OK - I'm pretty non-tech. What IS the htaccess file all about?
----- Original Message -----
From: David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com>
To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list <mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:23:04 +0100
Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Benefits of using wiki in a corporate environment-how to
convience?
On 17 October 2010 03:20, George Herbert
<george.herbert(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On the followup question - yes. You need to have the
landing pad
"main page" visible to anyone, but you can create a group memberships
structure with a custom group that keeps anyone from accessing content
unless you approve them. That isn't super-secure, but gets you
reasonably far towards a secure semi or acceptably private wiki that's
on the internet.
For more security, you can put .htaccess control in front of the whole
wiki. This tends to be a major pain in the backside, though, and I've
seen it confuse non-technical users who don't understand what's going
on.
- d.
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