PmWiki is a free and open-source wiki application that is written in PHP. It requires a web server and PHP to function properly. Fedora Server Latest is an operating system that is great for server deployment. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing PmWiki on your Fedora Server Latest.
Before we can install PmWiki, we need to install Apache server and PHP on our Fedora Server Latest. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo dnf install httpd php
Once installed, start the server by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
To make sure that Apache starts automatically after boot, issue this command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
To download and install PmWiki, we will create a directory called "pmwiki" in our Apache web document root directory, which is located at /var/www/html by default. Run the following command to create the directory:
sudo mkdir /var/www/html/pmwiki
Change the ownership of the directory to the Apache web server user by typing this command:
sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/pmwiki
Now, navigate to the directory and download the latest version of PmWiki via wget:
cd /var/www/html/pmwiki
sudo wget https://www.pmwiki.org/pub/pmwiki/pmwiki-latest.zip
sudo unzip pmwiki-latest.zip
sudo mv pmwiki-x.y.z pmwiki
PmWiki comes with a default configuration file called "config.php" that we will need to modify to fit our needs. Navigate to the directory where the config.php file is located by typing:
cd /var/www/html/pmwiki/pmwiki
And then copy the example config.php to pmwiki directory:
sudo cp scripts/sample-config.php config.php
Open the config.php file in your text editor.
vim config.php
Change the site title by editing:
$WikiTitle = 'Your wiki title';
Save the changes and exit from the editor.
PmWiki has been configured and is ready for use. To test it, open your browser and type the server's IP address followed by "/pmwiki".
http://server_IP_address/pmwiki
If everything is working correctly, you should be redirected to the PmWiki configuration page. Follow the instructions on the page to configure your wiki.
In conclusion, PmWiki is a great and powerful wiki application that is easy to install and use. By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed PmWiki on your Fedora Server Latest. Happy editing!
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