Difference: TWikiSystemRequirements (1 vs. 39)

Revision 392011-08-13 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

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Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
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Perl 5.6.1 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
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Perl 5.8.0 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
 
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
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GNU df Used by the site statistics to record disk usage statistics, optional. The df command is pre-installed on Linux and OS-X. On Windows install the CoreUtils for Windows.
 
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
GNU fgrep, egrep Modify command line parameters in configure if you use non-GNU grep programs
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zip Zip archive command line utility. Used by the BackupRestorePlugin to create and restore from backups.
 
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

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The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included in TWiki distribution)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Encode >=2.1
Error (included in TWiki distribution)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included in TWiki distribution)  
Time::Local >=1.11
 
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Most of the CPAN libraries listesd below are part of a standard Perl installation so you most likely have them all!

See TWiki:TWiki.HowToInstallCpanModules for detailed information on how to install CPAN libraries

The following Perl CPAN modules are used by TWiki:

Module Preferred version Comment
Algorithm::Diff   Included in TWiki distribution
CGI >=3.18 Versions 2.89 and 3.37 must be avoided. Most version from 3.15 and onwards should work.
CGI::Carp >=1.26  
Config >=0  
Cwd >=3.05  
Data::Dumper >=2.121  
Encode >=2.1  
Error   Included in TWiki distribution
File::Copy >=2.06  
File::Find >=1.05  
File::Spec >=3.05  
File::Temp >=0.18 Included with perl 5.6 and later
FileHandle >=2.01  
HTML::Parser >=3.28 Needed by the WysiwygPlugin for WYSIWYG editing
HTML::Entities >=1.25 Needed by the WysiwygPlugin for WYSIWYG editing
IO::File >=1.10  
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Text::Diff   Included in TWiki distribution
Time::Local >=1.11  
 

Optional CPAN Modules

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 The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
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See TWiki:TWiki.HowToInstallCpanModules for detailed information on how to install CPAN libraries
 
Module Preferred version Description
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CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
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Archive::Tar   May be required by the Extensions Installer in configure if command line tar or unzip is not available
Authen::SASL   Used for SMTP Authentication
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Crypt::SMIME >=0.09 Required if S/MIME-signed administrative e-mail is enabled.
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
URI   Used for configure
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Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure
  Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:
perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
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%STOPSECTION{"requirements"}%
  Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 382008-12-09 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.6.1 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
GNU fgrep, egrep Modify command line parameters in configure if you use non-GNU grep programs
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Changed:
<
<
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
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Algorithm::Diff (included in TWiki distribution)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Encode >=2.1
Error (included in TWiki distribution)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
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File::Spec >=3.05
 
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
Changed:
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FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11
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FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included in TWiki distribution)  
Time::Local >=1.11
 

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
Changed:
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CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
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CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
 
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Changed:
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Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
>
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Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
 
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.

Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 372007-05-04 - TWikiContributor

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TWiki System Requirements

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TWiki System Requirements

  Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Added:
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Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Changed:
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Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
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Perl 5.6.1 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
 
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
GNU fgrep, egrep Modify command line parameters in configure if you use non-GNU grep programs
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->
Changed:
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You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.
>
>
You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.
 

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
Deleted:
<
<
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.
  Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 362006-09-11 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
GNU fgrep, egrep Modify command line parameters in configure if you use non-GNU grep programs
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Changed:
<
<
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
>
>
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
 
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Changed:
<
<
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
>
>
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
 
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.

Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 352006-09-11 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
Changed:
<
<
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
>
>
GNU fgrep, egrep Modify command line parameters in configure if you use non-GNU grep programs
 
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.

Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 342005-03-27 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
Added:
>
>
File::Temp (included with perl 5.6 and later)
 
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required

CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).

<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.

Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 332005-03-27 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements

Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Added:
>
>
GNU patch For upgrades only: GNU patch is required when using the TWiki:Codev.UpgradeTWiki script
 
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers

Required CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:

Changed:
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  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required
>
>
  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required
  CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).
<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->

You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.

Important note about TWiki Plugins

Changed:
<
<
  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.
>
>
  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.
  Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory

Revision 322005-03-27 - TWikiContributor

 

TWiki System Requirements

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Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Sep-2004
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Server and client requirements
 
Changed:
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Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.
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Low client and server base requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions. Many Plugins and contrib modules exist which enhance and expand TWiki's capabilities; they may have additional requirements.
 

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Changed:
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Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended, 5.8.x does work in most cases, but see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithPerl5dot8)
Non-standard Perl modules • Unix: Net::SMTP (or sendmail)
• Windows: Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
• Internationalisation: Unicode::MapUTF8   (only for non-ISO-8859-1 sites using TWiki:Codev.EncodeURLsWithUTF8 with Perl 5.6 or lower)
>
>
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.8.4 or higher is recommended)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, TWiki includes a pure perl implementation of RCS that can be used instead (although it's slower)
Deleted:
<
<
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite
 
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Changed:
<
<
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithApache2dot0).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path info required; also, the register script is likely to need significant changes
>
>
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
<-- SMELL: Macintosh version? -->
Web server Apache is well supported; see TWiki:TWiki.InstallingTWiki#OtherWebServers for other servers
 
Changed:
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ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.
>
>

Required CPAN Modules

Added:
>
>
The following Perl modules are used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version
Algorithm::Diff (included)  
CGI::Carp >=1.26
Config >=0
Cwd >=3.05
Data::Dumper >=2.121
Error (included)  
File::Copy >=2.06
File::Find >=1.05
File::Spec >=3.05
FileHandle >=2.01
IO::File >=1.10
Text::Diff (included)  
Time::Local >=1.11
 
