Question

Having problem adding new web. Followed instructions.
a. Created a new dir /data/Newname/
b. cp -p _default Newname
c. opened browser and on TWikiPreferences, set WIKIWEBLIST = (original stuff) %\SEP% \[\[%Newname.WebHome][Newname]] (added slashes so it could be read here)
Symptoms:
a. it does show up in the webs at the top page, but not as a link, but as ... | Newname? (where ? = link).
b. when i select it, the path printed on the browser shows up as: project . Main . NewnameWebHome
(notice that there is no "." between Newname and WebHome)
c. the url link = /twiki/bin/edit/TWiki/NewnameHOMETOPIC?topicparent=TWiki.TWikiPreferences
d. nothing gets changed in the actual /Newname/ filesystem on the machine
e. the new files actually get created in /Main/ and in /TWiki/
(e.g., /Main/NewnameWebHome.lock /Main/NewnameWebHome.txt /Main/NewnameWebHome.txt,v)

What did i miss to get this to work as a real web?

• TWiki version: latest
• Web server: apache
• Server OS: rh linux
• Web browser: ie
• Client OS: win2000

-- BrettButler - 12 Aug 2002

Answer

Shouldn't your copy command look like cp -p _default/* Newname ?? If you type cp -pr _default Newname you would get two nested Newname directories in case you already have a Newname directory. Make sure the files in data/Newname look the same as in data/_default.

(BTW, there is no need to use <br> in your support question, read the TextFormattingRules to learn the TWiki shorthands.)

-- PeterThoeny - 13 Aug 2002