DokuWiki is a wiki application licensed under GPLv2 and written in the PHP programming language. It works on plain text files and thus does not need a database. Its syntax is similar to the one used by MediaWiki.[3] It is often recommended as a more lightweight, easier to customize alternative to MediaWiki.[4] The 'Doku' in DokuWiki is short for Dokumentation which in German means documentation.[a]
Because DokuWiki does not require a database, it can be installed on local PCs, flash drives, and folders synced with file hosting services (Dropbox) or file synchronization programs (syncthing).[5]
DokuWiki was created by Andreas Gohr[6] in June 2004. In July the first official release was published on Freshmeat (now known as Freecode).[7]
Originally DokuWiki used a simple list of regular expressions to transform wiki syntax into HTML. A big step forward in the development was the re-design of the parser and the renderer mechanisms based on contributions by Harry Fuecks in January 2005.[8] The new design made use of the then-new object-oriented features of PHP4. The new parser and the introduction of a cache mechanism led to significant performance improvements, thus making DokuWiki usable for larger projects.
The new parser also prepared DokuWiki for the introduction of a generic plugin interface which simplified the development and maintenance of syntax-based plugins. Over the years additional plugin mechanisms followed which allowed 3rd-party developers to extend nearly all aspects of the wiki software.[9]
The introduction of DokuWiki into the Debian[10] and Gentoo Linux[11] distributions in April and July 2005 respectively significantly increased the visibility of the software.
The DokuWiki logo is the result of a design contest. The winning logo, designed by Esther Brunner, represents editing pages (by pencils of different colors, i.e. different people) and linking them.[12][13]
For many years, DokuWiki's source code was managed through the Darcs distributed version control system. In 2010 a switch to Git was made, making use of GitHub for hosting.[14]
Today, DokuWiki is one of the most popular wiki engines available and has achieved significant usage with stable interest over time.[15][16][17][18]
New media manager (result of the Google Summer of Code-project). Version handling of media files. drag & drop support in media manager to speed up adding new files (only works in Firefox and Chrome).
2012-10-13
Adora Belle
New default DokuWiki template with optional sidebar.
2013-05-10a
Weatherwax
2013-12-08
Binky
2014-05-05e
Ponder Stibbons
2014-09-29d
Hrun
Single strings of the localization customizable. New history function to see how a wiki looked at a certain time. Security fix for AD/LDAP auth plugin.
2015-08-10a
Detritus
New Style Manager to adjust template variables such as colors. The Extension Manager can now remove old files when updating extensions.[20]
2016-06-26a
Elenor of Tsort
New authPDO plugin; authmysql and authpgsql are deprecated. Internet Explorer 8 (and older) no longer supported; workarounds removed. Support for PHP's builtin web server.[20]
2017-02-19c
Frusterick Manners
New Admin screen. jQuery 3, PHP 7.1 support and PHP 7.0 bug fixes.[20]
2018-04-22
Greebo
New form on search page with more search tools. New command line plugins. New menu system. PHP 7.2 support and improvements for PHP 7.3 support.[20]
2020-07-29
Hogfather
PHP 7.4 compatibility and some preparations for the upcoming PHP8.
2022-07-31
Igor
Drop support for PHP versions earlier than 7.2. Support for SVG images. New form events.
2023-04-04
Jack Jackrum
Better PHP8 support. Support for embedding PHP and HTML codes is dropped.
DokuWiki requires only a webserver and PHP; no database is needed. It can run on cheap web hosting servers and is usually installed by simply unpacking. Additional plugins may have additional requirements.
DokuWiki stores all versions of each wiki page, allowing the user to compare the current version with any older version. The difference engine is the same as the one used in MediaWiki. Parallel editing of one page by multiple users is prevented by a locking mechanism.
Access control can be handled by a user manager, which allows users and groups of users to be defined, and an access control list in which an administrator user can define permissions on page and namespace level, giving DokuWiki more fine-grained control than Mediawiki. Besides the built-in user management, DokuWiki also provides mechanisms for authentication against databases, LDAP Servers and Active Directory. Other authentication mechanisms are available as plugins.
DokuWiki has a generic plugin interface which simplifies the process of writing and maintaining plugins. There are ~1000 plugins available.[21] These can be easily integrated and managed by an administrator user with the help of the plugin manager.