Added:
>
>

Optional CPAN Modules

The following Perl modules may be used by TWiki:
Module Preferred version Description
CGI::Cookie >=1.24 Used for session support
CGI::Session >=3.95 Used for session support
Digest::base    
Digest::SHA1    
Jcode   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon >=0 Used for I18N support
Net::SMTP >=2.29 Used for sending mail
Unicode::Map   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::Map8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::MapUTF8   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
Unicode::String   Used for I18N support with perl 5.6
URI   Used for configure

Most of them will probably already be available in your installation. You can check version numbers with the configure script, or if you're still trying to get to that point, check from the command line like this:

perl -e 'use FileHandle; print $FileHandle::VERSION."\n"'
<--
SMELL: perhaps put download link to TWiki:Plugins.CpanContrib? (which 
also includes prebuilt versions of all of the CPAN modules used by 
all of the plugins checked into SVN)
-->
 

Client Requirements

Changed:
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<
The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:
>
>
The TWiki standard installation has relatively low browser requirements:
 
  • HTML 3.2 compliant
Changed:
<
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  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
>
>
  • Cookies, if persistent sessions are required
Deleted:
<
<
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS (if the ClassicSkin is used)
 
Changed:
<
<
You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.
>
>
CSS and Javascript are used in most skins, although there is a low-fat skin (Classic skin) available that minimises these requirements. Some skins will require more recent releases of browsers. The default skin (Pattern) is tested on IE 6, Safari, and Mozilla 5.0 based browsers (such as Firefox).
Added:
>
>
<--
SMELL: what are some actual known good version number requirements for these browsers (eg, FireFox 1.0, or 1.0.3, or 1.0.7, or ???), etc.
-->
 
Changed:
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<

Known Issues

>
>
You can easily select a balance of browser capability versus look and feel. Try the installed skins at TWikiSkinBrowser and more at TWiki:Plugins.SkinPackage.
 
Changed:
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<
  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
>
>

Important note about TWiki Plugins

Deleted:
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    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.
 
Changed:
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-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 15 Aug 2004
>
>
  • Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • TIP Note: Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements, except for the CommentPlugin which requires Perl 5.6.1.
 
Changed:
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Related Topics: AdminDocumentationCategory
 

Revision 312004-08-16 - PeterThoeny

 

TWiki System Requirements

Changed:
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Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003
>
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Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Sep-2004
  Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended, 5.8.x does work in most cases, but see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithPerl5dot8)
Non-standard Perl modules • Unix: Net::SMTP (or sendmail)
• Windows: Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
• Internationalisation: Unicode::MapUTF8   (only for non-ISO-8859-1 sites using TWiki:Codev.EncodeURLsWithUTF8 with Perl 5.6 or lower)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithApache2dot0).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path info required; also, the register script is likely to need significant changes

ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
Changed:
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  • no CSS
>
>
  You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 15 Aug 2004

META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

Revision 302004-08-15 - PeterThoeny

Changed:
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TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003

Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended, 5.8.0 not recommended yet, see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithPerl5dot8)
Non-standard Perl modules • Unix: Net::SMTP (or sendmail)
• Windows: Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithApache2dot0).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path info required; also, the register script is likely to need significant changes

ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 16 Dec 2003

>
>

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003

Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended, 5.8.x does work in most cases, but see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithPerl5dot8)
Non-standard Perl modules • Unix: Net::SMTP (or sendmail)
• Windows: Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
• Internationalisation: Unicode::MapUTF8   (only for non-ISO-8859-1 sites using TWiki:Codev.EncodeURLsWithUTF8 with Perl 5.6 or lower)
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithApache2dot0).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path info required; also, the register script is likely to need significant changes

ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 15 Aug 2004

Added:
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>
 
META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

Revision 292003-12-16 - PeterThoeny

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003

Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Changed:
<
<
Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows*
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended,
5.8.0 not recommended yet, see TWiki:Codev.UsingPerl58OnRedHat8)
Non-standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite.
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler cron cron equivalents
>
>
Resource Required Server Environment *
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended, 5.8.0 not recommended yet, see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithPerl5dot8)
Non-standard Perl modules • Unix: Net::SMTP (or sendmail)
• Windows: Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Must be the version used by RCS, to avoid problems with binary attachments - RCS may have hard-coded path to diff
Other external programs fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler • Unix: cron
• Windows: cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Codev.IssuesWithApache2dot0).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path info required; also, the register script is likely to need significant changes
Deleted:
<
<
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Support.FailedAuthenticationWithApache2OnWinNT).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path required
  ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.
Changed:
<
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-- MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
>
>
-- TWiki:Main.MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002
Added:
>
>
-- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny - 16 Dec 2003
 
META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

Revision 282003-02-02 - PeterThoeny

 

TWiki System Requirements

Changed:
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Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003 (pending release)
>
>
Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003
  Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows*
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended,
5.8.0 not recommended yet, see TWiki:Codev.UsingPerl58OnRedHat8)
Non-standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite.
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler cron cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Support.FailedAuthenticationWithApache2OnWinNT).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path required

ALERT! * Current documentation mainly covers Linux and Apache installations. See WindowsInstallCookbook for a Windows installation guide. See TWiki:Codev.TWikiOn for help with installation on various platforms including Unix, MacOS X, Apache mod_perl, web hosts, etc.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002

META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

Revision 272003-01-30 - PeterThoeny

 

TWiki System Requirements

Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003 (pending release)

Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows*
Perl 5.005_03 or higher (5.6.1 recommended,
5.8.0 not recommended yet, see TWiki:Codev.UsingPerl58OnRedHat8)
Non-standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher (including GNU diff)
Optional, but the all-Perl RCS replacement is not currently recommended for live sites - see TWiki:Codev.RcsLite.
GNU diff GNU diff 2.7 or higher is required when not using the all-Perl RcsLite.
Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Cron/scheduler cron cron equivalents
Web server Apache 1.3 is well supported; Apache 2.0 is not recommended yet (see TWiki:Support.FailedAuthenticationWithApache2OnWinNT).
For other servers, CGI support, authentication, extended path required
Changed:
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Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002

META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

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Server and client requirements for TWiki 01-Feb-2003 (pending release)

Low client and server requirements are core features that keep TWiki widely deployable, particularly across a range of browser platforms and versions.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

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Install on PATH if not included with RCS (check version with diff -v)
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Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

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    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

-- MikeMannix - 12 Jan 2002

META TOPICMOVED by="PeterThoeny" date="1042701667" from="TWiki.TWikiImplementationNotes" to="TWiki.TWikiSystemRequirements"

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Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements.

