====== PmWiki ======

I run one PmWiki, just because someone else set it up. So I haven't dug too much into it, but the more I do, the more I like it. It's pretty scrappy, but very customisable. I guess similar reasons to why I like [[textpattern]], but maybe even more-so.

I dunno, here're a bunch of links:

  * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Category/WikipediaSuite\\ I've been looking at PmWiki again as an alternative to [[mediawiki]], mostly because MW is kinda a mess in ways I don't like, and the search is garbo.
  * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/CustomMarkup
  * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Cookbook\\ Scripts for customisation and other tips.
    * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/CustomSyntax
    * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Templates
    * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/MediaCategories\\ Display a page's categories in a box, like Mediawiki does. By default they're only shown inline where they're linked.
  * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Skins/Skins

===== Quirks =====

  * //Namespaces// are called //[[https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/WikiGroup|groups]]//.
  * //Interwiki// links are called //[[https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/InterMap|InterMap]]//

===== Skins =====

There are a bunch of skins on the wiki, but to make the choice easier you may as well skip to the 'responsive web design' category:

  * https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Category/RWD

Felix Pleşoianu has some tidy ones on this page:

  * https://felix.plesoianu.ro/web/index.html

===== Syntax =====

PmWiki syntax is pretty standard, but there are some nice features:

  * Letters connected to a link get included ''%%[[chip]]s%%'' display 'chips', and links to 'chip'. In [[dokuwiki]] you have to ''%%[[chip|chips]]%%''
  * You can also easily exclude parts with brackets: ''%%[[(hot) chips]]%%'' displays 'chips' and links to 'hot_chips'. In [[dokuwiki]] you have to ''%%[[hot_chips|chips]]%%''

===== Troubleshooting =====
==== preg_replace with /e modifier deprecated ====
Ran into some trouble with an old install and found a bunch of ''preg_replace with /e modifier deprecated'' in my ''error_log''.

Debugging info here: http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/Troubleshooting was useful.

  - Uncomment line ''$EnableDiag = 1;'' in ''local/config(.php)''
  - Go to ''[wikiaddress][wikistartpage]?action=ruleset''
  - Look for any lines with a file path and line number afterwards. They're easy to spot.
  - Fix, update, or remove whatever's causing the trouble. For me it was just an old skin.

=== See Also ===
  * [[http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PITS/01319]] - for some specific fixes.

===== See Also =====

  * https://www.pmwiki.org/
    * [[https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/PmWikiPhilosophy|PmWikiPhilosophy]]

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