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How to Install WackoWiki on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install WackoWiki on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A server or VPS running Alpine Linux Latest.
• Root access or a non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

Before starting with the installation, it is recommended to update the system packages to their latest version.

To update the system, run the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Required Packages

WackoWiki requires PHP and a web server to run. Let's install them using the following command:

sudo apk add php7 php7-fpm nginx mariadb mariadb-client

After the installation is successful, start the services required for WackoWiki using the following commands:

sudo rc-service nginx start
sudo rc-service php-fpm7 start
sudo rc-service mariadb start

Step 3: Configure the Database

Next, we need to configure the database for WackoWiki. Let's create a database and user for WackoWiki:

1. Log in to the MariaDB:

   sudo mysql -u root
   

2. Create a new database:

   CREATE DATABASE wackowiki;
   

3. Create a new user:

   CREATE USER 'wackouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
   

4. Grant privileges to the user:

   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wackowiki.* TO 'wackouser'@'localhost';
   

5. Flush the privileges:

   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

6. Exit the MariaDB prompt:

   exit;
   

Step 4: Download and Configure WackoWiki

Now that the database is configured, let's download and install WackoWiki:

1. Download WackoWiki:

   sudo wget https://wackowiki.org/download/wackowiki-6.0.14.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the contents:

   sudo tar -xvzf wackowiki-6.0.14.tar.gz
   

3. Rename the extracted folder to wackowiki:

   sudo mv wackowiki-6.0.14 wackowiki
   

4. Copy the wackowiki folder to the root directory of the web server:

   sudo cp -R wackowiki /var/www/localhost/htdocs/
   

5. Configure WackoWiki by editing the config/wacko.config.php file:

   cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/wackowiki/config
   sudo nano wacko.config.php
   

   Modify the following settings in the file to reflect your server configuration:

   'db_type' => 'mysql',
   'db_username' => 'wackouser',
   'db_password' => 'yourpassword',
   'db_server' => 'localhost',
   'db_database' => 'wackowiki',
   'base_url' => 'http://localhost/wackowiki/',
   

   Save the file and exit.

6. Change the ownership of the wackowiki folder to the nginx user:

   sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/localhost/htdocs/wackowiki
   

Step 5: Configure Nginx

Finally, let's configure Nginx to serve WackoWiki:

1. Create a new Nginx configuration file:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/wackowiki.conf
   

2. Paste the following configuration into the file:

   server {
         listen      80;
         server_name localhost;
   
         root        /var/www/localhost/htdocs/wackowiki;
   
         index       index.php;
   
         location / {
             try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
         }
   
         location ~ \.php$ {
             try_files $uri =404;
             fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
             fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
             fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
             fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize = 10M
             post_max_size = 10M
             max_execution_time = 300";
             include fastcgi_params;
         }
   
         error_log   /var/log/nginx/wackowiki_error.log;
         access_log  /var/log/nginx/wackowiki_access.log;
   
         gzip on;
         gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
         gzip_disable "MSIE [1-6]\.(?!.*SV1)";
   }
   

   Save the file and exit.

3. Restart Nginx and PHP-FPM:

   sudo rc-service nginx restart
   sudo rc-service php-fpm7 restart
   

Step 6: Complete the Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_server_ip/wackowiki/ to complete the installation.

Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the database details when prompted. Once the installation is complete, you can log in to the WackoWiki dashboard using the admin user credentials you set during the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WackoWiki on Alpine Linux Latest!

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