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Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add functionality, by customizing TWikiTemplates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything - browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java applets, cookies, specific Perl modules,... - check the individual Plugin specs.
    • HELP Plugins included in the TWiki distribution do not add requirements.

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Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS
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Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements:

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. A TWikiOnWindows installation guide is next.

Client Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • generates XHTML 1.0 pages that are compatible with HTML 3.2
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

You can easily add capabilities, through customizing the templates, for one, while tailoring the browser requirements to your situation.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), DHTML, Java applets, cookies.
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TWiki is written in Perl 5, uses a number of shell commands, and requires RCS (Revision Control System), a GNU Free Software package. TWiki is developed in a basic Linux/Apache environment. It also works with Microsoft Windows, and should have no problem on any other platform that meets the requirements:
 
Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *
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  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS
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TWiki System Requirements

Server and client system requirements of TWiki 01-Sep-2001

Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
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Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
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Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
 
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.

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Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.

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Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

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You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:

Directory: Files: Used for:
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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

File Descriptions

A rundown of the individual files included in the current 01-Sep-2001 distribution, organized by TWiki root directories.

Files in twiki

Application info and the current reference documentation. Full file list:

File: Used for:
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline

Files in twiki/bin

Perl CGI scripts. Full file list:

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 under twiki/lib

The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain configuration, library and function files, and TWikiPlugins. Full file list:

File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Form.pm Form handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Handles some legacy rules
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Use aliases as links for predefined URLs

Files under twiki/pub

The pub directory stores data-related files, including images used by TWiki and FileAttachments. Attachments are stored in sub-directories created with the related topic name. Partial file list:

File: Used for:
favicon.ico ICO file
twikilogo.gif GIF file
twikilogo1.gif GIF file
twikilogo2.gif GIF file
twikilogo3.gif GIF file
twikilogo4.gif GIF file
wikiHome.gif GIF file
icn/_filetypes.txt GIF file
icn/bat.gif GIF file
icn/bmp.gif GIF file
... ...
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt TEXT file
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif GIF file
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif GIF file

Files under twiki/data

TWiki page data stored as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution includes four start-up webs - Main, TWiki, Know, Test - with documentation and demo content, and a _default directory containing all topics required to start a new web. Partial file list:

File: Used for:
.htpasswd Basic Authentication (htaccess) password file
debug.txt Program messages useful for debugging
mime.types Recognized file formats
warning.txt Diagnostic messages for identifying problems
_default directory can be copied to empty directory when creating new Webs
_default/.changes Web-level record of topic changes
_default/WebChanges.txt Display most recent topic changes in web
_default/WebChanges.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebHome.txt Default web home page
_default/WebHome.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebIndex.txt Lists all topics in a web
_default/WebIndex.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebNotify.txt Subscribe/unsubscribe to web changes email alert
_default/WebNotify.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebPreferences.txt Web-level preference settings
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebSearch.txt Web-level search options
_default/WebSearch.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebStatistics.txt Generates web usage statistics
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
... ...

Files in twiki/templates

Templates used to control appearance of all rendered pages. Full file list:

File: Used for:
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl Error message
attachagain.tmpl Control screen
attachnew.tmpl Control screen
changeform.tmpl Control screen
changes.tmpl Displays WebChanges list of recently changed topics
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl Main edit window
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl Control screen
oopsaccesschange.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessrename.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessview.tmpl Error message
oopsauth.tmpl Error message
attach.tmpl Error message
oopschangepasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsempty.tmpl Error message
oopslocked.tmpl Error message
oopslockedrename.tmpl Error message
oopsmissing.tmpl Error message
oopsmoveerr.tmpl Error message
oopsnoformdef.tmpl Error message
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl Error message
oopsnoweb.tmpl Error message
oopspreview.tmpl Error message
oopsregexist.tmpl Error message
oopsregpasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsregrequ.tmpl Error message
oopsregthanks.tmpl Error message
oopsregwiki.tmpl Error message
oopsrenameerr.tmpl Error message
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsrev.tmpl Error message
oopssave.tmpl Error message
oopssaveerr.tmpl Error message
oopssendmailerr.tmpl Error message
oopstopicexists.tmpl Error message
oopsupload.tmpl Error message
oopswrongpassword.tmpl Error message
preview.tmpl Preview Changes screen
rdiff.tmpl Displays text changes before & after (Diffs)
register.tmpl Registration page
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
rename.tmpl Doing a new topic rename, user chooses web & topic
renamebase.tmpl Used by other rename templates
renameconfirm.tmpl Confirms a pre-specified rename, ex: undoing a rename
renamerefs.tmpl Rename done, but some references not changed (topics were locked)
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl Search results with full topic content
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
searchrenameview.tmpl Used by rename to list references to topic being renamed
twiki.tmpl Base template definitions used by other templates
view.plain.tmpl Alternate topic header/footer view
view.print.tmpl Alternate topic header/footer view
view.tmpl Main topic view
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Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.

TWiki File System

You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:

Directory: Files: Used for:
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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

File Descriptions

Changed:
<
<
A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.
>
>
A rundown of the individual files included in the current 01-Sep-2001 distribution, organized by TWiki root directories.
 

