Comments on: Frustration with Wikipes

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:00:25 +0000

I believe the Dokuwiki creator fixed the problem, but other problems made me stop using Dokuwiki and running Wikipes as a whole. I love Dokuwiki, it is a great piece of software that keeps getting better, although it wasn’t easy upgrading it to new versions due to my customizations to fit the needs of a recipe submission site. I eventually realized it was the wrong tool for the job in my situation, not Dokuwiki’s fault.

As for the setting, I had it set to run PHP as CGI, I didn’t enable PHP 5 support, but you can try it out, if it doesn’t break anything, then that’d be good. I always leave the Extra Web Security on, unless it breaks any scripts, which it rarely does. FastCGI support should only be turned on if PHP5 is working fine for you.

By: Nancy McGough

Nancy McGough — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:39:59 +0000

Hi Matt, I’m experimenting with Dokuwiki on DreamHost and stumbled on this page via a Google search. How was this finally solved? Would you recommend using Dokuwiki and DreamHost? Do you have any recommendations about what is the best way to configure these DH settings for Dokuwiki:

[ ] Run PHP as CGI
[ ] PHP Version 5 (only works with PHP-CGI)

[ ] Extra web security (enables mod_security Apache module)

[ ] FastCGI support

What software have you decided to use?

Thanks for any info!
Nancy

By: Dmytri Kleiner

Dmytri Kleiner — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 23:12:40 +0000

I like MoinMoin wiki, perhaps you should try it.

I am setting up some wiki based stuff too, around MoinMoin, email me if you want to talk.

Regards and good luck with your project.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 06:18:43 +0000

The problem has been solved, but it was enough to make me want to start over again, without using a wiki, as it was the wrong tool for the job.

By: kurt krueckeberg

kurt krueckeberg — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:34:08 +0000

Well, you could subscribe to the Dokuwiki mailing list and post your problem and see what feedback you get.

By: horai

horai — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 08:00:42 +0000

Fair enough

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:08:49 +0000

David:

Thanks very much for the advice and the links to the wiki’s. A dedicated server has definitely been considered, but it’s a risky thing if someone doesn’t make payments on time, I’ve had that happen before.

horai:

Thanks for the offer, but I’ve come to the conclusion to start anew and try a different wiki, so I can build up the site with the knowledge I’ve gained in the past 6 months for designing a wiki around recipe submission.

By: horai

horai — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:03:41 +0000

Carry on, you’ve never been one to quit before and you have a very successful site.
Can Docuwiki suggest something as it’s a bug in their software?
The other thing is I do know someone who can program in PHP binary but he’s mad busy at the moment.
I will ask him if you want me to but if he said yes he would need to know exactly what was needed.

By: David

David — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:38:46 +0000

I use Wakka at NetVillage, highly modified, of course. I have the modified source which I can provide. The original Wakka seems to be up and a derivative can be found at as well. I highly recommend it. It is PHP and MySQL, very simple syntax and scales, oh boy it does. Don't pussy out, fight! Another suggestion is to think on getting your own server. I have mine at ServerBeach, for $99 a month (which I split among 3 other friends). $25 a month for your own server to do whatever you please can't be beat.