DokuWiki supports Unicode (UTF-8) and properly handles right-to-left languages, so languages such as Chinese, Thai, and Hebrew can be displayed. DokuWiki can be configured in about 70 languages. Multilingual wikis can be configured through plugins. Users can contribute translations of the DokuWiki software and of plugins through a web interface.[23]
DokuWiki uses a two-level cache mechanism which stores the parsed wiki page in an intermediate serialized format which is then rendered to the desired output format, such as HTML5. This rendered format is cached again. The two levels of caching expire on different conditions. The caching helps to reduce server load and speeds up access to the information.[24]
DokuWiki uses a simple markup language similar to that of MediaWiki. Like MediaWiki it makes use of free links, but CamelCase links can optionally be enabled. WYSIWYG editors are available as plugins.
DokuWiki based software projects
Some independent software projects based on DokuWiki have been created. These projects usually bundle the DokuWiki software, select plugins, a customized design and sometimes pre-built content for specialized use cases.
The EinsatzleiterWiki is a German project, bundling fire fighting knowledge in a package that can be installed in fire departments and then be customized to the needs of the specific department. The wiki is used by the professional fire services of Berlin, Kaiserslautern, Wuppertal and many voluntary fire services in Germany.[25][26]
open|SchulPortfolio is a German project aimed at the internal management of schools. It has been created with input from the ministry of education of the German state of Baden-Würtemberg.[27]
ICKEWiki is a redistribution of DokuWiki with a focus on the use in enterprises. It was originally developed in a research project focusing on adding structured data to wikis and making it more usable in industrial production companies.[28]
As required by DokuWiki's license these projects are all licensed under the GPL version 2.
Notable uses
DokuWiki is used by various public and non-public wiki setups. Below is a list of more notable uses
^Ziehr, Christoph; Skorupa, Frank; Schmitt, Konrad; Kopp, Mike. "Berliner Feuerwehr: Wiki-Systeme für den Einsatz- und rückwärtigen Dienst". BRANDSchutz/Deutsche Feuerwehr-Zeitung. 5/2017.
^"DokuWiki als Schulportfolio". lehrerfortbildung-bw.de (in German). 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^Voigt, Stefan; Fuchs-Kittowski, Frank; Hüttemann, Detlef; Klafft, Michael; Gohr, Andreas (2011). "ICKEwiki: requirements and concepts for an enterprise wiki for SMEs". Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration - WikiSym '11. Mountain View, California: ACM Press: 144. doi:10.1145/2038558.2038582. ISBN978-1-4503-0909-7. S2CID 17411638.
Hentzen, Whil; Roche, Ted; Gnacinski, Todd (2018). DokuWiki: A Wiki For Software Developers. Hentzenwerke Publishing. p. 206. ISBN978-1930919167.
Gerner, Jason; Naramore, Elisabeth; Owens, Morgan L.; Warden, Matt (2006). Professional Lamp : Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP Web development. Wrox. Wiley. p. 326. ISBN9780764597237. OCLC 1152984845.
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May 28, 2023
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DokuWiki is a wiki application licensed under GPLv2 and written in the PHP programming language It works on plain text files and thus does not need a database Its syntax is similar to the one used by MediaWiki 3 It is often recommended as a more lightweight easier to customize alternative to MediaWiki 4 The Doku in DokuWiki is short for Dokumentation which in German means documentation a DokuWikiScreenshotThe home page of a default DokuWiki installationDeveloper s Andreas Gohr et al Initial releaseJuly 4 2004 18 years ago 2004 07 04 Stable release2023 04 04 1 4 April 2023 53 days ago 4 April 2023 Repositorygithub wbr com wbr dokuwiki wbr dokuwikiWritten inPHPOperating systemCross platformSize 2 5 MB compressed Available in74 2 languagesTypeWiki softwareLicenseGPLv2Websitewww wbr dokuwiki wbr orgBecause DokuWiki does not require a database it can be installed on local PCs flash drives and folders synced with file hosting services Dropbox or file synchronization programs syncthing 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Release history 2 Main features 3 DokuWiki based software projects 4 Notable uses 5 Notes 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory EditDokuWiki was created by Andreas Gohr 6 in June 2004 In July the first official release was published on Freshmeat now known as Freecode 7 Originally DokuWiki used a simple list of regular expressions to transform wiki syntax into HTML A big step forward in the development was the re design of the parser and the renderer mechanisms based on contributions by Harry Fuecks in January 2005 8 The new design made use of the then new object oriented features of PHP4 The new parser and the introduction of a cache