====== Toucher Plugin ======

---- plugin ----
description: touching configuration files without changing DokuWiki settings
author     : Andriy Nych
email      : nych.andriy@gmail.com
type       : admin
lastupdate : 2012-09-16
compatible : Rincewind, angua, adora belle, weatherwax, Binky, Ponder Stibbons, Hrun, Detritus, Elenor of Tsort, Frusterick Manners
depends    : 
conflicts  : 
similar    : 
tags       : admin, config, touch

downloadurl: https://github.com/anandr/dokuwiki-plugin-toucher/zipball/master
bugtracker : https://github.com/anandr/dokuwiki-plugin-toucher/issues
sourcerepo : https://github.com/anandr/dokuwiki-plugin-toucher
donationurl: 
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> This plugin [[https://github.com/anandr/dokuwiki-plugin-toucher/pull/2#issuecomment-809981442|is dead]], see the new substitute: [[plugin:stale]]

===== Installation =====

Search and install the plugin using the [[plugin:extension|Extension Manager]]. Refer to [[:Plugins]] on how to install plugins manually.

===== Examples/Usage =====

The only purpose of this plugin is to [[wp>Touch_(Unix)|touch]] ''conf/local.php'' configuration file.
This procedure invalidates DokuWiki cache files as described here: [[doku>caching]].

This is useful, for example, to reload CSS, JavaScript files after update, plugin/template installation, tweaking editor toolbar, etc.

===== Configuration and Settings =====

The plugin has only one setting: it can be set available only to [[doku>config:superuser|superusers]] (the default) or to anyone who has access to admin page (usually superusers and [[doku>config:manager|managers]]).

=== Change Log ===

Plugin was lying around here and there, even as a simple downloadable code block on this page. On 2012/09/16 it was moved to github so this date is its official birthday ((actually by moving it to GitHub I learned how to use git, but he is not aware of that so do not tell him)).

{{rss>https://github.com/anandr/dokuwiki-plugin-toucher/commits/master.atom 10 author date 1d }}

=== Known Bugs and Issues ===

It seems to have a problem under PHP 7.2.19 on Ubuntu.  I get the message ''Warning: Use of undefined constant isadmin - assumed 'isadmin' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in .../lib/plugins/toucher/admin.php on line 36''.  If I change the line

    if (!$INFO[isadmin]) {
    
to read

    if (!$INFO['isadmin']) {
    
everything works okay.

=== ToDo/Wish List ===

Any ideas?

===== Discussion =====

> Is it worth to include this functionality into core dokuwiki admin/config plugin? \\ //Andriy//, 2012/09/16
>> After 10 years of intense use of Toucher plugin, my answer is: a strong **YES** for thousands of reasons! --- [[user>florious|florious]] //2022-01-17 15:04//