Level: Intermediate Duane O'Brien (d@duaneobrien.com), PHP developer, Freelance
10 Apr 2007 This "Create an interactive production wiki using PHP" tutorial series creates a wiki from scratch using PHP, with value-added features useful for tracking production. Wikis are widely used as tools to help speed development, increase productivity and educate others. Each part of the series develops integral parts of the wiki until it is complete and ready for prime time, with features including file uploading, a calendaring "milestone" system, and an open blog. The wiki will also contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users and will contain projects whose permissions are customizable to certain users. In Part 4 we added some task management. Now you will create an open blog, which will allow users a place to hold public discussions.
In this tutorial
This tutorial deals with creating an open blog for Criki. You have built the basic wiki features, and you have added task management for your users. An open blog is another valuable feature that will allow your users a place to hold public discussions. Topics include: - What is meant by "open blog"
- Blog workflow design
- Building out the blog database table
- Basic blog features
Prerequisites
It is assumed you have completed Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of this "Create an interactive production wiki using PHP" series. And it is assumed that you have some experience working with the PHP programming language and MySQL. We won't be doing a lot of deep database tuning, so as long as you know the basic ins and outs, you should be fine.
System requirements
Before you begin, you need to have an environment in which you can work. The general requirements are reasonably minimal:
- An HTTP server that supports sessions (and preferably mod_rewrite). This tutorial was written using Apache V1.3 with mod_rewrite enabled.
- PHP V4.3.2 or later (including PHP V5). This was written using PHP V5.0.4
- Any version of MySQL from the last few years will do. This was written using MySQL V4.1.15.
You'll also need a database and database user ready for your application to use. The tutorial will provide syntax for creating any necessary tables in MySQL. Additionally, to save time, we will be developing Criki using a PHP framework called CakePHP. Download CakePHP by visiting CakeForge.org and downloading the latest stable version. This tutorial was written using V1.1.13. For information about installing and configuring CakePHP, check out the tutorial series titled "Cook up Web sites fast with CakePHP."
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