mechanism led to significant performance improvements thus making DokuWiki usable for larger projects The new parser also prepared DokuWiki for the introduction of a generic plugin interface which simplified the development and maintenance of syntax based plugins Over the years additional plugin mechanisms followed which allowed 3rd party developers to extend nearly all aspects of the wiki software 9 The introduction of DokuWiki into the Debian 10 and Gentoo Linux 11 distributions in April and July 2005 respectively significantly increased the visibility of the software The DokuWiki logo is the result of a design contest The winning logo designed by Esther Brunner represents editing pages by pencils of different colors i e different people and linking them 12 13 For many years DokuWiki s source code was managed through the Darcs distributed version control system In 2010 a switch to Git was made making use of GitHub for hosting 14 Today DokuWiki is one of the most popular wiki engines available and has achieved significant usage with stable interest over time 15 16 17 18 Release history Edit Version Codename Significant changes2004 07 04 none Initial DokuWiki release 19 2009 02 14b none2009 12 25c Lemming2010 11 07a Anteater2011 05 25c Rincewind IPv6 support and metadata index 2012 01 25c Angua New media manager result of the Google Summer of Code project Version handling of media files drag amp drop support in media manager to speed up adding new files only works in Firefox and Chrome 2012 10 13 Adora Belle New default DokuWiki template with optional sidebar 2013 05 10a Weatherwax2013 12 08 Binky2014 05 05e Ponder Stibbons2014 09 29d Hrun Single strings of the localization customizable New history function to see how a wiki looked at a certain time Security fix for AD LDAP auth plugin 2015 08 10a Detritus New Style Manager to adjust template variables such as colors The Extension Manager can now remove old files when updating extensions 20 2016 06 26a Elenor of Tsort New authPDO plugin authmysql and authpgsql are deprecated Internet Explorer 8 and older no longer supported workarounds removed Support for PHP s builtin web server 20 2017 02 19c Frusterick Manners New Admin screen jQuery 3 PHP 7 1 support and PHP 7 0 bug fixes 20 2018 04 22 Greebo New form on search page with more search tools New command line plugins New menu system PHP 7 2 support and improvements for PHP 7 3 support 20 2020 07 29 Hogfather PHP 7 4 compatibility and some preparations for the upcoming PHP8 2022 07 31 Igor Drop support for PHP versions earlier than 7 2 Support for SVG images New form events 2023 04 04 Jack Jackrum Better PHP8 support Support for embedding PHP and HTML codes is dropped Since 2011 releases are named after Discworld characters citation needed Main features EditInstallation and Requirements DokuWiki requires only a webserver and PHP no database is needed It can run on cheap web hosting servers and is usually installed by simply unpacking Additional plugins may have additional requirements Revision control DokuWiki stores all versions of each wiki page allowing the user to compare the current version with any older version The difference engine is the same as the one used in MediaWiki Parallel editing of one page by multiple users is prevented by a locking mechanism Access control Access control can be handled by a user manager which allows users and groups of users to be defined and an access control list in which an administrator user can define permissions on page and namespace level giving DokuWiki more fine grained control than Mediawiki Besides the built in user management DokuWiki also provides mechanisms for authentication against databases LDAP Servers and Active Directory Other authentication mechanisms are available as plugins Plugins DokuWiki has a generic plugin interface which simplifies the process of writing and maintaining plugins There are 1000 plugins available 21 These can be easily integrated and managed by an administrator user with the help of the plugin manager Templates The appearance of the wiki can be defined by a template There are various templates 22 provided by the development community Internationalization and localization DokuWiki supports Unicode UTF 8 and properly handles right to left languages so languages such as Chinese Thai and Hebrew can be displayed DokuWiki can be configured in about 70 languages Multilingual wikis can be configured through plugins Users can contribute translations of the DokuWiki software and of plugins through a web interface 23 Caching DokuWiki uses a two level cache mechanism which stores the parsed wiki page in an intermediate serialized format which is then rendered to the desired output format such as HTML5 This rendered format is cached again The two levels of caching expire on different conditions The caching helps to reduce server load and speeds up access to the information 24 Full text search DokuWiki has an integrated indexed search with which a