Managing Webs
Adding, renaming and deleting webs is done directly on the serverOverview
To work with entire TWiki webs, you need direct access to the installation files on the host server. Connecting by Telnet or FTP is the usual approach. There are no browser-based web management tools. You can prepare a web for changes through browser-based individual topics by browser (see ModifyTopics).How to Add a New Web
How to Rename or Delete a Web
- NOTE: Think twice if you intend to rename the Daya Bay.Public web, since many files point to it. If you do rename it, you'll also have to change all occurrences of
Mainto the new web name - this includes, for example, the user signatures across your entire TWiki site. (On the other hand, if the variable%MAINWEB%is used throughout, you have no problem.)
- Prepare your site: Other webs may link to the web you want to rename or delete. Search each web for links to the target web: search all webs for
Abouttochange.- include the period to find topics likeAbouttochange.SomeTopic. Make changes as required. - Edit the TWikiPreferences topic: Rename or delete the web from the
WIKIWEBLISTvariable. - Edit the TWikiWebsTable topic: Rename or delete the web from the table.
- Connect to the Daya Bay server: Login via Telnet or FTP.
- Edit the data files: Go to
twiki/dataand rename or delete the web directory. - Edit the template files: Go to
twiki/templatesand rename or delete the web directory if present. - Edit the public files: Go to
twiki/puband rename or delete the web directory if present.
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