Hi. I'm considering mediawiki for a large scale application (more then 2000 users).
Main points of the application are:
1) there must be a herarchical users structure such as:
GOD > ANGEL1 > REVEREND1
GOD > ANGEL1 > REVEREND2
GOD > ANGEL2 > REVEREND3
REVERENDS can see and edit ONLY their personal contents. ANGELS can see and edit ONLY
their personal contents plus the contents of their subordinates (for exemple: ANGEL1 can
manage the contents of REVEREND1 and REVEREND2).
2) The structure of the point 1 changes very often. Also users data change very often too.
I cannot manage them manually from mediawiki webpages: it costs too much time in costant
manteinance. A server process must be developed to daily import and update users data and
permissions in background from an excel, a csv or a webservice.
Some exemples of changes are:
- a new REVEREND such as REVEREND4 appears under ANGEL2
- REVEREND2 boss change from ANGEL1 to ANGEL2
- ANGEL2 disappear
- REVEREND2 diasappear
- REVEREND3 became ANGEL4
- all the herarchical structure totally change
Only created and authorized users form the server process import can login to the
applcation. A user cannot register himeself because otherwise it isn't possible to
place him in the herarchical structure by default and to check if he has got the correct
system login nickname.
3) For point 1 and 2 I checked PermissionsACL extension but it seems this one requires a
lot of administrator manual mantainance. For exemple, have I got to create a namespace for
every one of my 2000 users? Have I got to update every time LocalSetttings.php? Have I got
to create a group for every user? Have I got to write into Localsettings.php all the
things a single user can see on mediawiki because PermissionACL protects all? Is there a
solution to automate all of this from the server process of the point 2?
Considering SQL Injection etc. etc, can PermissionsACL guarantee me a proteceted
application where a user can see only his own data in the structure of the point 1.
4) In the structure of the point 1 is possible to redirect a REVEREND user directly to his
personal contents after the login?
5) And if I got to import, from excel csv or webservice, some user contents to manage the
fact in this way he is not forced to retype it?
6) I've got a development machine and an application machine. When I create on the
development machine a release n.2, n.3 etc. etc. of my application: how can I migrate it
to the application server considering the fact, on the application server, there are real
data and on the development machine data are obviously fake? Have I got to do it
manually?
7) is there a way to backup only data or have I got to backup all my easyphp folder to be
sure I can restore the application? What have I got to backup to be sure I can restore my
mediawiki application?
8) considering more the 2000 users, passwords cannot be changed manually if a user forget
it. Too much manteinance. Is it possible to use Windows Authentication? Or is there a way
to enable the structure of the point 1 to manage subordiante users passwords (for exemple
ANGEL1 can reset the password of the REVEREND1) ?
9) if I've got to export data daily in background not manually (such as REVERENDS
contents) to some other system: is it possible to do it considering data into mediawiki
database are in mediawiki syntax?
10) considering more then 1500 REVERENDS: they can write their personal stuff in different
ways. Is there a way to fix it in a common way so mediawiki can manage links?
11) the idea is to develope the product in my language. It is not eneglish because not all
the users actually know english. Apart user imputed data, will be possibile to update my
mediawiki application in english one day or to manage it multilanguage? Have I got to
re-implement my application from the beginning?
Mediawiki is a good product but in my opinion is not the solution for my needs because
they are out of mediawiki contents and for what I can see using mediawiki it costs me a
lot in regular daily mantainance.
Please be honest, is mediawiki the right solution for me? Is there a solution for my
points using mediawiki? Or is it better if I look for some other solution more
customizable for what I have got to do and less expensive in manteinace and development?
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