user can search for keywords and phrases on the wiki Wiki markup DokuWiki uses a simple markup language similar to that of MediaWiki Like MediaWiki it makes use of free links but CamelCase links can optionally be enabled WYSIWYG editors are available as plugins DokuWiki based software projects EditSome independent software projects based on DokuWiki have been created These projects usually bundle the DokuWiki software select plugins a customized design and sometimes pre built content for specialized use cases The EinsatzleiterWiki is a German project bundling fire fighting knowledge in a package that can be installed in fire departments and then be customized to the needs of the specific department The wiki is used by the professional fire services of Berlin Kaiserslautern Wuppertal and many voluntary fire services in Germany 25 26 open SchulPortfolio is a German project aimed at the internal management of schools It has been created with input from the ministry of education of the German state of Baden Wurtemberg 27 ICKEWiki is a redistribution of DokuWiki with a focus on the use in enterprises It was originally developed in a research project focusing on adding structured data to wikis and making it more usable in industrial production companies 28 As required by DokuWiki s license these projects are all licensed under the GPL version 2 Notable uses EditDokuWiki is used by various public and non public wiki setups Below is a list of more notable uses PHP Programming Language 29 XFCE Desktop Environment 30 OpenWRT Router Software 31 Slackware Linux Distribution 32 SouthEastern Railways 33 Notes Edit DokuWiki was originally designed for documentation See also Edit Free and open source software portalList of wiki software Comparison of wiki softwareReferences Edit Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Download DokuWiki DokuWiki Retrieved 19 May 2021 DokuWiki Dokuwiki org Retrieved 25 November 2012 DokuWiki An elegant and lightweight wiki engine Linux com 2008 06 25 Retrieved 2021 08 17 Fitzpatrick Jason DokuWiki on a Stick Packs a Portable Wiki in a Tiny Package Lifehacker G O Media Inc Retrieved 17 August 2021 Dokuwiki C est mieux quand c est simple Ubuntu French Org freshmeat net Project details for DokuWiki OOP and Performance SitePoint www sitepoint com Retrieved 2021 08 17 devel plugins DokuWiki www dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Debian Publishing History Debian GNU Linux Debian Foundation Retrieved 25 November 2012 Contents of dokuwiki changelog Gentoo x86 Gentoo org Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 25 November 2012 FS 111 DokuWiki Logo bugs dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 logo DokuWiki www dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 dokuwiki repository switched to git dokuwiki FreeLists www freelists org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Wiki Usage Distribution on the Entire Internet trends builtwith com Retrieved 2021 08 17 Technologies What CMS whatcms org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Google trend history comparison WikiMatrix View and Comparison Statistics Archived from the original on 2008 06 26 Retrieved 2008 08 01 Old Changelogs Release 2004 07 04 DokuWiki a b c d Changelog DokuWiki plugins templates DokuWiki Localization translate dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 devel caching DokuWiki www dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Referenzen Einsatzleiterwiki einsatzleiterwiki de Retrieved 2021 08 17 Ziehr Christoph Skorupa Frank Schmitt Konrad Kopp Mike Berliner Feuerwehr Wiki Systeme fur den Einsatz und ruckwartigen Dienst BRANDSchutz Deutsche Feuerwehr Zeitung 5 2017 DokuWiki als Schulportfolio lehrerfortbildung bw de in German 2019 03 19 Retrieved 2021 08 17 Voigt Stefan Fuchs Kittowski Frank Huttemann Detlef Klafft Michael Gohr Andreas 2011 ICKEwiki requirements and concepts for an enterprise wiki for SMEs Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration WikiSym 11 Mountain View California ACM Press 144 doi 10 1145 2038558 2038582 ISBN 978 1 4503 0909 7 S2CID 17411638 PHP start wiki php net Retrieved 2021 08 17 start Xfce Wiki wiki xfce org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Brown Rich 2016 09 27 Welcome to the OpenWrt Project OpenWrt Wiki Retrieved 2021 08 17 start SlackDocs docs slackware com Retrieved 2021 08 17 dokuinstall southeastern DokuWiki www dokuwiki org Retrieved 2021 08 17 Further reading EditHentzen Whil Roche Ted Gnacinski Todd 2018 DokuWiki A Wiki For Software Developers Hentzenwerke Publishing p 206 ISBN 978 1930919167 Gerner Jason Naramore Elisabeth Owens Morgan L Warden Matt 2006 Professional Lamp Linux Apache MySQL and PHP Web development Wrox Wiley p 326 ISBN 9780764597237 OCLC 1152984845 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to DokuWiki Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DokuWiki amp oldid 1152637815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
