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| Required Environment by Platform |
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Linux/Unix: |
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| Perl |
5.x |
5.x |
| Non-standard Perl modules |
??? |
MIME::Base64, Digest::SHA1 (for password generation) |
| Optional Perl modules |
Net::SMTP (or sendmail) |
Net::SMTP |
| RCS |
5.7 |
5.7 (including diff |
| Other external programs |
ls, fgrep, egrep |
ls, fgrep, egrep |
| Web server |
Apache |
Apache, IIS |
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| Required Server Environment by Platform |
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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) * |
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Linux, Unix... |
every last Win?! |
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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 |
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Min/Rec |
| Browser Requirements |
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Details |
| HTML 3.2 browser |
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| JavaScript 1.? |
Optional: JS degrades gracefully |
| Cookies |
Not used |
| CSS1/2 |
???? |
- TWiki generates XHTML 1.0 code as long as it is compatible with HTML 3.2.
WHAT ABOUT WEB STANDARDS PROJECT - CSS CONTROL
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.
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TWiki Directory Structure |
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TWiki/RandyKramer.txt,v |
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TWiki/RegularExpression.txt |
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TWiki/RegularExpression.txt,v |
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TWiki/RenameTopic.txt |
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TWiki/RenameTopic.txt,v |
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TWiki/ManagingTopics.txt |
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TWiki/ManagingTopics.txt,v |
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TWiki/SearchDoesNotWork.txt |
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TWiki/SearchDoesNotWork.txt,v |
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TWiki/SimultaneousEdits.txt |
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TWiki/TextFormattingRules.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiAccessControl.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiAdministration.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiAdministration.txt,v |
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TWiki/ManagingWebs.txt |
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TWiki/ManagingWebs.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiUserAuthentication.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiCategoryTable.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiImplementationNotes.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiInstallationGuide.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiInstallationGuide.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiNotificationOfChanges.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiNotificationOfChanges.txt,v |
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TWiki/WebNotification.txt |
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TWiki/WebNotification.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiPlannedFeatures.txt |
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TWiki/TWikiPlannedFeatures.txt,v |
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TWiki/TWikiPlugins.txt |
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