[Clas_offline] Wikis On CLASWEB

[Eugene Pasyuk]

A few thoughts.
The first thing that can and must be done is to move wiki database from 
clasdb server.
This server is heavily used for the data analysis. It makes perfect 
sense to move wikis to some other server. This step can be done 
relatively easy.
In general, at least on the first site, I don't see arguments against 
migration to the newer versions of wiki. Access control and access 
policies is something to think about. But I guess we have flexibility 
there.
How easy is the conversion of configuration from old wiki to a new one?

-Eugene

On 01/19/11 11:31, Marty Wise wrote:
>
> All,
>
> There are a lot of wikis on clasweb that are mostly pretty old. For a 
> long time, newer versions haven't really been possible because clasweb 
> itself (and apache/php) was so old. Now that the upgrade is complete, 
> it opens the option of installing more recent versions (still limited 
> somewhat by php until RHEL6). In the past couple of years, the 
> Computer Center has developed a more-or-less standard, centrally 
> managed Wiki configuration that I'd like to propose as the new 
> standard for clasweb wikis. Initially, I'd like to begin using the new 
> configuration for all newly requested wikis, and later, we can work 
> through migration of the existing installations to the new configuration.
>
> New Configuration
>
> ·We can keep the existing paths, e.g.  -- 
> http://clasweb/rungroups/<groupname>/wiki 
> <http://clasweb/rungroups/%3cgroupname%3e/wiki>, or not at your discretion
>
> ·The new configuration uses your JLab CUE username/password to login 
> to the wikis
>
> ·Access controls can generally be like:
>
> oRead can be granted to any (or all) of: Everyone, All JLab Users, 
> Members of a group, or specific users
>
> oWrite access can be granted to any or all of: All Jlab Users, Members 
> of a group, or specific users.
>
> ·Standard LaTeX extension for math equation editing is available
>
> ·The database for the wiki is a centrally managed system -- CNIDB.jlab.org
>
> ·Installation, basic configuration, maintenance of the software is all 
> handled by the Computer Center
>
> ·Upload file sizes, etc. set to reasonable limits (~50-100MB typically)
>
> ·Upload file types can be the usual image file formats, but also pdf, 
> doc, docx, etc.
>
> Does anyone have any general objections or concerns about this 
> approach? Are there any details of your existing configuration that 
> might not be addressed by the new one?
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Marty Wise
>
> JLab Computer Center
>
>
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