Files in twiki

Changed:
<
<
Introductory and installation files.
>
>
Application info and the current reference documentation. Full file list:
 
File: Used for:
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
Changed:
<
<
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
>
>
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs
 
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline

Files in twiki/bin

Changed:
<
<
All Perl CGI scripts.
>
>
Perl CGI scripts. Full file list:
 
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 under twiki/lib

Changed:
<
<
The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.
>
>
The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain configuration, library and function files, and TWikiPlugins. Full file list:
 
File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Form.pm Form handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
Changed:
<
<
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
>
>
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Handles some legacy rules
 
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
Changed:
<
<
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites
>
>
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Use aliases as links for predefined URLs
 

Files under twiki/pub

Changed:
<
<
attachments like images...
>
>
The pub directory stores data-related files, including images used by TWiki and FileAttachments. Attachments are stored in sub-directories created with the related topic name. Partial file list:
 
File: Used for:
Changed:
<
<
favicon.ico xxxx
twikilogo.gif xxxx
twikilogo1.gif xxxx
twikilogo2.gif xxxx
twikilogo3.gif xxxx
twikilogo4.gif xxxx
wikiHome.gif xxxx
icn/_filetypes.txt xxxx
icn/bat.gif xxxx
icn/bmp.gif xxxx
icn/c.gif xxxx
icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
icn/else.gif xxxx
icn/exe.gif xxxx
icn/fon.gif xxxx
icn/h.gif xxxx
>
>
favicon.ico ICO file
twikilogo.gif GIF file
twikilogo1.gif GIF file
twikilogo2.gif GIF file
twikilogo3.gif GIF file
twikilogo4.gif GIF file
wikiHome.gif GIF file
icn/_filetypes.txt GIF file
icn/bat.gif GIF file
icn/bmp.gif GIF file
... ...
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt TEXT file
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif GIF file
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif GIF file
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif GIF file
Deleted:
<
<
icn/hlp.gif xxxx
icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
icn/py.gif xxxx
icn/ram.gif xxxx
icn/reg.gif xxxx
icn/sh.gif xxxx
icn/sniff.gif xxxx
icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
icn/wav.gif xxxx
icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif xxxx
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif xxxx
 

Files under twiki/data

Changed:
<
<
The data directory stores TWiki page data as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution package includes four start-up webs, with a number of pages of documentation and demo content. This is a representative partial file listing...
>
>
TWiki page data stored as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution includes four start-up webs - Main, TWiki, Know, Test - with documentation and demo content, and a _default directory containing all topics required to start a new web. Partial file list:
 
File: Used for:
Changed:
<
<
.htpasswd xxxx
debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
>
>
.htpasswd Basic Authentication (htaccess) password file
debug.txt Program messages useful for debugging
mime.types Recognized file formats
warning.txt Diagnostic messages for identifying problems
 
_default directory can be copied to empty directory when creating new Webs
Changed:
<
<
_default/.changes Record of topic changes recorded here
_default/WebChanges.txt Display most recent changes
_default/WebChanges.txt,v History
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
>
>
_default/.changes Web-level record of topic changes
_default/WebChanges.txt Display most recent topic changes in web
_default/WebChanges.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebHome.txt Default web home page
_default/WebHome.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebIndex.txt Lists all topics in a web
_default/WebIndex.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebNotify.txt Subscribe/unsubscribe to web changes email alert
_default/WebNotify.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebPreferences.txt Web-level preference settings
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebSearch.txt Web-level search options
_default/WebSearch.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
_default/WebStatistics.txt Generates web usage statistics
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v Revisions history (RCS)
 
... ...
Deleted:
<
<
Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
Know/TopicClassification.txt,v xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Test/TestTopic1.txt xxxx
Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Trash/WebHome.txt xxxx
Trash/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt,v xxxx
... ...
 

Files in twiki/templates

Changed:
<
<
Used to flexibly control appearance of rendered pages...
>
>
Templates used to control appearance of all rendered pages. Full file list:
 
File: Used for:
Changed:
<
<
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl xxxx
attachagain.tmpl xxxx
attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
>
>
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl Error message
attachagain.tmpl Control screen
attachnew.tmpl Control screen
changeform.tmpl Control screen
changes.tmpl Displays WebChanges list of recently changed topics
 
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
edit.tmpl xxxx
>
>
edit.tmpl Main edit window
 
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
>
>
moveattachment.tmpl Control screen
oopsaccesschange.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessrename.tmpl Error message
oopsaccessview.tmpl Error message
oopsauth.tmpl Error message
attach.tmpl Error message
oopschangepasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsempty.tmpl Error message
oopslocked.tmpl Error message
oopslockedrename.tmpl Error message
oopsmissing.tmpl Error message
oopsmoveerr.tmpl Error message
oopsnoformdef.tmpl Error message
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl Error message
oopsnoweb.tmpl Error message
oopspreview.tmpl Error message
oopsregexist.tmpl Error message
oopsregpasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsregrequ.tmpl Error message
oopsregthanks.tmpl Error message
oopsregwiki.tmpl Error message
oopsrenameerr.tmpl Error message
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl Error message
oopsrev.tmpl Error message
oopssave.tmpl Error message
oopssaveerr.tmpl Error message
oopssendmailerr.tmpl Error message
oopstopicexists.tmpl Error message
oopsupload.tmpl Error message
oopswrongpassword.tmpl Error message
preview.tmpl Preview Changes screen
rdiff.tmpl Displays text changes before & after (Diffs)
register.tmpl Registration page
 
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
rename.tmpl Doing a new topic rename, user chooses web & topic
>
>
rename.tmpl Doing a new topic rename, user chooses web & topic
 
renamebase.tmpl Used by other rename templates
Changed:
<
<
renameconfirm.tmpl Confirming a pre-specified rename e.g. when undoing a rename
renamerefs.tmpl Rename done, still some references to change (topcis were previously locked)
>
>
renameconfirm.tmpl Confirms a pre-specified rename, ex: undoing a rename
renamerefs.tmpl Rename done, but some references not changed (topics were locked)
 
search.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
>
>
searchbookview.tmpl Search results with full topic content
 
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
searchrenameview.tmpl Used by rename to list references to topic being renamed
Changed:
<
<
twiki.tmpl xxxx
view.plain.tmpl xxxx
view.print.tmpl xxxx
view.tmpl xxxx
>
>
twiki.tmpl Base template definitions used by other templates
view.plain.tmpl Alternate topic header/footer view
view.print.tmpl Alternate topic header/footer view
view.tmpl Main topic view
  -- MikeMannix - 29 Aug 2001

Revision 172001-09-07 - JohnTalintyre

 

TWiki Operating Environment

Server and client system requirements, file system structure

Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.

