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Professional Wikis: Collaboration on the Web (Programmer to Programmer)
The success of Wikipedia has proven just how effective wikis can be for collaborative editing on a large scale - larger than anyone originally thought possible. This book shows you how to install, use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki - the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia. As each chapter builds on previous ones, tasks involving wikis
progress from simple to those of increasing complexity and evolve from theory to case study. You'll learn wiki terminology and how to create user accounts and new pages, use wiki links, and find your way around the wiki. Special focus is placed on how wikis are used in software and web development projects and how their capabilities ideally suit a specific environment and audience. You'll quickly come to discover why wikis are a valuable addition for any organization that wants to increase productivity using web-based collaboration tools.This book shows you: when to use wikis instead of a more formal content management system; what to look for when evaluating wikis in order to avoid unexpected pitfalls; how to install MediaWiki using Apache, PHP, MySQL[registered], and other alternatives; how wikitext allows you to edit content from any web browser and create links to other wiki pages; and, ways to comment on pages, move them, track changes, and syndicate wiki pages with RSS. This book is for programmers, developers, information architects, designers, and content authors who are looking to use wikis to improve team productivity. Knowledge of HTML, XML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, and PostgreSQL is necessary. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
Contents:
Introduction.Chapter 1: Wikis atWork.Chapter 2: InstallingMediaWiki.Chapter 3: Getting Started withMediaWiki.Chapter 4: Writing and Editing Content.Chapter 5: Images and Files.Chapter 6: Page Actions and Version Control.Chapter 7: Information Architecture: Organizing Your Wiki.Chapter 8: MagicWords, Templates, and Skins.Chapter 9: Extensions.Chapter 10: The MediaWiki API.Chapter 11: Wiki Performance.Index.
Brief Description:
The success of Wikipedia has proven just how effective wikis can be for collaborative editing on a large scale. This book shows you how to install, use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki - the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia. It is useful for programmers, developers, information architects, and designers looking to use wikis.
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