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Off-line editing of mediawiki site?

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37.116.49.110 (talkcontribs)

Hi! I recently setup a new site using MediaWiki (latest version). As I travel a lot, I would like to be able to edit content while offline (say during long trips) and then simply sync my changes when back online (say when I get home). Is there anything doing this? I own a MacBook Pro, but I can easily create a virtual machine (Win, Linux).

Thanks for any help!

88.130.85.32 (talkcontribs)

Hi!

I do not know of an easy way of doing so. Are you the only one working on the wiki? If so, then you could install a webserver on your laptop and store the wiki on that laptop as well. Another option would be to create a copy of the wiki and take this copy with you on the laptop. Later you can then replace the old version with the new stuff you now have on the laptop. These options will not work, if also others are working on the wiki. In this case, I do not know of an easy solution right now.

37.116.49.110 (talkcontribs)

Hi and thanks for your interest in my question! Nope: I'm not the only one to contribute to this wiki. I was thinking about something like MarsEdit (an app that does exactly what I ask, but only with blogs/wordpress). You know: I began this wiki, and I want to populate it as much as possible in littlest time... that's why I wanted to use off-line time too.

OT note on MarsEdit: I contacted this app's support, as I was told that it could do the trick. They kindly answered me that their app doesn't "link" to wikis "out of the box", and that a good starting point (not a solution, I'm afraid) would be to know which kind of API I'm dealing with... I can choose among AtomPub, Blogger, Blosxcom, Conversant, MetaWeblog, Movable Type, WordPress API's... do you (or anyone else) know if MediaWiki sports any of these? Thanks!!!

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