Wikipedia collections

A iPad webapp for browsing a curated selection of wikipedia articles, for example in a museum. Written in PHP using the symfony2 framework

App:

Backend:

Installation instructions

Installation follows standard symfony2 application deployment: http://symfony.com/doc/current/cookbook/deployment/tools.html

The short version:

• Put this code on the server.
• Run php app/check.php in the project root directory to make sure you meet requirements, fix as neccesary.
• Install dependencies:
  • Install composer: https://getcomposer.org/
  • Run composer install in the project root directory.
• Fix file permissions
  • app/logs and app/cache should be writable by the web server (apache)
• Make sure the web server serves ONLY the web directory of the project. Doing otherwise is a security risk.
• Setup the database
  • Create a database for the project (mysql is tested)
  • Enter connection details into app/parameters.yml, clear app/cache directory afterwards.
  • run php app/console doctrine:schema:update --force --no-debug in the project root to create all tables.
• You should now be able to visit the app backend and frontend in your web browser.
  • Backend is at http://YOUR_HOST_NAME/admin
  • Username admin
  • Password is in app/parameters.yml, change as neccesary, clear app/cache directory afterwards.
• Run php app/console app:wiki:download_translations in the project root to download translations for all articles.
  • Setup a crontab to do this regularly, as the multilanguage and search function depend on it.