M204wiki:Database download - Revision history

Glw at 14:17, 15 August 2017

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	==How to download a copy of {{SITENAME}}==		==How to download a copy of {{SITENAME}}==
	Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the {{SITENAME}} contents:		Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the {{SITENAME}} contents:
	<p class="code">~~http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com~~/images/M204wiki_full.zip or		<p class="code">{{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/images/M204wiki_full.zip or
	~~http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com~~/images/M204wiki_current.zip		{{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}/images/M204wiki_current.zip
	</p>		</p>

JAL at 15:27, 23 September 2014

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	<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>		<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>

	Once you have a copy of Mediawiki installed, the simplest way to load the ~~m204wiki~~ content in a single step is via the script in <code>maintenance/importDump.php</code> (documentation provided in "Using importDump.php, if you have shell access" at the above link). For example, issue a command like the following (this is the file which was downloaded on September 10, 2014):		Once you have a copy of Mediawiki installed, the simplest way to load the M204wiki content in a single step is via the script in <code>maintenance/importDump.php</code> (documentation provided in "Using importDump.php, if you have shell access" at the above link). For example, issue a command like the following (this is the file which was downloaded on September 10, 2014):
	<p class="code">php \www\mediawiki\maintenance\importDump.php c:\users\dave\downloads\XC140910.xml		<p class="code">php \www\mediawiki\maintenance\importDump.php c:\users\dave\downloads\XC140910.xml
	</p>		</p>
	The above command can be run in Windows, if the MoWeS portable reader was installed in the root directory containing <code>\www</code> and the current ~~mm204wiki~~ was saved in the above <code>downloads</code> directory.		The above command can be run in Windows, if the MoWeS portable reader was installed in the root directory containing <code>\www</code> and the current M204wiki was saved in the above <code>downloads</code> directory.

	Alternately, you can forgo the local installation of Mediawiki and use one of the aftermarket readers designed to import and display the Mediawiki XML dump. The most popular one is Wikitaxi (Windows only; no Linux or OS/X version is provided):		Alternately, you can forgo the local installation of Mediawiki and use one of the aftermarket readers designed to import and display the Mediawiki XML dump. The most popular one is Wikitaxi (Windows only; no Linux or OS/X version is provided):

Dme at 21:15, 10 September 2014

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Gary: /* Copyright */

2014-06-23T19:57:32Z

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	A number of other viewing options are explained at the above page.		A number of other viewing options are explained at the above page.

	~~==Copyright==~~
	All material in M204wiki is copyright 2013 by Rocket Software, Inc., of Waltham, Massachusetts. The material is provided here as reference material for our clients, for users of <var class="product">[[Model 204]]</var>, and for educational purposes in the technical community.

	==See also==		==See also==

Gary: /* How to download a copy of {{SITENAME}} */

2014-02-07T15:03:25Z

How to download a copy of {{SITENAME}}

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	'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of ~~March 2013~~, this file is approximately 18 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.		'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of February 2014, this file is approximately 65 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.

	'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of ~~March 2013~~, this file is approximately 5 megabytes in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''		'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of February 2014, this file is approximately 20 megabytes in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''

	Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.		Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.

JAL: JAL moved page M204wiki:Database Download to M204wiki:Database download

2013-05-15T20:28:40Z

JAL moved page M204wiki:Database Download to M204wiki:Database download

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JAL: /* What to do with your copy of {{SITENAME}} */

2013-03-18T19:12:24Z

What to do with your copy of {{SITENAME}}

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	==What to do with your copy of {{SITENAME}}==		==What to do with your copy of {{SITENAME}}==
	Most likely you are downloading a copy of {{SITENAME}} because your <var class="product">Model&~~nobr~~;204</var> site does not allow internet access. Maintaining a local copy of {{SITENAME}} provides access in a format that can be kept as up-to-date as you like.		Most likely you are downloading a copy of {{SITENAME}} because your <var class="product">Model 204</var> site does not allow internet access. Maintaining a local copy of {{SITENAME}} provides access in a format that can be kept as up-to-date as you like.

