How to Install Tiki on Arch Linux

Introduction

Tiki is an open-source CMS (Content Management System) that enables you to create, manage and share online content. It includes features such as wikis, forums, blogs, file and image galleries, and much more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tiki on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A running Arch Linux distribution
• A user account with sudo or root privileges

Step 1: Install LAMP stack

Tiki requires a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) to work correctly. If you have already installed LAMP stack, you can skip this step. To install the LAMP stack on Arch Linux, run the following command:

$sudo pacman -S apache mysql php php-apache php-gd php-mysql

Once the installation completes, start the Apache and MySQL services, and enable them to start at boot time:

$sudo systemctl start httpd
$sudo systemctl start mysqld
$sudo systemctl enable httpd
$sudo systemctl enable mysqld

Step 2: Install Tiki

To install Tiki, you need to download the latest version from the official website. Run the following command to download the latest version of Tiki:

$ wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/latest/download

Once the download completes, extract the archive into the Apache root directory:

$ sudo tar -xzvf tiki-*.tar.gz -C /srv/http/

Next, navigate into the directory where the Tiki files have been extracted:

$ cd /srv/http/tiki/

Then, create a new empty database for Tiki and grant privileges to a new user:

$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> CREATE DATABASE tiki;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tiki.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

Don't forget to replace "username" and "password" with your desired values.

Step 3: Configure Apache

You need to configure Apache to serve the Tiki files correctly. Create a new Apache configuration file for Tiki:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/tiki.conf

Add the following content to the file:

Alias /tiki /srv/http/tiki
<Directory /srv/http/tiki>
   AllowOverride All
   Require all granted
   SetEnv HOME /srv/http/tiki
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Next, enable the Tiki configuration file:

$ sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Find the following line:

#Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

And add the following line below it:

Include conf/extra/tiki.conf

Save and close the file.

Finally, restart the Apache service to apply the changes:

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Finish the installation

Now you can finish the Tiki installation by opening your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/tiki.

Follow the displayed steps to configure Tiki, and specify the details of the database created in step 2.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tiki on Arch Linux. Now you can start to create, manage, and share online content using Tiki.

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