Re: Wikipedia on Postgres (was Re: postgresql vs mysql)

In response to "Chad Wagner" <chad(dot)wagner(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> On 2/23/07, Bill Moran <wmoran(at)collaborativefusion(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > I installed wikipgdia for the WPLUG wiki:
> > http://wplug.ece.cmu.edu/wiki/
>
> Isn't that the same wikipgedia that is found at pgFoundry?

Yes.

> The only issue I
> really had the the wikipgedia port is that the codebase is 1.6alpha, and it
> seemed like it wasn't being actively maintained anymore (infact that is what
> the description says), so I am not sure it has all of the bug fixes up to
> 1.6.10.

I installed it as an experiment, then (while my back was turned) a bunch of
people started using it ... now it's a mission-critical part of the WPLUG
organization ...

Hopefully there aren't any serious bugs hiding anywhere ...

> In any case if anyone is interested I was able to reproduce the changes that
> wikipgedia made and applied those changes (as well as others) all the way up
> to the 1.6.10 codebase. The only reason I mention this is because 1.6 is
> the only choice for PHP4 users. If anyone is interested I can provide the
> codebase, the schema still has to be created manually as was the case with
> wikipgedia.

I would be interested. I'm probably expected to maintain this thing ...

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Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.