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===Description===
===Description===
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'''Goal:''' to have a separate wiki for every language we support, with fully automated content loading and updating
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=====Goal=====
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to have a separate wiki for every language we support, with fully automated content loading and updating
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'''Requirements:'''
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=====Requirements=====
* Code base written in PHP
* Code base written in PHP
* For each language ''X'', copy over every ''X'' article from this English wiki to a target wiki, http://''X''.gospeltranslations.org
* For each language ''X'', copy over every ''X'' article from this English wiki to a target wiki, http://''X''.gospeltranslations.org
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'''Technical process - Idea #1'''
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===Technical process===
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===== Idea #1 =====
This is one process that could be used to accomplish the multi-wiki setup and updates. There are some underlying techniques not spelled out here, so feel free to ask questions if something isn't connecting for you.
This is one process that could be used to accomplish the multi-wiki setup and updates. There are some underlying techniques not spelled out here, so feel free to ask questions if something isn't connecting for you.

Revision as of 18:59, 26 August 2008

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Description

Goal

to have a separate wiki for every language we support, with fully automated content loading and updating

Requirements


Technical process

Idea #1

This is one process that could be used to accomplish the multi-wiki setup and updates. There are some underlying techniques not spelled out here, so feel free to ask questions if something isn't connecting for you.

  1. [working] Cronjob imports up-to-date info DabbleDB database and stores it in local PHP array (see structure)
  2. [unassigned] Automating bot (how to make one)
    1. reads local PHP array to find all entries for language X
    2. for each entry, gets translated title off of the English wiki (i.e., for Gospel_Implications/es, it finds the title Consecuencias del evangelio)
    3. for each entry, creates a page on the target wiki, i.e., http://fr.gospeltranslations.org/wiki/ENTRY_TRANSLATED_TITLE
    4. on each page created, writes in transclusion code: {{:gt_en:ENTRY_ENGLISH_NAME}}
  3. [working] Non-English wiki uses transclusion code to pull article text from English wiki. For example, the code {{:gt_en:Gospel_Implications/es}} will grab the entire article text from Gospel_Implications/es

Obviously, what is missing from the functionality right now is a working automation bot.

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