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TWiki Implementation Notes
Platforms and System Requirements
TWiki is written in Perl 5 and also uses some shell commands. The current implementation runs best on a Unix machine, but it is also possible on Microsoft Windows. RCS (for revision control) must be installed on the system. [ MM: Locate elsewhere and/or include one-liner and link for RCS... ]| Required Environment by Platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| Packages: | Linux/Unix: | Windows: |
| Perl | 5.x | 5.x |
| Non-standard Perl modules | MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1 (for password generation) |
|
| Optional Perl modules | Net::SMTP (or sendmail) |
Net::SMTP |
| RCS | 5.7 | 5.7 (including diff |
| Other external programs | ls, fgrep, egrep |
ls, fgrep, egrep |
| Web server | Apache | Apache, IIS |
| OS versions | Linux, Unix... | every last Win?! |
Directory Structure
You can easily rename the root TWiki directory -twiki - to whatever you like by changing a configuration file value. For the simplest installation and future upgrades, you should leave the subdirectory structure exactly as is:
| Directory: | Files: | Used for: |
|---|---|---|
twiki |
list | Start-up info |
twiki/bin |
list | Perl scripts |
twiki/lib |
list | Configuration file & main library |
twiki/lib/TWiki |
list | Perl modules |
twiki/lib/TWiki/Plugins |
list | TWikiPlugins Perl modules |
twiki/pub |
list | Public support files (ex: FileAttachments, images) and RCS histories) |
twiki/data |
list | Topic text (page content) and RCS histories; |
twiki/templates |
list | HTML templates, used by TWiki scripts |
Files in twiki
to follow
Files in twiki/bin
| File: | Used for: |
|---|---|
.htaccess.txt |
Authentication. Rename to .htaccess and customize if used |
attach |
Script that shows the attach file page (FileAttachment) |
delete |
(not used yet) |
edit |
Script to edit a topic |
geturl |
Script to fetch URL data |
mailnotify |
Script called by cron job to notify users of changes |
oops |
Script that shows an OK or oops dialog |
preview |
Script to preview topic after edit |
rdiff |
Script to see differences of topics |
rename |
Script to rename/move topics and move attachments |
register |
Script to register new users |
save |
Script that saves a topic, called by preview |
search |
Script that displays search results |
statistics |
Script to create statistics topic |
testenv |
Script to test CGI environment variables |
upload |
Script that does file upload (FileAttachment) |
view |
Script to view a topic ( the script ) |
viewfile |
Script to view an file attachment |
Files in twiki/lib
| File: | Used for: |
|---|---|
TWiki.pm |
Main TWiki library |
TWiki.cfg |
For configuration, used by TWiki.pm |
Files in twiki/lib/TWiki
| File: | Used for: |
|---|---|
Access.pm |
Access control |
Attach.pm |
Attachment handling |
Meta.pm |
Meta data in topics |
Net.pm |
SMTP mail handling |
Plugins.pm |
Plugin handling |
Prefs.pm |
Preferences handling |
Search.pm |
Search engine, used by wiki.pm |
Store.pm |
Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling |
Files in twiki/lib/TWiki/Plugins
| File: | Used for: |
|---|---|
DefaultPlugin.pm |
Default plugin |
EmptyPlugin.pm |
Empty plugin, use to create your own |
InterwikiPlugin.pm |
Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites |
Files in twiki/pub
to follow
Files in twiki/data
to follow
Files in twiki/templates
to follow
-- MikeMannix? - 28 Aug 2001 This topic: TWiki > TWikiSystemRequirements
Topic revision: r8 - 28 Aug 2001 - 22:07:03 - MikeMannix?
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