TWiki File System

You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:

Directory: Files: Used for:
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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

File Descriptions

A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.

Files in twiki

Introductory and installation files.

File: Used for:
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline

Files in twiki/bin

All Perl CGI scripts.

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 under twiki/lib

The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.

File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
Added:
>
>
TWiki/Form.pm Form handling
 
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites

Files under twiki/pub

attachments like images...

File: Used for:
favicon.ico xxxx
twikilogo.gif xxxx
twikilogo1.gif xxxx
twikilogo2.gif xxxx
twikilogo3.gif xxxx
twikilogo4.gif xxxx
wikiHome.gif xxxx
icn/_filetypes.txt xxxx
icn/bat.gif xxxx
icn/bmp.gif xxxx
icn/c.gif xxxx
icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
icn/else.gif xxxx
icn/exe.gif xxxx
icn/fon.gif xxxx
icn/h.gif xxxx
icn/hlp.gif xxxx
icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
icn/py.gif xxxx
icn/ram.gif xxxx
icn/reg.gif xxxx
icn/sh.gif xxxx
icn/sniff.gif xxxx
icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
icn/wav.gif xxxx
icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif xxxx
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif xxxx

Files under twiki/data

The data directory stores TWiki page data as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution package includes four start-up webs, with a number of pages of documentation and demo content. This is a representative partial file listing...

File: Used for:
.htpasswd xxxx
debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
Changed:
<
<
_default/.changes xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
>
>
_default directory can be copied to empty directory when creating new Webs
_default/.changes Record of topic changes recorded here
_default/WebChanges.txt Display most recent changes
Added:
>
>
_default/WebChanges.txt,v History
 
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
Know/TopicClassification.txt,v xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Test/TestTopic1.txt xxxx
Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Trash/WebHome.txt xxxx
Trash/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt,v xxxx
... ...

Files in twiki/templates

Used to flexibly control appearance of rendered pages...

File: Used for:
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl xxxx
attachagain.tmpl xxxx
attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl xxxx
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
rename.tmpl xxxx
renamebase.tmpl xxxx
renameconfirm.tmpl xxxx
renamerefs.tmpl xxxx
>
>
rename.tmpl Doing a new topic rename, user chooses web & topic
renamebase.tmpl Used by other rename templates
renameconfirm.tmpl Confirming a pre-specified rename e.g. when undoing a rename
renamerefs.tmpl Rename done, still some references to change (topcis were previously locked)
 
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
Changed:
<
<
searchrenameview.tmpl xxxx
>
>
searchrenameview.tmpl Used by rename to list references to topic being renamed
 
twiki.tmpl xxxx
view.plain.tmpl xxxx
view.print.tmpl xxxx
view.tmpl xxxx

-- MikeMannix - 29 Aug 2001

Revision 162001-09-07 - MikeMannix

 
Changed:
<
<

TWiki Operating Environment

>
>

TWiki Operating Environment

  Server and client system requirements, file system structure
Changed:
<
<

Overview

>
>

Overview

  Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.
Changed:
<
<

Server-Side Requirements

>
>

Server-Side Requirements

  TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Changed:
<
<

Client-Side Requirements

>
>

Client-Side Requirements

  The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Changed:
<
<

Known Issues

>
>

Known Issues

 
  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.
Changed:
<
<

TWiki File System

>
>

TWiki File System

  You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:

Directory: Files: Used for:
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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
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File Descriptions

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File Descriptions

  A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.

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Files in twiki
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Files in twiki

  Introductory and installation files.

File: Used for:
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline

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Files in twiki/bin
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Files in twiki/bin

  All Perl CGI scripts.

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

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Files under twiki/lib
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Files under twiki/lib

  The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.

File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites

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Files under twiki/pub
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Files under twiki/pub

  attachments like images...

File: Used for:
favicon.ico xxxx
twikilogo.gif xxxx
twikilogo1.gif xxxx
twikilogo2.gif xxxx
twikilogo3.gif xxxx
twikilogo4.gif xxxx
wikiHome.gif xxxx
icn/_filetypes.txt xxxx
icn/bat.gif xxxx
icn/bmp.gif xxxx
icn/c.gif xxxx
icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
icn/else.gif xxxx
icn/exe.gif xxxx
icn/fon.gif xxxx
icn/h.gif xxxx
icn/hlp.gif xxxx
icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
icn/py.gif xxxx
icn/ram.gif xxxx
icn/reg.gif xxxx
icn/sh.gif xxxx
icn/sniff.gif xxxx
icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
icn/wav.gif xxxx
icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif xxxx
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif xxxx

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Files under twiki/data
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Files under twiki/data

  The data directory stores TWiki page data as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution package includes four start-up webs, with a number of pages of documentation and demo content. This is a representative partial file listing...

File: Used for:
.htpasswd xxxx
debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
_default/.changes xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
Know/TopicClassification.txt,v xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Test/TestTopic1.txt xxxx
Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Trash/WebHome.txt xxxx
Trash/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt,v xxxx
... ...
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Files in twiki/templates
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Files in twiki/templates

  Used to flexibly control appearance of rendered pages...

