[pmwiki-users] PmWiki work directory

[marc]

Patrick R. Michaud said...
> On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 10:54:09AM -0000, marc wrote:
> > Patrick R. Michaud said...
> > > The simplest approach at this point is to simply have PmWiki
> > > create a work.d/ directory (in the pmwiki root) and have it start 
> > > storing its files there.  The work files that have traditionally
> > > gone into wiki.d/ would then lose the dot, so that we have:
> > > 
> > >     work.d/flock
> > >     work.d/pagelist
> > >     work.d/notify
> > >     ...etc...
> > > 
> > 
> > If this "simple" solution works, then may I turn the question around and 
> > ask: what problems (or future limitations) would it impose? (As opposed 
> > to a more complex solution.)
> 
> Downsides:
>    - it's another (webserver writable) directory to keep track of
>    - for sites that have been moving wiki.d/ out of the pmwiki root,
>      this directory has to be moved also
>    - the work.d/ directory has to be protected somehow (just like
>      wiki.d/ does)

Since it's in the pmwiki root, then these look to me like teeny tiny 
downsides. Excellent.

> > It would be great to see the session situation simplified (if that's the 
> > right word).
> 
> Agreed.

I say, press the green button, asap.

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Best,
Marc