Friendica - Revision history

Woozle at 13:30, 5 October 2019

2019-10-05T13:30:23Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:30, 5 October 2019
Line 8:		Line 8:
	==About==		==About==
	[[Friendica]] (formerly [[Friendika]]) is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.		[[Friendica]] (formerly [[Friendika]]) is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.
	===Pages===		==Pages==
			* [[/setup]]
	* [[/upgrading]]		* [[/upgrading]]
	* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed		* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed
	~~==Installation==~~
	~~Some necessary things they don't seem to mention:~~
	* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>Note that this is ''not'' the same as the user's identity address; it needs to be the actual contact email address entered in the user's profile. (Also, it isn't necessary to restart the web server after making this change; just reload a Friendica web page, and an "admin" link should appear on the top right.)
	* To install connectors and other plugins, you have to download the necessary files separately. Instructions are [https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/blob/master/INSTALL.txt here].
	==Connecting==		==Connecting==
	* '''[[/Twitter]]''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]		* '''[[/Twitter]]''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]

Woozle: upgrading subpage

2017-04-08T13:25:42Z

upgrading subpage

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:25, 8 April 2017
Line 9:		Line 9:
	[[Friendica]] (formerly [[Friendika]]) is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.		[[Friendica]] (formerly [[Friendika]]) is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
			* [[/upgrading]]
	* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed		* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed
	==Installation==		==Installation==
Line 21:		Line 22:

	There was something tricky about the base URL for the API, I can't remember the details except that there were 3 URLs listed and what you want to enter is the part that they all have in common, which was something like "domain.name/API/" (specifically ''not'' including "OAuth/"). I ''think'' this was for StatusNet, but will have to check.		There was something tricky about the base URL for the API, I can't remember the details except that there were 3 URLs listed and what you want to enter is the part that they all have in common, which was something like "domain.name/API/" (specifically ''not'' including "OAuth/"). I ''think'' this was for StatusNet, but will have to check.
	~~==Updates==~~
	~~The update process does not always go smoothly. If you see a message like this in the admin db_updates area:~~
	~~Executing update_1141 failed. Check system logs.~~
	...then what you need to do is view the update.php file, manually execute the given SQL (adjusting permissions or whatever is necessary until it has executed), and then click the "DB updates" link again to get the list of failed updates (in this case, it should show 1141) and then click on the link which says "Mark success (if update was manually applied)".
	==Wish List==		==Wish List==
	* a way to see what the security settings were (especially which other sites are being cross-posted to) after submitting a post		* a way to see what the security settings were (especially which other sites are being cross-posted to) after submitting a post

Woozle: twitter subpage

2013-04-11T13:30:24Z

twitter subpage

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:30, 11 April 2013
Line 7:		Line 7:
	</hide>		</hide>
	==About==		==About==
	[[Friendika]] is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.		[[Friendica]] (formerly [[Friendika]]) is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
	* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed		* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed
Line 15:		Line 15:
	* To install connectors and other plugins, you have to download the necessary files separately. Instructions are [https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/blob/master/INSTALL.txt here].		* To install connectors and other plugins, you have to download the necessary files separately. Instructions are [https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/blob/master/INSTALL.txt here].
	==Connecting==		==Connecting==
	* '''Twitter''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]		* '''[[/Twitter]]''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]
	* '''Diaspora''': enter the Diaspora user's "site ID" (not sure if this is the correct term, but it's the email address that uniquely identifies them across all nodes, and typically has their home node's domain name in the email address) in the "Connect/Follow" field in the "Contacts" tab.		* '''Diaspora''': enter the Diaspora user's "site ID" (not sure if this is the correct term, but it's the email address that uniquely identifies them across all nodes, and typically has their home node's domain name in the email address) in the "Connect/Follow" field in the "Contacts" tab.
	* '''[[RSS]]/Atom''': enter the URL for the RSS/Atom feed in the "Connect/Follow" field		* '''[[RSS]]/Atom''': enter the URL for the RSS/Atom feed in the "Connect/Follow" field

Woozle: Woozle moved page Friendika to Friendica: They seem to have renamed the project.

2013-04-11T13:22:26Z

Woozle moved page Friendika to Friendica: They seem to have renamed the project.

← Older revision	Revision as of 13:22, 11 April 2013
(No difference)

Woozle: installation tips

2013-04-06T22:51:26Z

installation tips

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:51, 6 April 2013
Line 10:		Line 10:
	===Pages===		===Pages===
	* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed		* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed
			==Installation==
			Some necessary things they don't seem to mention:
			* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>Note that this is ''not'' the same as the user's identity address; it needs to be the actual contact email address entered in the user's profile. (Also, it isn't necessary to restart the web server after making this change; just reload a Friendica web page, and an "admin" link should appear on the top right.)
			* To install connectors and other plugins, you have to download the necessary files separately. Instructions are [https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons/blob/master/INSTALL.txt here].
	==Connecting==		==Connecting==
	* '''Twitter''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]		* '''Twitter''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]
Line 41:		Line 45:
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools		* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools
	* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>Note that this is ''not'' the same as the user's identity address; it needs to be the actual contact email address entered in the user's profile. (Also, it isn't necessary to restart the web server after making this change; just reload a Friendica web page, and an "admin" link should appear on the top right.)

