Ubuntu 20.04.3 server can Apache be made to render md documents like on GitHub?
Chris Green
cl at isbd.net
Wed Jan 12 10:24:53 UTC 2022
On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:11:44AM +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 10:23, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
>
>
> > You need to install a Wiki, that will do *exactly* what you need.
>
> I don't know, Chris, that seems like a bit of a sledgehammer to crack
> a nut, IMHO.
>
Possibly, but some Wikis are very easy to install and run.
> Markdown is just fancy text files.
>
> A wiki means:
> - different markup
There are (several?) Wikis that use Markdown.
> - in-browser editing
You don't have to, as I said Dokuwiki (and some others) keep their
data in text format so you can edit directly, it's what I do much of
the time.
> - cooperative editing, reverts, previewing etc.
You don't have to allow everyone access! :-)
> - edit history
> - (very limited) version control
Useful sometimes if you want to look back at old versions or restore
over an error.
> - (optionally) user logins & tracking
>
> And ISTM suddenly you can't readily just edit the files locally.
>
Well I do, apache runs on my desktop machine and, as I said, I just
edit the files directly in a text editor.
> All Bo wanted was to see files the same if loaded via http: / https:/ as file:
>
Well Markdown is certainly not 'the same'.
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Chris Green
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