On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I have a mediawiki installation working really well. I had the idea to > have links to one or 2 documents that reside on some machine on the local > network, that could be accessed from a wiki page. For example (real example) > someone looking at a wiki article on the payroll software could open a > document about annual leave that sits in the folder on the computer where > the payroll software is installed. > This is not quite the same as a link to a website or to another wiki article > and I don't see it mentioned in the documentation I have viewed - anyone > know if or how this can be done, and offer the syntax?
Either:- a) Put a lightweight http daemon, such as boa or, on the other machine and access the documents there in the normal way. i.e. Put a link such as <a href='http://the.other.machine/the/path/to/the/document.html'>The Document</a> in the wiki article. I don't know the exact syntax to get to this end result in the Media-Wiki environment, but I'm certain it's possible. Sorry, you'll have to read it up. b) Network mount the directory on the other machine using samba ( or nfs ) onto a directory in the htdocs area of the machine on which your mediawiki is located, and use a localhost URL. imho a is the preferred method, but you may need to use b if you have difficulties installing a web server on the.other.machine -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
