WackoWiki is a free, lightweight and easy-to-use wiki engine that allows you to create, edit and share content using a simple web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and setting up WackoWiki on your Elementary OS Latest.
Before you begin, make sure your system meets the following requirements:
Visit https://wackowiki.org/ and click on the download button to download the latest version of WackoWiki.
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded zip file to your Apache web root directory. In most cases, the Apache web root directory is located at /var/www/html/ on Elementary OS.
$ unzip WackoWiki-*.zip -d /var/www/html/
Next, set the correct file permissions for the WackoWiki files and directories. Run the following command to do so:
$ chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/WackoWiki-*
$ chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/WackoWiki-*
You need a database to store the WackoWiki data. To create a new database, run the following command:
$ mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE wackowiki_db;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wackowiki_db.* TO 'wackouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'wackopassword';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit
In this example, we created a new database called wackowiki_db and a new MySQL user called wackouser with the password wackopassword. You can replace these values with your own.
Open a web browser and visit http://localhost/WackoWiki-* (replace * with the version number you downloaded). You should see the WackoWiki installation page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted, enter the database name, username, and password you created in Step 4.
Once the installation is complete, click on the "Start" button to launch WackoWiki.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up WackoWiki on your Elementary OS Latest. You can now start creating and sharing content using this powerful wiki engine.
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