Renaming or moving a base

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Restriction base names The name of a base cannot be a2_ for example, as it contains a forbidden character. Base names can only contain alphanumeric characters (upper and lower case) and the character “-”. All other characters are forbidden.

A GeneWeb base can be renamed through command lines or through gwsetup.

Bases are kept in folders with extension .gwb. If you change the name of this folder, your base name will be changed.

Several other files and folders have to be renamed in accordance with this new choice:

• the basename.gwf configuration file
• the bases/cnt/basename.txt file maintaining a count of accesses to your base (non essential)
• the folders bases/etc/basename, bases/image/basename bases/src/basename containing template files and image data for your base.

Gwsetup offers a “rename” command which performs the first task (basename.gwb renaming) but not the others!

Alerting users

Once a base has been renamed, one should alers users of this fact. This is done by adding a line in the Moving a base goes beyond renaming as it allows to change the name of the server hosting the base. .gwf:

moved=new_base_name

A message indicating this new name will be displayed when accessing the base.

Moving the base to a new hosting server

Beyond simple renaming, the method above allows the transfer of a base to a new hosting server. This is done by providing a full address in the moved= parameter.

moved=http://new_hosting_service/new_base_name

Note that the gwd server has a launch time parameter -redirect new_server allowing to redirect all requests to that server to the new address. This is more general as it impacts all the bases hosted by this server.

There exist alternative methods for traffic redirection in the HTTP world.

GeneWeb Manual

• Download and install GeneWeb program under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, FreeBSD; on Mac OS X, Linux or Windows using Docker; or in CGI mode behind a web server.
• Understand GeneWeb server, homonym, consanguinity.

Use and manage genealogical databases

• Import Gedcom .ged or GeneWeb .gw files with gwsetup or in command-line.
• Update datas (add/remove individuals and families), merge duplicates, type dates.
• Use wikitext syntax, macros, keyboard shortcuts.
• Clean, recover, rename, save, archive a database.
• Merge and split multiples databases.

Technical annex

• Personalize CSS, header and trailer, templates, lexicon and declension.
• Configuration file .gwf (for templm), wizard notes, passwords for friends/wizards and access restrictions to databases.
• Add images in notes, further remarks for experts.