and Apache server packages for both Linux and Windows are also included. | |