Hello
I have been asked to build a web site in two languages and I would like to use mediawiki if possible.
What is the best route to have the navigation in the different languages? The options I can see are:
1) Run two separate wikis (requires 2 databases and separate logins)
2) Run two wiki code bases, both pointing at the same database with only differences in LocalSettings being the URL references for the navigation. Add suffix of :Lang1 and :Lang2 to the page names (will pointing two wikis at the same database cause problems?)
3) Something else?
Regards
James
On 6/15/05, James Gardiner jamesg@womble.org wrote:
Hello
I have been asked to build a web site in two languages and I would like to use mediawiki if possible.
What is the best route to have the navigation in the different languages? The options I can see are:
- Run two separate wikis (requires 2 databases and separate logins)
There are options for a "shared database" in DefautlSettings.php, but I have not tried them and they are marked beta.
If you want shared uploads, be sure to set the appropriate options.
- Run two wiki code bases, both pointing at the same database
with only differences in LocalSettings being the URL references for the navigation. Add suffix of :Lang1 and :Lang2 to the page names (will pointing two wikis at the same database cause problems?)
That should cause no problem, assuming that: 1. The upload directory is shared 2. You've disabled DB messages
- Something else?
Meta just has page titles in different languages. The downside of this (and #2) is that you can't use interlanguage links.
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On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 02:08:29PM -0400, Jamie Bliss wrote:
- Run two wiki code bases, both pointing at the same database
with only differences in LocalSettings being the URL references for the navigation. Add suffix of :Lang1 and :Lang2 to the page names (will pointing two wikis at the same database cause problems?)
That should cause no problem, assuming that:
- The upload directory is shared
- You've disabled DB messages
Thanks for your response.
I tried disabling the DB messages, but then the modifications I had made to the navigation menu did not come through. Works fine when DB messages are enabled.
Regards
James
Yeah, when you disable it, you can't use the MediaWiki namespace (it doesn't work).
On 6/23/05, James Gardiner james@womble.org wrote:
On Fri, Jun 17, 2005 at 02:08:29PM -0400, Jamie Bliss wrote:
- Run two wiki code bases, both pointing at the same database
with only differences in LocalSettings being the URL references for the navigation. Add suffix of :Lang1 and :Lang2 to the page names (will pointing two wikis at the same database cause problems?)
That should cause no problem, assuming that:
- The upload directory is shared
- You've disabled DB messages
Thanks for your response.
I tried disabling the DB messages, but then the modifications I had made to the navigation menu did not come through. Works fine when DB messages are enabled.
Regards
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