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  • Copyright 2001
  • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/4"
  • Pages: 464
  • Edition: 1st
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  • ISBN-10: 0-201-71499-X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-201-71499-9

Wiki discussion servers offer an exceptionally flexible, open source solution for a wide range of collaborative applications. Wiki offers simplicity, broad compatibility with current technologies and standards, and remarkably low cost. Now, there's a complete guide to deploying and managing Wiki servers, co-authored by Wiki's creator Ward Cunningham. The Wiki Way begins with an overview of discussion servers and their applications, and an introduction to Wiki's capabilities and components. The authors walk through installing Wiki, covering key Apache configuration and security issues; then introduce basic procedures for browsing, editing, content development, markup, and structuring Wiki content for diverse applications. The book also presents numerous case studies showcasing Wiki technology in action. An accompanying CD-ROM and companion web site at http://wiki.org/ provide the latest Wiki source code for multiple platforms.

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Table of Contents



Foreword.


Preface.

Why This Book?

Why You Want to Read This.

Book Structure.

The Authors.

Contributors and Colleagues.

Errata and Omissions.

Contacting Us.

Read the Book, Use the Wiki!

I. FROM CONCEPTS TO USING WIKI.

1. Introduction to Discussion and Collaboration Servers.

In this Chapter.

Collaboration and Discussion Tools.

Collaboration Models.

Who Uses Collaborative Discussion Servers?

Whatever For?

Features of a Web-Based Collaboration.

On the Horizon: WebDAV.

Comparing Wiki to Other Collaboration Tools.

2. What's a “Wiki”?

The Wiki Concept.

The Essence of Wiki.

The User Experience.

Usefulness Criteria.

Wiki Basics.

Wiki Clones.

Wiki Implementations by Language.

Other Wiki Offerings.

Non-Wiki Servers.

Wiki Application.

Pros and Cons of a Wiki-Style Server.

Why Consider Setting Up a Wiki?

Other Issues.

3. Installing Wiki.

QuickiWiki--Instant Serve.

Installing Perl.

Installing QuickiWiki.

Multiple Instances.

Wiki and Webserver.

Wiki on IIS or PWS.

The Apache Webserver.

Installing Apache.

Reconfiguring Apache.

Testing Webserver Wiki.

Wrapper Scripts.

General Security Issues.

Security and Database Integrity.

Server Vulnerabilities.

Addressing wiki Vulnerabilities.

Configuring Your Browser Client.

Fonts, Size and Layout.

4. Using Wiki.

In this Chapter.

Quicki Quick-Start.

A Virtual Notebook.

Making Wiki Notes, A Walkthrough.

Wiki as PIM.

A Working Example.

The Content Model.

Internal and External Hyperlink Models.

Browsing Pages.

Editing Pages.

The Browser Editing Model.

Building Wiki Content.

Editing and Markup Conventions.

5. Structuring Wiki Content.

In this Chapter.

Wiki Structure.

Structure Types.

Only a Click Away.

How Hard to Try.

When to Impose Structure.

When Not to Impose Structure.

What is the Purpose of the Wiki?

Structure Patterns.

When to Spin Off New Wiki Servers.

II. UNDERSTANDING THE HACKS.

6. Customizing Your Wiki.

In this Chapter.

Hacking Your Wiki Source.

Copyright and Open Source License Policy.

Why Customize?

What to Customize.

7. Wiki Components Examined.

In this Chapter.

Dissecting QuickiWiki.

QuickiWiki Component Model.

Core QuickiWiki Modules.

Sever Component.

Optional Extended Components.

Analyzing Page Content.

Managing User Access.

8. Alternatives and Extensions.

Parsing the Requests.

ClusterWiki Component Model.

The Library Module.

Special Features.

Spell Checking.

Uploading Files.

A Standard Wiki?

9. Wiki Administration and Tools.

In this Chapter.

Events History.

Tracking Page Edits.

Usage Statistics.

Abuse Management.

Access Management.

Permission Models.

Adding Authentication and Authorization.

Administering the Database.

Page Conversions.

Page Management.

Backup Issues.

Server Resources and Wiki Loading.

Avoiding User Waits.

Implementing Wiki Constraints.

Debugging a Wiki.

Programming Resources.

Backups.

Low-Tech Debugging.

Higher-Level Debugging.

III. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES.

10. Insights and Other Voices.

In this Chapter.

Wiki Culture.

Wiki as Open Community.

Writing Style Contention.

Why Wiki Works.

The Open-Edit Issue.

When Wiki Doesn't Work.

Public Wiki Issues.

Wiki Style Guidelines.

Notifying About Update.

Design and Portability.

Wiki Trade-Offs.

Portability.

The Future of Wiki.

11. Wiki Goes Edu.

In this Chapter.

CoWeb at Georgia Tech.

