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DokuWiki

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DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile open-source wiki software that doesn't require a database.

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Zaphod

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Plain-text file storage

Dokuwiki does not require a database, it stores everything in plain-text.

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Zaphod

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Version control

Dokuwik offers unlimited page revisions.

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Zaphod

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Free and open source

Licensed under GPL2.

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Zaphod

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Good selection of plugins

DokuWiki offers over a thousand plugins to extend its functionality.

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Zaphod

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Easy to set up and mantain

To install you need a webserver running PHP 5.2 or later where you unpack the downloaded archive and navigate to install.php in your browser, fill out the necessary information required for the one-page installer and you are done.

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Zaphod

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Access control

DokuWiki has built-in ACL support.

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Zaphod

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A dedicated page for recent changes

A dedicated page to quickly note what has changed recently can be set up.

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Zaphod

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Search functionality

DokuWiki allows searching through pages.

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owlyph

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Runs on any PHP server

It requires a webserver running PHP 5.2 or later of any kind.

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Very fast, consuming very few resources

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Lots of plugins to manage

DokuWiki is highly modular. Even thing like WYSIWYG editors and categories have to be added separately as plugins. This can quickly lead to managing lots of plugins.

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