[Request] Offline Zdoom Wiki w/ Multiple Methods

[RV-007]

I downloaded the Zdoom wiki for offline use, but I can't use the search engine. Very dismaying. Is there a way to download this feature too? Oh yeah, I need a easier way to download the wiki in a organized packed directories.

EDIT (09/07/2012):
I tried the Kiwix program, and I have to say that there is potential in a simple method for offline wikis.
http://www.kiwix.org/index.php/Main_Page#Kiwix_reader (program)
http://download.kiwix.org/zim/0.9/wikip ... 8_2011.zim (general wiki files, 730.5Mb)

There is a way to make custom .zim files on the windows, but these protocols are originally for the Linux OS platform. Using Linux projects on the Windows platform require a lot of downloads.
http://openzim.org/Main_Page

Until then, here's the offline package of zdoom wiki pages (mostly .html [might just make my own since it's easier that way]). link (117mbs)

[Kinsie]

Is there a way to download this feature too?

No.

[Gez]

You can always grab something like EasyPHP, setup a MediaWiki install on your localhost, then you can import the ZDoom wiki.

[Sgt Dopey]

@Gez I am interested in doing that, can you show me how?

[RV-007]

If there is a way to make a simple search engine based on the offline ZDoom wiki, all should be swell in some sense. I'm gonna check the w3schools about that. I do like that idea of a local web.

[Gez]

@Gez I am interested in doing that, can you show me how?

Not really, as I haven't done so myself, so I can't walk you through the steps.

Installing EasyPHP (or something else that does the same thing) is easy. Then you have to find out how to install MediaWiki software, which is probably harder. The last step involves using the [wiki]Special:Export[/wiki] page here to grab content, and to use the equivalent Special:Import page on your local wiki to build a copy.

There is apparently no way to get a full, all-in-one database dump of a wiki without being an admin of that wiki, which really makes sense when you think about it (think about how you could DDoS a wiki by requesting a database dump every second, for example).

[Springy]

There was this article on the wiki if it might be of any use.
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Downloading_the_ZDoom_Wiki

[Gez]

Which is pretty much what the OP said he did, but he cannot use the search feature since what you get with that method is a bunch of static pages; not a dynamic website with a search engine.

[printz]

What about using the OS native file search engine? Does it work? Can you index the downloaded file format?

[Gez]

Sure, you can use a sort of grep feature.

[wildweasel]

The Search function in FreeCommander (possibly any number of other file management programs) has a "Search within files" option, if I remember correctly.

[printz]

I was thinking merely of Windows' start menu search or similar

[RV-007]

I see some methods to convert wikis into offline wikis.

#1. http://lifehacker.com/163707/geek-to-li ... ewikipedia
Involves Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Mediawiki. May include router configuration.

#2. http://www.kiwix.org/index.php/Main_Page
An application that could dish out a offline wiki, but requires a big size. So far, it works; I got a really simplified (730.5Mbs) offline wiki working (the full content is about 4.7GBs). If someone can make a zdoom wiki for .zim, would appreciate it.

[RV-007]

I hit the road block w/ both my diablo+marathon projects so I might switch to getting this offline wiki stuff started.

EDIT (12/07/2012):
Nevermind, it's harder than I thought. Anyone who can do this, please link the .zim on this topic.

[RV-007]

How can I update my offline zdoom wiki w/ httrack? I don't want to dl the same pages. Will continue to look for a offline zdoom wiki w/ offline search bar.

The wiki seems to got 1 option to dl as .zim. link

There is a program, I mean source code + other stuff to compile b4 any zdoom offline wiki happens (linux OS most likely required).
http://www.openzim.org/wiki/Zimwriterdb

EDIT (11/08/2013):
Okay, I found out the update options, but maybe I should figure out what it updates? It sure takes a long time.
Took around 3 hrs to mostly update the wiki w/ new stuff I guess.