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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>


'''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 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 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 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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==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&nbsp;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}}:
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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 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):
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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==
<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

Latest revision as of 14:17, 15 August 2017

The content of m204wiki 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

Use one of the following URLs to download a copy of the m204wiki contents:

https://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_full.zip or https://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/M204wiki_current.zip

M204wiki_full.zip contains the full m204wiki 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 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 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.

Updating local copies of m204wiki

If you make changes to a downloaded copy of the m204wiki 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 obtain a M204wiki User ID.

What to do with your copy of m204wiki

Most likely you are downloading a copy of m204wiki because your Model 204 site does not allow internet access. Maintaining a local copy of m204wiki provides access in a format that can be kept as up-to-date as you like.

If you want to present m204wiki totally faithful to its original format, you'll want to install a local copy of Mediawiki, the software currently hosting m204wiki:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

There are a variety of methods for importing a m204wiki XML dump and related binary uploads, all explained at the Mediawiki site:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_XML_dumps

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 maintenance/importDump.php (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):

php \www\mediawiki\maintenance\importDump.php c:\users\dave\downloads\XC140910.xml

The above command can be run in Windows, if the MoWeS portable reader was installed in the root directory containing \www and the current M204wiki was saved in the above downloads 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):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Database_download#WikiTaxi

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

See also

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