File: Used for:
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl xxxx
attachagain.tmpl xxxx
attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl xxxx
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
rename.tmpl xxxx
renamebase.tmpl xxxx
renameconfirm.tmpl xxxx
renamerefs.tmpl xxxx
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
searchrenameview.tmpl xxxx
twiki.tmpl xxxx
view.plain.tmpl xxxx
view.print.tmpl xxxx
view.tmpl xxxx

-- MikeMannix - 29 Aug 2001

Revision 152001-09-05 - JohnTalintyre

 

TWiki Operating Environment

Server and client system requirements, file system structure

Overview

Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.

Required Server Environment
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
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Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP, MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1
 
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *

Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.

Client-Side Requirements

The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:

  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
  • no cookies
  • no CSS

TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.

Known Issues

  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.

TWiki File System

You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:

Directory: Files: Used for:
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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

File Descriptions

A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.

Files in twiki

Introductory and installation files.

File: Used for:
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline

Files in twiki/bin

All Perl CGI scripts.

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 under twiki/lib

The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.

File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites

Files under twiki/pub

attachments like images...

File: Used for:
favicon.ico xxxx
twikilogo.gif xxxx
twikilogo1.gif xxxx
twikilogo2.gif xxxx
twikilogo3.gif xxxx
twikilogo4.gif xxxx
wikiHome.gif xxxx
icn/_filetypes.txt xxxx
icn/bat.gif xxxx
icn/bmp.gif xxxx
icn/c.gif xxxx
icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
icn/else.gif xxxx
icn/exe.gif xxxx
icn/fon.gif xxxx
icn/h.gif xxxx
icn/hlp.gif xxxx
icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
icn/py.gif xxxx
icn/ram.gif xxxx
icn/reg.gif xxxx
icn/sh.gif xxxx
icn/sniff.gif xxxx
icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
icn/wav.gif xxxx
icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif xxxx
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif xxxx

Files under twiki/data

The data directory stores TWiki page data as individual text files. Each active web has its own subdirectory. The TWiki distribution package includes four start-up webs, with a number of pages of documentation and demo content. This is a representative partial file listing...

File: Used for:
.htpasswd xxxx
debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
_default/.changes xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
Know/TopicClassification.txt,v xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Test/TestTopic1.txt xxxx
Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Trash/WebHome.txt xxxx
Trash/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
... ...
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt,v xxxx
... ...

Files in twiki/templates

Used to flexibly control appearance of rendered pages...

File: Used for:
oopsbadpwformat.tmpl xxxx
attachagain.tmpl xxxx
attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl xxxx
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
rename.tmpl xxxx
renamebase.tmpl xxxx
renameconfirm.tmpl xxxx
renamerefs.tmpl xxxx
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
searchrenameview.tmpl xxxx
twiki.tmpl xxxx
view.plain.tmpl xxxx
view.print.tmpl xxxx
view.tmpl xxxx

-- MikeMannix - 29 Aug 2001

Revision 142001-09-05 - MikeMannix

 

TWiki Operating Environment

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Server and client system requirements, file system structure
 

Overview

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Low requirements on client-side and server-side environment, to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible is a key element of the TWikiMission. Strict W3C and ECMA standards compliance is also a mandate. These requirements are amended from time to time as technology progresses.
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Maintaining minimum client and server requirements is necessary to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible.
 

Server-Side Requirements

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TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires that GNU RCS (Revision Control System) be installed on the same system. Current development is on Linux. the recommended platform, but it can also work with Microsoft Windows and other OS.
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TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires GNU RCS (Revision Control System) to be installed on the same system. TWiki is developed in a standard Linux/Apache environment. It can also work with Microsoft Windows and other platforms.
 
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Required Server Environment by Platform
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Required Server Environment
 
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
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Web server Apache and others (support for cgi, authentication, extended path) *
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Web server Apache; others (with support for CGI, authentication, extended path) *
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OS versions Linux, Unix... every last Win?!
Required disk space    
 
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ISP INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS: SSI, RCS local or sysadmin, same for perl modules for plugins, cron, basic authentication,...
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Current documentation covers Linux only. Compiling a basic TWikiOnWindows installation guide is an ongoing effort.
 
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Client-Side Requirements

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Client-Side Requirements

 
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The basic TWiki engine and templates have a low requirement on the browser:
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The TWiki standard installation has extremely low browser requirements:
 
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Recommend PC Requirement
Component Min/Rec
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  • HTML 3.2 compliant
  • minimal use of JavaScript in the user interface (degrades gracefully)
Added:
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  • no cookies
  • no CSS
 
Changed:
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Browser Requirements
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TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.
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Resource Details
HTML 3.2 browser  
JavaScript 1.? Optional: JS degrades gracefully
Cookies Not used
CSS1/2 ????
 
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  • TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.
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Known Issues

 
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WHAT ABOUT WEB STANDARDS BROWSER COMPATIBILITY MOVEMENT & CSS CONTROL
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  • The new TWikiPlugins feature currently does not have any compatibility guidelines for developers. Plugins can require just about anything: browser-specific functions, stylesheets (CSS), Java, cookies, etc.
 
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Known Issues

  • Some TWikiSkins may require more, like cookies and JavaScript
  • At present, contributed Plugins are not checked against compatibility standards, and may require anything imaginable: browser-specific functions, Java, cookies, CSS, etc.
 

TWiki File System

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You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:
>
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You can rename the root TWiki directory - twiki - to whatever you like by changing it in the twiki.cfg configuration file. However, to keep the current installation and future upgrades simple, you should leave the subdirectory structure intact:
 
Directory: Files: Used for:
Changed:
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twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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
>
>
twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
twiki/lib list Configuration file, main library, Perl system modules, Plugins
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
 
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File Descriptions

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File Descriptions

 
Changed:
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A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. Note that there may be minor differences in the start-up data files. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.
>
>
A rundown of the individual files in the current %VERSION% distribution, organized by TWiki root directories. All listings are complete unless otherwise noted.
 
