====== Frequently Asked Questions ======

This page is a collection of questions that occur from time to time.

:!: If you have problems with DokuWiki **you should not ask questions here**. Instead see the FAQ entry on [[wiki:faq:support|how to get support]].


===== General ===== 

  * [[wiki:faq:documentation|What makes DokuWiki so good for Documentation?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:license|What License is DokuWiki Under?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:linuxonly|Does DokuWiki have to Run on GNU/Linux?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:support|How do I get Support?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:nextrelease|When will the next version be released?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:charset|How are charsets handled?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:database|How about using a DB?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:approval|Can changes be approved before publishing them?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:footerbuttons|Footer Buttons]]









===== Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting =====

Be sure to read the installation instructions for your operating system, web server, or web host [[wiki:install#detailed_instructions|here]].  Additionally, [[wiki:install:permissions]] can be a source of problems.

  * [[wiki:faq:error403|Error 403 or 406 on certain page content]]
  * [[wiki:faq:sessioncookie|Cannot send session cookie]]
  * [[wiki:faq:sessionstart|session_start() errors]]
  * [[wiki:faq:uploadsize|Maximum Upload File Size]]
  * [[wiki:faq:error500|Apache Error 500 (Internal Server Error)]]
  * [[wiki:faq:write_errors|Error writing files and directories]]
  * [[wiki:faq:indexdir_index_does_not_exist|('index') does not exist]]
  * [[wiki:faq:login|Why is there no login button?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:regdisable|How to disable open user registration]]
  * [[wiki:faq:mail|Error sending password email]]
  * [[wiki:rewrite|How do I change /doku.php?id=wiki to /wiki ?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:blankpage|I only get a blank page]]
  * [[wiki:faq:partial_page|I get only parts of a page to load]]
  * [[wiki:faq:toolbar|No editing toolbar]]
  * [[wiki:faq:dummy_files|What are those '_dummy' files ?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:string_offset|Cannot use string offset as an array]]

===== Usage =====

  * [[wiki:tips:betteremailnotifications|How do I receive HTML-formatted page change notifications?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:addpages|How to add pages?]]
  * [[wiki:pagename#deleting_pages|Delete pages?]]
  * [[wiki:tips:howto-rename-pages]|Rename pages?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:redirect|How to make a redirect page?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:newlines|Keeping newlines as is?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:pageprotect|How can I make some pages non-writable?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:html|HTML does not work]]
  * [[wiki:faq:deletemedia|Deleting media files]]
  * [[wiki:faq:upload|How Do You Upload Files?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:nocache|Don't cache external images?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:version|How do I display Version Information?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:sectionedit|How do I get Edit buttons to appear for section editing a page?]]
  * [[wiki:faq:headerlinks|Links or Formatting in Headlines]]
  * [[wiki:faq:namespace_templates|How do I pre-insert some default text in newly created pages?]]