Woozle: updates; extracted some stuff to "archive" subpage

2013-04-06T22:39:56Z

updates; extracted some stuff to "archive" subpage

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:39, 6 April 2013
Line 8:		Line 8:
	==About==		==About==
	[[Friendika]] is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.		[[Friendika]] is [[open-source]] software for [[distributed social computing]]. It is written in [[PHP]] and uses the [[OAuth]] standard for sharing data with other nodes.
			===Pages===
			* [[/archive]]: old stuff that probably will never be needed
	==Connecting==		==Connecting==
	* '''Twitter''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]		* '''Twitter''', '''[[StatusNet]]''', and '''[[Facebook]]''': see [https://github.com/friendika/friendika/wiki/Connectors Connectors]
Line 15:		Line 17:

	There was something tricky about the base URL for the API, I can't remember the details except that there were 3 URLs listed and what you want to enter is the part that they all have in common, which was something like "domain.name/API/" (specifically ''not'' including "OAuth/"). I ''think'' this was for StatusNet, but will have to check.		There was something tricky about the base URL for the API, I can't remember the details except that there were 3 URLs listed and what you want to enter is the part that they all have in common, which was something like "domain.name/API/" (specifically ''not'' including "OAuth/"). I ''think'' this was for StatusNet, but will have to check.
	==~~Patches~~==		==Updates==
	~~To remove the "two names" requirement when signing up, comment out~~ this ~~block~~ in ~~/mod/register~~.~~php (currently starting around line 107):~~		The update process does not always go smoothly. If you see a message like this in the admin db_updates area:
	<php~~> $loose_reg = get_config('system'~~,~~'no_regfullname');~~		Executing update_1141 failed. Check system logs.
	if(~~! $loose_reg~~) {		...then what you need to do is view the update.php file, manually execute the given SQL (adjusting permissions or whatever is necessary until it has executed), and then click the "DB updates" link again to get the list of failed updates (in this case, it should show 1141) and then click on the link which says "Mark success (if update was manually applied)".
	~~$username = mb_convert_case~~(~~$username,MB_CASE_TITLE~~,~~'UTF-8'~~);
	if~~(! strpos($username,' ')~~)
	~~$err .= t("That doesn't appear to be your full \x28First Last\x29 name.~~") . ~~EOL;~~
	}
	~~</php>~~
	==Wish List==		==Wish List==
	* a way to see what the security settings were (especially which other sites are being cross-posted to) after submitting a post		* a way to see what the security settings were (especially which other sites are being cross-posted to) after submitting a post
	* a way to filter by source-site (e.g. don't show posts originating on Facebook)		* a way to ''filter'' by source-site (e.g. don't show posts originating on Facebook) as opposed to viewing ''only'' posts from a given site
	* a way to put up site notices/links in various places -- top of page, left side...		* a way to put up site notices/links in various places -- top of page, left side...
	* the search feature is already ~~+1-up~~ on G+, but it could be improved ~~-- should be able to~~ choose scope to search~~; would also be nice to have it~~ available more universally instead of having to hunt through the tabs to find it		* the search feature is already an improvement over the one on G+, but it could be improved further
			** choose scope within which to search
			** available more universally instead of having to hunt through the tabs to find it
	* Viewing post "in context" should let you comment if commenting is allowed		* Viewing post "in context" should let you comment if commenting is allowed
	==Links==		==Links==

Woozle: /* Notes */ explanation

2013-04-06T21:11:16Z

Notes: explanation

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:11, 6 April 2013
Line 42:		Line 42:
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools		* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools
	* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>		* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>Note that this is ''not'' the same as the user's identity address; it needs to be the actual contact email address entered in the user's profile. (Also, it isn't necessary to restart the web server after making this change; just reload a Friendica web page, and an "admin" link should appear on the top right.)

Woozle: /* Notes */ file has .php extension

2013-04-06T20:22:48Z

Notes: file has .php extension

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:22, 6 April 2013
Line 42:		Line 42:
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools		* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools
	* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>		* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig.php file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>

Woozle: /* Notes */

2013-04-06T20:22:00Z

Notes

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:22, 6 April 2013
Line 42:		Line 42:
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools		* See [http://friendika.openmindspace.org/display/chris_case/474218 this thread] for links to some useful tools
			* To make a user the admin (and thereby [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki/Admin-panel activate the admin panel]) for them, you have to add this to the .htconfig file:<php>$a->config['admin_email'] = 'your.admin.email@example.com';</php>

Woozle: commenting

2011-09-18T02:37:27Z

commenting

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:37, 18 September 2011
Line 29:		Line 29:
	* a way to put up site notices/links in various places -- top of page, left side...		* a way to put up site notices/links in various places -- top of page, left side...
	* the search feature is already +1-up on G+, but it could be improved -- should be able to choose scope to search; would also be nice to have it available more universally instead of having to hunt through the tabs to find it		* the search feature is already +1-up on G+, but it could be improved -- should be able to choose scope to search; would also be nice to have it available more universally instead of having to hunt through the tabs to find it
			* Viewing post "in context" should let you comment if commenting is allowed
	==Links==		==Links==
	* [[URL::http://project.friendika.com/\|home page]]		* [[URL::http://project.friendika.com/\|home page]]