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Files in twiki

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Files in twiki
  Introductory and installation files.

File: Used for:
Changed:
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index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline
>
>
index.html A page with a link to first launch TWiki after install
license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
readme.txt General TWiki start-up info with relevant URLs.
TWikiDocumentation.html All documentation packaged as a single page
TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline
 
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Files in twiki/bin

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Files in twiki/bin
  All Perl CGI scripts.

File: Used for:
Changed:
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.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
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>
.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
 
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Files under twiki/lib

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Files under twiki/lib
 
Changed:
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The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.
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The new lib/TWiki/Plugins directories contain core configuration, libraries and function modules, and Plugins.
 
File: Used for:
Changed:
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TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites
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TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites
 
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wikiHome.gif xxxx
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icn/bat.gif xxxx
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icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
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icn/java.gif xxxx
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icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
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TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
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wikiHome.gif xxxx
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icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
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icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
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icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
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icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
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warning.txt xxxx
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_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
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Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
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Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
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Main/NicholasLee.txt xxxx
Main/NicholasLee.txt,v xxxx
Main/NobodyGroup.txt xxxx
Main/NobodyGroup.txt,v xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
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Main/TWikiGroups.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGroups.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
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Test/WebChanges.txt xxxx
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debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
_default/.changes xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
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Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
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Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
... ...
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
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Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
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Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
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TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt,v xxxx
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TWiki/AlWilliams.txt xxxx
TWiki/AlWilliams.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/AndreaSterbini.txt xxxx
TWiki/AndreaSterbini.txt,v xxxx
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TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt xxxx
TWiki/DeleteTopic.txt,v xxxx
TWiki/DontNotify.txt xxxx
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attachagain.tmpl xxxx
attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl xxxx
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
rename.tmpl xxxx
renamebase.tmpl xxxx
renameconfirm.tmpl xxxx
renamerefs.tmpl xxxx
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
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attachnew.tmpl xxxx
changeform.tmpl xxxx
changes.tmpl xxxx
edit.iejs.tmpl xxxx
edit.tmpl xxxx
mailnotify.tmpl xxxx
moveattachment.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccesschange.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessgroup.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsaccessview.tmpl xxxx
oopsauth.tmpl xxxx
attach.tmpl xxxx
oopschangepasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsempty.tmpl xxxx
oopslocked.tmpl xxxx
oopslockedrename.tmpl xxxx
oopsmissing.tmpl xxxx
oopsmoveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoformdef.tmpl xxxx
oopsnotwikiuser.tmpl xxxx
oopsnoweb.tmpl xxxx
oopspreview.tmpl xxxx
oopsregexist.tmpl xxxx
oopsregpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsregrequ.tmpl xxxx
oopsregthanks.tmpl xxxx
oopsregwiki.tmpl xxxx
oopsrenameerr.tmpl xxxx
oopsresetpasswd.tmpl xxxx
oopsrev.tmpl xxxx
oopssave.tmpl xxxx
oopssaveerr.tmpl xxxx
oopssendmailerr.tmpl xxxx
oopstopicexists.tmpl xxxx
oopsupload.tmpl xxxx
oopswrongpassword.tmpl xxxx
preview.tmpl xxxx
rdiff.tmpl xxxx
register.tmpl xxxx
registernotify.tmpl xxxx
rename.tmpl xxxx
renamebase.tmpl xxxx
renameconfirm.tmpl xxxx
renamerefs.tmpl xxxx
search.tmpl xxxx
searchbookview.tmpl xxxx
searchmeta.tmpl xxxx
searchrenameview.tmpl xxxx
twiki.tmpl xxxx
view.plain.tmpl xxxx
view.print.tmpl xxxx
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  -- MikeMannix - 29 Aug 2001

Revision 132001-09-04 - MikeMannix

 

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Overview

Low requirements on client-side and server-side environment, to keep TWiki deployment as broad as possible is a key element of the TWikiMission. Strict W3C and ECMA standards compliance is also a mandate. These requirements are amended from time to time as technology progresses.

 

Server-Side Requirements

TWiki is written in Perl 5 and uses a number of shell commands. It requires that GNU RCS (Revision Control System) be installed on the same system. Current development is on Linux. the recommended platform, but it can also work with Microsoft Windows and other OS.

Required Server Environment by Platform
Resource Unix Windows
Perl 5.005_03 or higher
Non standard Perl modules Net::SMTP (or sendmail) Net::SMTP
RCS 5.7 or higher
Other external programs ls, fgrep, egrep
Web server Apache and others (support for cgi, authentication, extended path) *
OS versions Linux, Unix... every last Win?!
Required disk space    

ISP INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS: SSI, RCS local or sysadmin, same for perl modules for plugins, cron, basic authentication,...

Client-Side Requirements

The basic TWiki engine and templates have a low requirement on the browser:

Recommend PC Requirement
Component Min/Rec

Browser Requirements
Resource Details
HTML 3.2 browser  
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twiki list Start-up info
twiki/bin list Perl scripts
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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

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Files in twiki

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license.txt GNU General Public License and TWiki-specific info
 
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TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline.
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TWikiHistory.html TWiki development timeline
 

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.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

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File: Used for:
TWiki.pm Main TWiki library
TWiki.cfg For configuration, used by TWiki.pm
TWiki/Access.pm Access control
TWiki/Attach.pm Attachment handling
TWiki/Meta.pm Meta data in topics
TWiki/Net.pm SMTP mail handling
TWiki/Plugins.pm Plugin handling
TWiki/Prefs.pm Preferences handling
TWiki/Search.pm Search engine, used by wiki.pm
TWiki/Store.pm Back-end storage, *.txt text file and *.txt,v RCS repository file handling
TWiki/Plugins/DefaultPlugin.pm Default plugin
TWiki/Plugins/EmptyPlugin.pm Empty plugin, use to create your own
TWiki/Plugins/InterwikiPlugin.pm Refer to external Wikis and other Web sites