Introduction to CoWeb.

CoWeb Usage.

Supported CoWeb User Roles.

CoWeb Open Authoring Projects.

Overall Conclusions.

12. Wiki at Work.

In this Chapter.

Case Studies.

WikiWikiWeb.

New York Times Digital.

TWiki at TakeFive.

TWiki at Motorola.

Kehei Wiki Case Studies.

A Rotary Wiki.

Wiki Workplace Essentials.

Why a Workplace Wiki?

Planning the Wiki.

Selection Stage.

Implementation Stage.

Day-to-Day Operations.

Appendix A: Syntax Comparisons.

Hyperlink Anchors.

Markup Conventions.

Escaped Blocks.

HTML Tag Inclusion.

Other Syntax Extensions Seen.

Appendix B: Wiki Resources.

Book Resources.

Internet Resources.

Appendix C: List of Tips.
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Preface

Why This Book?

The idea for this book came from a couple of different directions. One was that I (Bo) had been getting more and more involved in collaborative efforts over the Internet. Another was that running and customizing a cluster of wiki servers for some time had given considerable material to use in a book. I closely followed developments in a number of areas concerning discussion and collaboration tools and saw that once wiki servers were adopted, enthusiasm for using them was invariably great.

A wiki server is in many ways an ideal tool for collaborative idea exchange and writing--informal, quick, and accessible. It even turns out to be a very useful Internet-aware personal notebook. Best of all, with a suitable source, setting up your own wiki server is remarkably easy, whether for personal use or wider network collaboration.

What seemed to be lacking for a broader acceptance was simply a more collected introduction to and analysis of both the tool and the culture that has grown up around it. The best thing to do, so it seemed, was to provide such a reference based on the material I had. The thought was to include a serving of sources and tools to get interested readers up and running with their own wiki servers. Therefore, I thought the matter over, put together a book proposal, and approached Ward Cunningham about licensing issues for his sources. Best to go to the source for the sources, I reasoned. I then learned that both he and publisher Addison-Wesley were keen to see a good book on the subject. Editor Mike Hendrickson at Addison-Wesley proved very supportive and approved the idea of a combined analysis and do-it-yourself tutorial. And given the nature of the subject, a deeper collaboration between Ward and me was the natural way to go about it.

The result is here, and we hope that you find this volume a worthy and valuable reference as you explore the wiki way.

Why You Want to Read This

We hope you will read The Wiki Way with a mind open to exploring simple yet powerful tools that you can have complete control over. We would like you to think of wiki as "leverage-ware": a tool to amplify your associativity, connectivity, and community--not to forget creativity. Play with the concept and the bundled sources, and see where it takes you.

This book targets primarily three distinct groups of readers, reflecting the predominant and potential uses of discussion and collaboration tools.

  • Readers who can discover here a quick way to implement a hyperlinked style of personal notebook or information manager on their own system--one that can link both their own pages and external Internet or intranet resources at will. Call it a free-form personal information manager (PIM), which is "open source" and uses a nonproprietary file format.
  • Industry professionals who need a collaborative tool or knowledge base server of this nature but lack both an overview and a how-to-implement guide in order to make informed decisions about what to deploy on the corporate intranet or public Web site.
  • Researchers and students in academic settings who both study the design and implementation of collaborative tools and use them in their day-to-day submission and collaboration work.

Wiki servers are already widely used to fill many roles, from simple discussion forums rather similar to the old BBS hubs, to collaborative tools and searchable information archives. A number are thinly disguised as a new breed of Internet presence providers, offering "instant" edit-and-serve Web hosting solutions.

Hundreds of versions exist hidden from public view on corporate or academic intranets. They have been set up for such demanding tasks as tracking product development, customer or developer support, and paper submissions. As noted on at least one major site, the quantity of e-mail typical for a project can otherwise be overwhelming. The wiki concept combines the immediacy of direct editing and "most recent postings" with adaptable structure and timeless persistency, where even old entries can be commented, amended, and brought up to date.

Typically, existing implementations were cobbled together by whoever found enough resources and hints on the Internet to set one up. The choice of wiki type has until now usually been determined by what is found first and happens to work. Tweaking tends to be haphazard.

What is lacking in the field is a more formal resource that can give the presumptive administrator a collected and clearer idea of the options and theory, along with examples of how to adapt the wiki to the particular demands of the situation at hand. Well, we've tried to make this book that resource.

Book Structure

The Wiki Way is a combined exposition, tutorial, and manifesto. This single reference volume aims to provide you with historical background, the state of the art, and some of the vision. We seek to meld practical how-to tips with in-depth analysis, all in an easy-to-read informal and personal style--even entertaining, as our technical reviewers assured us. We bring you conceptual overviews, philosophical reflection, and contextual essays from professionals in the field.

