Page Locking

In order to avoid conflicts¹⁾ when multiple users try to edit the same page at the same moment, DokuWiki locks the pages you are editing.

If a page is currently edited by another user, you will see a 'Page locked' message which indicates who is editing the page and when the lock will expire.

A page lock is set for a time given by the locktime option. Locks are refreshed :

• When the Preview button is pressed, the age of the lockfile is reset, so if more than 15 minutes for editing is needed just press Preview from time to time
• When JavaScript is available DokuWiki will refresh the lock in the background while editing the document

Locks do expire when :

• they are older than the defined age ²⁾.
• the editing user saves the page
• the editing user cancels the editing by hitting the cancel button

When you edit the page, a JavaScript alert reminds you about the expiring lock one minute before it expires.

Lockfiles contain the IP address (or username if available) of the one who edits a page - This means users can not lock pages from themselves.

• See the locktime option.