JSPWiki 2.4, a Much Improved Wiki
Today I tried JSPWiki 2.4, it is much improved version, here is a brief of some of the new security features:
- Wiki-level and page-level privilege control.
- Security can be applied to individual users as well as to entire groups.
- Authentication: simple XML file-based, database-based, container-managed and custom authentication modules can be used.
- Authorization: security policies and ACLs can be applied to authentication status (anonymous, cookie-based, authenticated), container roles or ad hoc wiki groups you set up yourself
Also, the editor is improved and have the option to use a GUI editor that is based on Java, my FireFox 2.0 worked with it without problems.
It is extremely easy to install, you just drop the war file in the JSP server webapps directory. JSPWiki by default uses no database, it stores all pages and attachments in the file system, you can install a pluging to use MySQL dbase.
I used it for more than 2 year and it was very reliable and helpful, so I encourage everyone to use it. You can use it as a personal knowledge base or as a department knowledge base.
From ahm507.blogspot.com
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Ali ElKattan
Ahmed, I do need a Wiki Engine for my own knowledge base, can I install it on my own PC, otherwise, what should I do when I leave the compnay?
Regards, Ali
Ahmed Hammad
Sure Ali, you can install it on your PC, it will need Java and JSP server such as Tomcat. It doesn’t require any third party database. all your pages and attachments are accessible easily as a file system hierarchy.
If you installed it on your company server, you can take your pages and attachments with you. Each page will have a file and directory named as the page title, so it is easily accessible.
I wish my notes are useful.
Ahmed