A tall order for a single book? Assuredly, but it was fun trying. We have chosen to organize the book into three parts, each catering to different needs and interests. There is some overlap, but we think you'll find that each part approaches the wiki concept from complementary directions, with a tone and depth appropriate to each. No matter what level of detail and involvement is desired, we wanted you the reader to always find something worthwhile to focus on.

First comes Part I, From Concepts to Using Wiki, which guides you through the basic concepts concerning Web collaboration in general and wiki collaborative culture in particular, and then we show you how to quickly get your own wiki up and running. Later, practical chapters focus on the mechanics of using a wiki server and an overview of content structuring.

Part II, Understanding the Hacks, gets to the technological core with extensive examinations into how a wiki server works. After a discussion about the structural aspects of a wiki database, we provide a systematic analysis of basic wiki functionality and show simple ways to customize your wiki. Although it may seem unusual to give the tweaks before the full code analysis, we find that this is a workable approach.

Then follows a complete program analysis of the components in the base example script. This sets the scene for the following chapter, where we suggest a number of cool hacks, easily inserted in the example Perl script, to modify and extend wiki behavior beyond the basics for specified contexts. We end part 2 with a technical overview chapter aimed at the wiki administrator, which takes up issues and tools that deal with usage, security, server loads, backup, and revision control.

Part III, Imagine the Possibilities, takes us into broader realms of usage, utility, pitfalls, and vision. We present anecdotal accounts and personal views from many sources to make this book much more than Yet Another Programming Book or Yet Another Application Manual. Material here comes both directly and indirectly from a host of professionals who develop or use wiki or wiki-like systems in their work. First, a chapter summarizes a chorus of views from wiki communities. Next, we share in some of the experiences gained from using wiki widely in academic settings. Finally, we provide some interesting case studies culled from the corporate world.

A collection of appendixes supplements the main body of the book by providing extra levels of detail, along with collected references and resources that would otherwise have cluttered up the main text.

To help you navigate what is undeniably a book filled with many facts and to complement the detailed table of contents, chapter summaries provide a quick overview of the main topics covered, and we trust that the publisher has crafted a decent index.

Scattered throughout the text you will find the occasional highlighted and numbered "tip", a special insight or recommendation that might otherwise pass unremarked on casual reading.

Errata and Omissions

There are assuredly mistakes and errors of omission in this book; it's unavoidable, despite (or sometimes because of) the many edit passes, proofing, and the excellent efforts of editors and technical reviewers.

Let this not cast any shadow on any of the many people who worked with and contributed to this book. Getting a book out is a complex process with numerous deadlines, and a finished book (any book) is neither "finished" nor perfect, just (hopefully) the best that could be done within the constraints at hand.

We have, however, taken great care to get things right. For example, all code examples are taken from functional wikis. Functional for us, that is. We could not test every conceivable version and configuration a reader might run into, but we are confident that the sources will work on most, and we believe we have included enough information to allow the reader to work out any problems. Any code changes made along the way, no matter how "trivial", were verified on a working script.

There are many ways to code solutions; ours are not the only or necessarily the "best" ones, and we willingly concede that these are "hacks". But on the other hand, we wanted the code to be understandable and easily modified by the reader, so the "best" or most "optimized" variant would probably have been wrong for that purpose in any case.

In some cases we may have simplified things or made statements that someone, somewhere, will be able to point to and say, "Not so!" That may be; we could not verify everything, and sometimes the simple answer, correct in its place, was good enough for the focus at hand. The hardest mistakes to catch in this context are the things we "know", because some of these unquestioned truths can in fact be wrong, have changed since we learned them, or have more complex answers than the one we learned.

Omissions are generally due to the fact that we had to draw the line somewhere in terms of scope and detail. Our technical reviewers, drawn from various professional fields, had helpful suggestions there that led to some useful extensions of the original coverage. Although we do discuss wiki clones and other collaborative tools and have extended this scope somewhat, the book's primary focus remains on Perl-based wiki and specifically on the "back to basics" approach that will let the reader customize from a common codebase. In-depth coverage of other wiki variations did not therefore seem to serve our main purpose, but we emphasize that cursory mention or even omission is not meant to be a value statement on the merits of any given alternative version. It's just that we feel that to be the subject of another book.

The bottom line in any computer-related field is that attempts to make any definitive statement about such a rapidly moving target are doomed to failure. During the course of writing and likely in the interval between final submission and the book's being in your hand--not to mention between your first reading and your second--not only do our own sources continue to evolve as we discover and innovate new things, but even established packages like Perl, Apache, or Windows come in new and subtly different versions. The biggest headache is invariably to provide useful resource links--Web sites change or disappear, so forgive us if some resource mentioned can't be found by the time you read this.

