MySQL "encyclopedia"

[Moocat]

okay one of my users, today, came up with a brilliant idea for a feature on my site. the only problem is, i don't know how to implement it.
he wants me to implement a searchable database of ideas or concepts that he and his associates have for this mmorpg they are creating. i figure i could enter it into a mysql database manually, but it would be sooo much better to have some sort of script, like smf (except not like smf ) that would allow my members to go to the page and search it, while a select few members would have the ability to add entries into this "encyclopedia". is there any script i can install, or easy way to program this by myself ? i'm sure there must be some kind of script i can install that would allow me this capability, but i've searched and couldn't find anything adequate. any help would be wonderful thx

[borgBOB]

Try this site, it seems to have lots of choices.

http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/index.html

[eldacar]

For that I'd just use a wiki.
However someone was discussing turning SMF into a wiki too with a mod.. that would be interesting

[Moocat]

a wiki?

[eldacar]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

[PhilH]

How about using a glossary? Look here

[bloc]

SMF could act like a wiki with just a theme really..and set some permissions accordingly. It won't have rollback features of course, but post+comment, and of course search.And you could limit it to a board, even using child boards as the "sections" and not using the actual parent board for other than overview/info. 

[eldacar]

My idea was that each post in the topic would be the latest edit, and that normally you just see the last post. Its not a true wiki without a history in my opinion. The talk pages could be a topic in a secondary board that is "paired" to the first topic.

[bloc]

I see. Actually displaying the last post, and using previous posts as "history" could be done I think. Since all info is there, its a matter of filtering it accordingly..you will have "back links" to earlier posts, and they will contain a pointer to show that message as the "current". As for "roll-back" it would ahve to be deleted of course, thats where it differs from wiki perhaps.

Point is, its really depending on how much of wiki features you need.Too many, and it will be better to actually use the real one.

[Moocat]

i tried wiki, but it would let anyone submit or edit articles, which i dislike. i want just one user with writing permissions and everyone else can just read thru it. i would do it in smf, but this database will be pretty massive, to be honest. the guy tried to organize it in smf, but its far too hard to do.