	If you want to present {{SITENAME}} totally faithful to its original format, you'll want to install a local copy of Mediawiki, the software currently hosting {{SITENAME}}:		If you want to present {{SITENAME}} totally faithful to its original format, you'll want to install a local copy of Mediawiki, the software currently hosting {{SITENAME}}:

Gary at 03:47, 18 March 2013

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	'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of March 2013, this file is approximately ~~6.5~~ megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.		'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of March 2013, this file is approximately 18 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.

	'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of March 2013, this file is ~~a little over 1 megabyte~~ in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''		'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of March 2013, this file is approximately 5 megabytes in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''

	Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.		Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.

Gary at 03:25, 18 March 2013

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Gary at 03:09, 18 March 2013

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	~~'''Warning: The M204wiki database download is currently disabled and will be re-enabled soon.'''~~		The current content of {{SITENAME}} is available for download, provided only that no copyright notices may be removed or altered. The download format is a zip archive that contains both an XML dump of the wiki pages suitable for loading into your own installation of Mediawiki (or one of the many personal wiki implementations) and a tar file with all of the uploaded images and other objects such as PDF files.

	The current content of ~~M204wiki~~ is available for download ~~at no charge~~, provided only that no copyright notices may be removed or altered. The download format is XML~~, appropriate~~ for loading to your own installation of Mediawiki, or ~~for use in any~~ of the ~~after-market products designed to present Wikipedia or Mediawiki content offline~~.

	==How to download a copy of M204wiki==		==How to download a copy of M204wiki==
	Use one of the following URLs to ~~donwload~~ a copy of the contents ~~of M204wiki~~:		Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the M204wiki contents:
	<p class="code">http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_full.xml or		<p class="code">http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_full.xml or
	http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_current.xml		http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_current.xml

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	'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of ~~February~~ 2014, this file is approximately 65 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.		'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of September 2014, this file is approximately 104 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.

	'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of ~~February~~ 2014, this file is approximately 20 megabytes in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''		'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of September 2014, this file is approximately 46 megabytes in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''

	Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.		Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.
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	<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>		<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>

	Once you have a copy of Mediawiki installed, the simplest way to load the ~~SirWiki~~ content in a single step is via the script in <code>maintenance/importDump.php</code> (documentation provided in "Using importDump.php, if you have shell access" at the above link). For example, issue a command like the following:		Once you have a copy of Mediawiki installed, the simplest way to load the m204wiki content in a single step is via the script in <code>maintenance/importDump.php</code> (documentation provided in "Using importDump.php, if you have shell access" at the above link). For example, issue a command like the following (this is the file which was downloaded on September 10, 2014):
	<p class="code">php \www\mediawiki\maintenance\importDump.php c:\users\dave\downloads\~~sirWiki_current~~.xml		<p class="code">php \www\mediawiki\maintenance\importDump.php c:\users\dave\downloads\XC140910.xml
	</p>		</p>
	The above command can be run in Windows, if the MoWeS portable reader was installed in the root directory containing <code>\www</code> and the current ~~SirWiki~~ was saved in the above <code>downloads</code> directory.		The above command can be run in Windows, if the MoWeS portable reader was installed in the root directory containing <code>\www</code> and the current mm204wiki was saved in the above <code>downloads</code> directory.

	Alternately, you can forgo the local installation of Mediawiki and use one of the aftermarket readers designed to import and display the Mediawiki XML dump. The most popular one is Wikitaxi (Windows only; no Linux or OS/X version is provided):		Alternately, you can forgo the local installation of Mediawiki and use one of the aftermarket readers designed to import and display the Mediawiki XML dump. The most popular one is Wikitaxi (Windows only; no Linux or OS/X version is provided):
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	==See also==		==See also==
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>The ~~Sirius Homepage~~: http://~~sirius~~-software.com		<li>The Model 204 homepage: http://model204.rocket-software.com
	<li>Mediawiki: http://www.mediawiki.org<		<li>Mediawiki: http://www.mediawiki.org<
	<li>Wikitaxi: http://www.wikitaxi.org		<li>Wikitaxi: http://www.wikitaxi.org

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	The ~~current~~ content of {{SITENAME}} is available for download, provided only that no copyright notices may be removed or altered. The download format is a zip archive that contains both an XML dump of the wiki pages suitable for loading into your own installation of Mediawiki (or one of the many personal wiki implementations) and a tar file with all of the uploaded images and other objects such as PDF files.		The content of {{SITENAME}} is available for download, provided only that no copyright notices may be removed or altered. The download format is a zip archive that contains both an XML dump of the wiki pages suitable for loading into your own installation of Mediawiki (or one of the many personal wiki implementations) and a tar file with all of the uploaded images and other objects such as PDF files.

