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Share Your Genealogy and Collaborate with Relatives Online Using PhpGedView. John Finlay. PhpGedView. Collaboration. How many of you have ever had to match and merge data?. Sharing. How many of you post your genealogy on a website?.
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Share Your Genealogy and Collaborate with Relatives Online Using PhpGedView John Finlay PhpGedView
Collaboration How many of you have ever had to match and merge data?
Sharing How many of you post your genealogy on a website?
How do you traditionally share your genealogy on the internet <html> <body> </body> </html> Genealogy Application HTML Files Web Server Internet You Family Updates from family come back to you
What is PhpGedView? PhpGedView (PGV) is an internet based genealogy program that you can use to: setup your own genealogy website edit your data online collaborate with people working on the same family lines also great for surname studies or locality studies
PGV can do all of the things that a typical desktop genealogy program can do, but it runs over the internet. It imports and exports GEDCOM files, so it is compatible with other genealogy software.
PGV Viewing Features PGV includes standard genealogy charts such as pedigree, descendant and family group. It also has lists, calendars, PDF reports, and several other charts. PGV supports photos, audio, and many other types of media.
Collaboration Scenario Suppose you have Aunt Edna who lives in New York working on her favorite family lines Uncle Kobi lives in Israel and works on his favorite people Leonid in St. Petersburg updates his part of the family You live in Utah and work on your favorite lines Give Aunt Edna, Uncle Kobi and Leonid the ability to edit online They keep their favorite lines up to date You keep the ability to review new data before it goes live on your site
How PhpGedView simplifies Collaboration Web Server Running PhpGedView Internet You Privacy Filter Family The world
PGV can be downloaded for free from the http://www.phpgedview.net website. It requires that you have some web-space that supports the programming language PHP and it will take some technical knowledge to set it up. There are also several hosting services that can set it up for you for a nominal fee.
Privacy Settings PGV has many privacy functions built into it to protect personal information about living people. The default privacy settings will hide the names and details of living people from users who are not logged into the site. These privacy features can be adjusted by site administrators to meet their desired level of privacy.
Let’s Go to a PGV Site http://www.finlayfamily.org/genealogy/
Much More! This has been a brief overview of what we can cover in an hour. There are many more features you will discover as you explore PhpGedView. Site Help pages explain the functionality. You can find more on PGV in http://www.phpgedview.net/ and http://wiki.phpgedview.net/ You can connect with other PGV users through online forums at http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview
What’s New in PhpGedView Advanced Research Assistant Track the research you do for individuals and families Enter multiple events and connect them to people Track who is doing what LDS temple work Inter-connected Sites Link people from different websites Integration with new FamilySearch
Questions? John Finlay http://www.phpgedview.net john.finlay@neumont.edu