Re: Apple II wiki

[Poake <Poake@hotmail.com>]

"Gabriel" <usenet@gamoe.net> wrote in news:1135313691.044367.191080
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I understand your concerns. Let me address them. First off, the site 
is
> powered by MediaWiki, which is the same software Wikipedia uses. It is
> a stock installation of MediaWiki, which means you can go download it
> <http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download> and it you would have the 
same
> installation now on the site. I'll be updating to the latest version
> every so often.
> 
> The wiki runs off a MySQL database on a Linux server. Right now, the
> database is shared with another script, but I am willing to purchase
> stand-alone hosting, if that's what the community really wants, so 
that
> the wiki would have it's own MySQL database. Then, I would make a
> backup version available as a download, or upon request.
> 
> I have no problem managing the hosting, that is the technical aspects
> of the project, making regular (monthly?) backups available, and 
taking
> care of possible vandalism. However, a wiki is truly an open,
> meta-democratic community project, so the responsibility of keeping 
and
> maintaining the site will be spread among all those in the community
> who choose to participate.
> 
> Please realize that, as a wiki, anybody can simply click "edit", copy
> each page and save it or put it on a private wiki if they wish. In
> fact, if somebody wishes to set up a manage a mirror of
> Apple2Guide.net, that would be fine by me.
> 
> MediaWiki is a versatile package, supports multiple skins, and has 
many
> features that I haven't begun to explore yet, but all that I've said 
so
> far can be done and I know how to do.
> 
> Your concern for my health is touching, Warren. ;-) But, be assured
> that even if something were to happen to me, the information would
> still be freely available to all. Just please remember to mention me 
in
> the new wiki if anything happens to me. ;-)
> 
> With my current hosting, adding another host with a standalone MySQL
> database would cost me about $45. Maintaining the site as is will not
> cost me anymore, so no contributions are necessary if the community is
> okay with how it is now. However, I would appreciate some help to 
cover
> the cost to set up a new hosting/MySQL account if that's what the
> community wants to do.
> 
> 

Using a tool like phpMyAdmin makes managing mySQL databases very easy 
and allows you to make exports of the databases or tables.  MediaWiki is 
fairly common with hosting providers so no problems there.  I use it 
myself.