	==How to download a copy of ~~M204wiki~~==		==How to download a copy of {{SITENAME}}==
	Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the ~~M204wiki~~ contents:		Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the {{SITENAME}} contents:
	<p class="code">http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_full.~~xml~~ or		<p class="code">http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_full.zip or
	http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_current.~~xml~~		http://M204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_current.zip
	</p>		</p>

	'''M204wiki_full.~~xml~~''' contains the full ~~M204wiki~~ content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of ~~December 2012~~, this file is approximately ~~225~~ megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.		'''M204wiki_full.zip''' contains the full {{SITENAME}} content (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages), including all past versions of each page. As of March 2013, this file is approximately 6.5 megabytes of data, and expected to constantly increase in size.

	'''M204wiki_current.~~xml~~''' contains only the latest ~~update~~ of each ~~M204wiki~~ page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of ~~December 2012~~, this file is ~~approximately 15 megabytes~~ in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''		'''M204wiki_current.zip''' contains only the latest version of each {{SITENAME}} page (minus user records, security groups and "talk" pages). This copy provides the latest version of all material but ''without'' the page history. As of March 2013, this file is a little over 1 megabyte in size, and it is expected to increase in size but to always remain smaller than the "full" version. '''This is probably the copy you want.'''

	Both of the above files are refreshed every night, at midnight ~~EST, from SirWiki~~.		Both of the above files are refreshed every night, just after midnight Boston time.

	===Updating ~~M204wiki~~===		===Updating local copies of {{SITENAME}}===
	If you make changes to a downloaded copy of ~~M204wiki~~, then of course those changes will be lost if you refresh the downloaded copy; The download and import process is a full refresh, and no incremental option is currently offered.		If you make changes to a downloaded copy of the {{SITENAME}} content, then of course those changes will be lost if you refresh the downloaded copy; The download and import process is a full refresh, and no incremental option is currently offered.

	If you'd like to contribute to ~~M204wiki~~, you will need to [[M204wiki:Get M204wiki User ID\|obtain a M204wiki User ID]].		If you'd like to contribute to {{SITENAME}}, you will need to [[M204wiki:Get M204wiki User ID\|obtain a M204wiki User ID]].

	==What to do with your copy of ~~M204wiki~~==		==What to do with your copy of {{SITENAME}}==
	Most likely you are ~~taking~~ a copy of ~~M204wiki~~ because your <var class="product">Model 204</var> site does not ~~provide~~ internet access ~~from your site during work hours~~. ~~Keeping~~ a local copy of ~~the Sirius Wiki~~ provides ~~the Sirius documentation~~ in a format that can be kept as up-to-date as you like.		Most likely you are downloading a copy of {{SITENAME}} because your <var class="product">Model&nobr;204</var> site does not allow internet access. Maintaining a local copy of {{SITENAME}} provides access in a format that can be kept as up-to-date as you like.

	If you want to present ~~the M204wiki in~~ its original format, you'll want to install a local copy of Mediawiki, the software currently hosting ~~M204wiki~~:		If you want to present {{SITENAME}} totally faithful to its original format, you'll want to install a local copy of Mediawiki, the software currently hosting {{SITENAME}}:

	<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki</p>		<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki</p>

	There are a variety of methods for importing ~~the SirWiki~~ dump, all explained at the Mediawiki site:		There are a variety of methods for importing a {{SITENAME}} XML dump and related binary uploads, all explained at the Mediawiki site:

	<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>		<p class="code">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps</p>