How to Install WiKiss on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will be installing WiKiss on Alpine Linux Latest. WiKiss is a simple and lightweight wiki engine that can be easily installed and configured on any server running Apache, PHP, and MySQL.

Prerequisites

Before we get started with the installation of WiKiss, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Apache web server
• PHP version 5.4 or higher
• MySQL database server

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install the required packages for WiKiss. Open the terminal and run the following command:

apk add apache2 php7 php7-mysqli php7-json php7-session php7-xml

This command will install the Apache web server, PHP, and other required modules.

Step 2: Download WiKiss

Next, we need to download the latest version of WiKiss from their official website at https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/. Download the WiKiss archive file, and then extract it to the /var/www/ directory on your system using the following command:

cd /var/www/
wget https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/raw-attachment/wiki/WiKiss_2.0_RC1.zip
unzip WiKiss_2.0_RC1.zip

This command will download and extract the WiKiss archive to the /var/www/ directory on your system.

Step 3: Create WiKiss MySQL Database

Next, we need to create a MySQL database for WiKiss. To do this, open the MySQL shell and run the following command:

mysql -u root -p

This command will open the MySQL shell where we can create the WiKiss database. Run the following SQL commands to create the database:

create database wikiss;
create user 'wikiss'@'localhost' identified by 'password';
grant all privileges on wikiss.* to 'wikiss'@'localhost';

Replace password with a strong password for the WiKiss MySQL user.

Step 4: Configure WiKiss

Next, we need to configure WiKiss to work with our MySQL database. Edit the config.inc.php file located in the wikiss/ directory using your favorite text editor:

cd wikiss/
nano config.inc.php

Find the following lines in the file and modify them to match your MySQL database credentials:

$db_host = 'localhost';
$db_user = 'wikiss';
$db_pass = 'password';
$db_name = 'wikiss';

Replace password with the strong password that you set for the WiKiss MySQL user. Save and close the file.

Step 5: Configure Apache Web Server

Finally, we need to configure Apache to serve the WiKiss application. Open the Apache configuration file located at /etc/apache2/httpd.conf using your favorite text editor:

nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

At the bottom of the file, add the following lines:

Alias /wikiss /var/www/wikiss
<Directory /var/www/wikiss>
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

This will create a new alias for the WiKiss application and allow Apache to serve the application properly. Save and close the file.

Step 6: Restart Apache Web Server

The last step is to restart Apache to apply the changes that we made. Run the following command to restart Apache:

rc-service apache2 restart

Accessing WiKiss

Now that the installation is complete, you can access the WiKiss application by navigating to http://your-server-ip-address/wikiss in your web browser. You should be redirected to the WiKiss setup page where you can create your first wiki.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WiKiss on Alpine Linux Latest.

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