Comments on: Experimenting with DokuWiki http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html Big, Honkin' Systems Stuff Sat, 19 May 2012 21:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: systemsboy http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1252 systemsboy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:29:52 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1252 Andreas, Thank you for the apology. It's much appreciated. I will amend the article to clear up the confusion as soon as I get a chance to read up more on it. I have to admit, I've heard that databases are faster than filesystems a lot too, and I was really just parroting back what I've heard. I'm glad to get a little better educated on the matter, particularly as I begin building and using sites that use databases. No hard feelings! -systemsboy Andreas,

Thank you for the apology. It’s much appreciated. I will amend the article to clear up the confusion as soon as I get a chance to read up more on it.

I have to admit, I’ve heard that databases are faster than filesystems a lot too, and I was really just parroting back what I’ve heard. I’m glad to get a little better educated on the matter, particularly as I begin building and using sites that use databases.

No hard feelings!

-systemsboy

]]> By: Andreas Gohr http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1234 Andreas Gohr Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:30:06 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1234 Hey systemsboy, I apologize if I came across too snarky. It's just that I read that "databases are faster than filesystem" again and again and nobody seems to even think about that. I just wanted to straight that out, especially because you call the lack of database a "weakness". Again, my apologies if I stepped on your toes. Hey systemsboy, I apologize if I came across too snarky. It’s just that I read that “databases are faster than filesystem” again and again and nobody seems to even think about that. I just wanted to straight that out, especially because you call the lack of database a “weakness”. Again, my apologies if I stepped on your toes.

]]> By: systemsboy http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1228 systemsboy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:38:41 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1228 Yes, I like that feature as well. DokuWiki is great for rapid site documentation. It's pretty amazing how fast you can get a great deal done. And it comes out very readable as well. Although I haven't had a chance to play around with the plugins, a colleague of mine has done some nice things with some. There are certainly some additions that make the product more useful than it is out of the box, and I'll have to check them out at some point. -systemsboy Yes, I like that feature as well. DokuWiki is great for rapid site documentation. It’s pretty amazing how fast you can get a great deal done. And it comes out very readable as well.

Although I haven’t had a chance to play around with the plugins, a colleague of mine has done some nice things with some. There are certainly some additions that make the product more useful than it is out of the box, and I’ll have to check them out at some point.

-systemsboy

]]> By: Tony Williams http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1227 Tony Williams Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:44:01 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1227 I've used Dokuwiki a (small) number of times and found it excellent. I particularly like the way it allows you to easily include a contents box on the page - great for long pages! I've also found a number of excellent plugins for it. I'd recommend it. (BTW - I agree with your reply to Andreas's comment) I’ve used Dokuwiki a (small) number of times and found it excellent. I particularly like the way it allows you to easily include a contents box on the page – great for long pages!

I’ve also found a number of excellent plugins for it.

I’d recommend it.

(BTW – I agree with your reply to Andreas’s comment)

]]> By: systemsboy http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1221 systemsboy Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:08:26 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1221 Andreas, I *really* don't appreciate your snarky, condescending attitude. I just wrote a very flattering, positive review about your wiki engine and you sound annoyed with me over a single, extremely minor factual error. If you have a problem with something on this — or any other — blog, it's appropriate to leave a polite comment describing the issue of contention. I always do my best to correct any errors on the site. But your exasperated sighs and condescension are not appreciated and will not garner any sort of action from me on the main article. That sort of behavior is borderline trolling, and the next time it happens I will ban you from commenting here. Because, frankly, I'm sick of it. And I'm not putting up with it anymore. -systemsboy Andreas,

I *really* don’t appreciate your snarky, condescending attitude. I just wrote a very flattering, positive review about your wiki engine and you sound annoyed with me over a single, extremely minor factual error.

If you have a problem with something on this — or any other — blog, it’s appropriate to leave a polite comment describing the issue of contention. I always do my best to correct any errors on the site. But your exasperated sighs and condescension are not appreciated and will not garner any sort of action from me on the main article.

That sort of behavior is borderline trolling, and the next time it happens I will ban you from commenting here. Because, frankly, I’m sick of it. And I’m not putting up with it anymore.

-systemsboy

]]> By: Ryan http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1220 Ryan Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:58:19 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1220 I use doku exclusively for system documentation, and then rsync the files back to my laptop. That way if we have a catastrophic failure in the most extreme sense all the txt files are human readable on my laptop to start rebuilding things. I use doku exclusively for system documentation, and then rsync the files back to my laptop. That way if we have a catastrophic failure in the most extreme sense all the txt files are human readable on my laptop to start rebuilding things.

]]> By: Aaron Griffin http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1218 Aaron Griffin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:40:02 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1218 As a proof of concept, make a DB with a single table, one column, and dump the contents of a large text file there. Now compare the time it takes to 'cat' said file, and to query it from the DB As a proof of concept, make a DB with a single table, one column, and dump the contents of a large text file there.

Now compare the time it takes to ‘cat’ said file, and to query it from the DB

]]> By: Andreas Gohr http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1217 Andreas Gohr Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:25:25 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1217 > DokuWiki writes entries to flat files, which is much slower than writing to a database. *sigh* what do you think where databases store their data? That's right - in files. There is nothing faster then storing a text in a plain text file on your hard disk (except storing in memory which isn't exactly storing ;-)). Databases do have some advantages also for wikis. Storing a text for sure isn't. Read more about the reasons for not using a database in DokuWiki here: http://www.dokuwiki.org/faq:database > DokuWiki writes entries to flat files, which is much slower than writing to a database.

*sigh* what do you think where databases store their data? That’s right – in files. There is nothing faster then storing a text in a plain text file on your hard disk (except storing in memory which isn’t exactly storing ;-) ). Databases do have some advantages also for wikis. Storing a text for sure isn’t.

Read more about the reasons for not using a database in DokuWiki here: http://www.dokuwiki.org/faq:database

]]> By: Lewis http://systemsboy.com/2009/06/experimenting-with-dokuwiki.html/comment-page-1#comment-1216 Lewis Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:59:06 +0000 http://systemsboy.com/?p=1847#comment-1216 My trouble with wikis has always been getting everyone involved. A wiki is only as good as its contributors. My trouble with wikis has always been getting everyone involved. A wiki is only as good as its contributors.

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