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favicon.ico xxxx
twikilogo.gif xxxx
twikilogo1.gif xxxx
twikilogo2.gif xxxx
twikilogo3.gif xxxx
twikilogo4.gif xxxx
wikiHome.gif xxxx
icn/_filetypes.txt xxxx
icn/bat.gif xxxx
icn/bmp.gif xxxx
icn/c.gif xxxx
icn/dll.gif xxxx
icn/doc.gif xxxx
icn/else.gif xxxx
icn/exe.gif xxxx
icn/fon.gif xxxx
icn/h.gif xxxx
icn/hlp.gif xxxx
icn/html.gif xxxx
icn/java.gif xxxx
icn/mov.gif xxxx
icn/pdf.gif xxxx
icn/pl.gif xxxx
icn/ppt.gif xxxx
icn/ps.gif xxxx
icn/py.gif xxxx
icn/ram.gif xxxx
icn/reg.gif xxxx
icn/sh.gif xxxx
icn/sniff.gif xxxx
icn/ttf.gif xxxx
icn/txt.gif xxxx
icn/wav.gif xxxx
icn/wri.gif xxxx
icn/xls.gif xxxx
icn/zip.gif xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL/W32PTH10.DLL xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Sample.txt xxxx
TWiki/FileAttachment/Smile.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankltgraybg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/blankwhitebg.gif xxxx
TWiki/PreviewBackground/previewbg.gif xxxx
TWiki/WabiSabi/wabisabi.gif xxxx

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File: Used for:
.htpasswd xxxx
debug.txt xxxx
mime.types xxxx
warning.txt xxxx
_default/.changes xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt xxxx
_default/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt xxxx
_default/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt xxxx
_default/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt xxxx
_default/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
_default/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt xxxx
_default/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
_default/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
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Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL.txt xxxx
Know/IncorrectDllVersionW32PTH10DLL.txt,v xxxx
Know/NoDisclosure.txt xxxx
Know/NoDisclosure.txt,v xxxx
Know/OperatingSystem.txt xxxx
Know/OperatingSystem.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsHPUX.txt xxxx
Know/OsHPUX.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsLinux.txt xxxx
Know/OsLinux.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsMacOS.txt xxxx
Know/OsMacOS.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsSolaris.txt xxxx
Know/OsSolaris.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsSunOS.txt xxxx
Know/OsSunOS.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsVersion.txt xxxx
Know/OsVersion.txt,v xxxx
Know/OsWin.txt xxxx
Know/OsWin.txt,v xxxx
Know/PublicFAQ.txt xxxx
Know/PublicFAQ.txt,v xxxx
Know/PublicSupported.txt xxxx
Know/PublicSupported.txt,v xxxx
Know/ReadmeFirst.txt xxxx
Know/ReadmeFirst.txt,v xxxx
Know/SunOS.txt xxxx
Know/SunOS.txt,v xxxx
 
Know/TopicClassification.txt xxxx
Know/TopicClassification.txt,v xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt xxxx
Know/TWikiCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt xxxx
Know/UseCategory.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Know/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt xxxx
Know/WebForm.txt,v xxxx
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Know/WebIndex.txt xxxx
Know/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebNotify.txt xxxx
Know/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
Know/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebSearch.txt xxxx
Know/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
Know/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
Know/WebTopicEditTemplate.txt xxxx
Know/WebTopicEditTemplate.txt,v xxxx
Know/WinDoze95Crash.txt xxxx
Know/WinDoze95Crash.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiAdminGroup.txt,v xxxx
Main/.mailnotify xxxx
Main/FileAttachment.txt xxxx
Main/FileAttachment.txt,v xxxx
Main/JohnTalintyre.txt xxxx
Main/JohnTalintyre.txt,v xxxx
Main/KevinKinnell.txt xxxx
Main/KevinKinnell.txt,v xxxx
Main/LondonOffice.txt xxxx
Main/LondonOffice.txt,v xxxx
 
Main/NicholasLee.txt xxxx
Main/NicholasLee.txt,v xxxx
Main/NobodyGroup.txt xxxx
Main/NobodyGroup.txt,v xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt xxxx
Main/OfficeLocations.txt,v xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt xxxx
Main/PeterThoeny.txt,v xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt xxxx
Main/SanJoseOffice.txt,v xxxx
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Main/TokyoOffice.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiAdminGroup.txt xxxx
Main/.changes xxxx
 
Main/TWikiGroups.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGroups.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiGuest.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiUsers.txt,v xxxx
Main/TWikiVariables.txt xxxx
Main/TWikiVariables.txt,v xxxx
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Main/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebHome.txt xxxx
Main/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebIndex.txt xxxx
Main/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebNotify.txt xxxx
Main/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
Main/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebSearch.txt xxxx
Main/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
Main/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
Main/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
Test/.changes xxxx
Test/.mailnotify xxxx
 
Test/TestTopic1.txt xxxx
Test/TestTopic1.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Test/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt xxxx
Test/WebHome.txt,v xxxx
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Test/WebIndex.txt xxxx
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Test/WebIndex.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebNotify.txt xxxx
Test/WebNotify.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebPreferences.txt xxxx
Test/WebPreferences.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebSearch.txt xxxx
Test/WebSearch.txt,v xxxx
Test/WebStatistics.txt xxxx
Test/WebStatistics.txt,v xxxx
 
Trash/.changes xxxx
Trash/WebChanges.txt xxxx
Trash/WebChanges.txt,v xxxx
Trash/WebHome.txt xxxx
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TWiki/GoodStyle.txt xxxx
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TWiki/HaroldGottschalk.txt xxxx
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TWiki/ManagingTopics.txt xxxx
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TWiki/TWikiEnhancementRequests.txt xxxx
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