Hans Tanza
06-09-2008, 03:01 PM
Hi Everyone,
I'm looking to set up a public access wiki site very much like Wikipedia (but with different content obviously!). The problem is, I'm a total beginner and having spent a couple of hours on the Media Wiki website I have been put off by talk of Apache servers, signatures and keys and the like. Surely there is an easier way?? I've had a look at other sites such as wikispaces, but these seem to be tailored towards very small-scale projects for niche hobbies or educational resources etc. Is there a wiki host out there that could support a potentially very large amount of traffic? If so, why would anyone go down the seemingly very complicated Media Wiki route? As you can tell I'm very confused - there are loads of webhosts out there that allow the non-initiated to create websites in minutes, but I can't seem to find the equivalent for wikis. Any advice gratefully received!
I'm looking to set up a public access wiki site very much like Wikipedia (but with different content obviously!). The problem is, I'm a total beginner and having spent a couple of hours on the Media Wiki website I have been put off by talk of Apache servers, signatures and keys and the like. Surely there is an easier way?? I've had a look at other sites such as wikispaces, but these seem to be tailored towards very small-scale projects for niche hobbies or educational resources etc. Is there a wiki host out there that could support a potentially very large amount of traffic? If so, why would anyone go down the seemingly very complicated Media Wiki route? As you can tell I'm very confused - there are loads of webhosts out there that allow the non-initiated to create websites in minutes, but I can't seem to find the equivalent for wikis. Any advice gratefully received!