Your feedback, positive and negative, both directly to us and to the publisher, is always appreciated. Comments and factual corrections will be used to help improve future editions of the book and help point out where the writing may not be as clear as intended. Until then, this additional information will be compiled and published on our support Web site (wiki) and will complement the discussions we hope will appear there.

Contacting Us

Authors tend to get a lot of correspondence in connection with a published book. Please be patient if you write to us and do not get an immediate response--we have many professional commitments and will as a rule have the pressures of yet another book deadline to consider.

We will, however, make a genuine effort in some way to acknowledge the mail that we receive and, time permitting, will later make a more personal reply when this is called for.

Visit the collaborative open-source wiki set up at www.wiki.org, specifically as a support site for this book, where you can find updates and discussions about the book and using wiki.

The main attraction of such a collaborative support Web site site is (we hope) the contacts you can form there with other readers of the book and other users of wiki. Collectively, the readers of such a site always have more answers and wisdom than just a couple of authors.

Otherwise, the easiest way to reach the authors personally is by e-mail: bo@wiki.org and ward@wiki.org. But before writing with specific questions, first visit the Web site, where you can find much information about and further links to things wiki-ish and very likely the answer to most questions.

While the natural assumption is that readers have Internet connectivity and can both visit Web sites and send e-mail, this is not always true. You may therefore also contact either of us through the publisher by ordinary surface mail (unless this becomes obsolete):

Bo Leuf / Ward Cunningham
c/o Addison-Wesley Editorial Department
Pearson Technology Group
75 Arlington St., Suite 300
Boston, MA
USA 02116

The main publisher Web site is at www.awl.com. You may contact the publisher directly as well; for example, to see information about other books published. Send an e-mail to info@awl.com, or use the Addison-Wesley surface mail address after the "c/o".

Read the Book, Use the Wiki!

Thank you for buying The Wiki Way. We really hope you enjoy reading this book as much as we enjoyed researching and writing it.

The book provided a welcome professional excuse to take the time and effort to thoroughly plumb the depths of the existing codebase. It also prodded us to explore implementation variations that would otherwise have barely even remained an idea "for later study". Finally, it prodded us to more fully examine the concept of "wiki culture" and the "wiki way of doing things", which affects those who use this tool. This was an adventure in itself.

Bo Leuf
Ward Cunningham
October 2000

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Index

$_ special variable, 194
$1 variable, 158, 197
$2 variable, 197
$3 variable, 197

A
Abort Script routine, 253
Abuse management, 275-276
Abusive behavior, 273
Access constraints, 276
Access list, 235
Access management, 276-283
adding authentication and authorization, 281-283
casual visitor functionality, 278-279
core working user group, 278-279
direct links to, 278
lockable pages, 281-282
multiscript security solution, 279-280
permissions models, 277-280
Access restrictions, 324
inconvenience of, 278
need for, 277
through server login, 282-283
$action placeholder, 150
Active hyperlinks, 87, 160
Active Links page, 24
ActivePerl, 39, 40
ActiveState Web site, 39
AddHandler directive, 59
Additional-resource links, 20
admin tool page, 298
Administering database, 283-312
backup issues, 301-312
page conversions, 285-288
page management, 289-301
Administrators, 356
Alphanumeric character () notation, 196
Analyzing content, 229-231
Anchors
broken, 193
in-page, 193
AND logical operator, 163, 252
Annotation and comment, 31
Any characters (.) searches, 197
Apache installer, 52
Apache Web server, 25, 48
accessing wiki, 54-55
AddHandler directive, 59
calling CGI script, 48
changing paths, 57
configuration file, 55-56
custom installation, 51-52
default Web space, 56
DocumentRoot directive, 56-57
Edit configuration shortcut, 52, 55
fail-safe fallback, 54
handling CGI scripts, 58-59
Install service shortcut, 53
installing, 51-55
manually starting or stopping, 53
as normal console application, 52
Options ExecCGI directive, 58
path aliases, 59
paths, 56-57
perl path, 48
reconfiguring, 55-64
running CGI scripts from anywhere, 57-58
script locations, 48-49
ScriptAlias directive, 59
SetHandler directive, 59
starting with default configuration, 54
webzones, 59-64
where to look for documents, 56-57
wrapper script, 28
Apache Web site, 51, 55
apache.conf file, 52, 56
Apache/htdocs subdirectory, 54
Apache:The Definitive Guide, 55
Append comment
formatting codes, 182-188
modular QuickiWiki version, 182-185
remembering check box state, 185
request-parsing solution, 185-188
Append permissions, 185
Applets, 15-15
Application independence, 10
Approving content, 336
Archival wikis, 130
Artifacts, 350
ASCII-7 character set, 340
AsHiddenLink subroutine, 161
Associative links, 108
Attachments, 205-206
Authentication
adding, 281-283
edit, 281-282
Web servers, 279
Authoring, 22
Authorization
adding, 281-283

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