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--- faq [2009-05-28 22:54] – added faq about messed up config ach
+++ faq [2024-02-21 15:33] (current) – +Link to the performance page michaelsy
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+====== Frequently Asked Questions ======
+This page is a collection of questions that occur from time to time.
+:!: New questions are added by the core developer team only if they really are frequent, so **do not add  questions here**. Instead see the FAQ entry on [[faq:support|how to get support]].
+===== General =====
+  * [[faq:documentation|What makes DokuWiki so good for Documentation?]]
+  * [[faq:license|What License is DokuWiki Under?]]
+  * [[faq:linuxonly|Does DokuWiki have to Run on GNU/Linux?]]
+  * [[faq:support|How do I get Support?]]
+  * [[faq:nextrelease|When will the next version be released?]]
+  * [[faq:charset|How are charsets handled?]]
+  * [[faq:database|How about using a DB?]]
+  * [[faq:approval|Can changes be approved before publishing them?]]
+  * [[faq:footerbuttons|Footer Buttons]]
+  * [[faq:cookies|What kind of cookies does DokuWiki use?]]
+  * [[:accessibility|How accessible is DokuWiki?]]
+  * [[faq:installcount|How many installations are there?]]
+===== Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting =====
+Be sure to read the installation instructions for your operating system, web server, or web host [[install#detailed_instructions|here]].  Additionally, [[install:permissions]] can be a source of problems.
+  * [[faq:mod_security|Error on certain page content]]
+  * [[faq:sessioncookie|Cannot send session cookie]]
+  * [[faq:sessionstart|session_start() errors]]
+  * [[faq:uploadsize|Maximum Upload File Size]]
+  * [[faq:error500|Apache Error 500 (Internal Server Error)]]
+  * [[faq:write_errors|Error writing files and directories]]
+  * [[faq:login|Why is there no login button?]]
+  * [[faq:regdisable|How to disable open user registration]]
+  * [[faq:userapproval|How to have self registered users approved by an admin]]
+  * [[faq:mail|Error sending email]]
+  * [[rewrite|How do I change /doku.php?id=wiki to /wiki?]]
+  * [[faq:blankpage|I only get a blank or partial page]]
+  * [[faq:largepage|Larger pages are not saved, but smaller ones work?]]
+  * [[faq:toolbar|No editing toolbar]]
+  * [[faq:dummy_files|What are those '_dummy' files ?]]
+  * [[faq:servermove|Move DokuWiki from one Server to another]]
+  * [[faq:messed_up_config|I messed up my config and now my wiki is inaccessible.]]
+  * [[faq:searchindex|Pages don't show up in search]]
+  * [[faq:forgotten_password|I forgot my password]]
+  * [[faq:pluginproblems|Freshly installed plugin doesn't work]]
+  * [[faq:uploadcontentcheck|Content did not match the file extension]]
+  * [[faq:brokenimages|Images don't work]]
+  * [[faq:no_styles|Styles are not loading]]
+  * [[performance|My Dokuwiki has an insufficient performance, responses are very slow]]
+===== Usage =====
+  * [[page#Create a page|How to add pages?]]
+  * [[page#Delete a page|Delete pages?]]
+  * [[faq:howto-rename-pages]|Rename pages?]]
+  * [[faq:redirect|How to make a redirect page?]]
+  * [[faq:sidebar|How to add a sidebar?]]
+  * [[faq:newlines|Keeping newlines as is?]]
+  * [[faq:pageprotect|How can I make some pages non-writable?]]
+  * [[faq:html|HTML does not work]]
+  * [[faq:deletemedia|Deleting media files]]
+  * [[faq:upload|How do you upload files?]]
+  * [[faq:nocache|Don't cache external images?]]
+  * [[faq:version|How do I display Version Information?]]
+  * [[faq:sectionedit|How do I get Edit buttons to appear for section editing a page?]]
+  * [[faq:headerlinks|Links or Formatting in Headlines]]
+  * [[faq:namespace_templates|How do I pre-insert some default text in newly created pages?]]
+  * [[faq:reverse_headers|Can I reverse the header syntax?]]
+  * [[faq:quoting|How to quote characters? ]]
+  * [[faq:notifications|Notifications and Subscriptions]]
+  * [[faq:lists|Working Lists]]
+  * [[faq:backup|How to backup DokuWiki]]