How to Install WackoWiki on Fedora Server Latest

WackoWiki is a popular open-source wiki software that allows you to create and manage a wiki site for documentation, knowledge base, and collaboration purposes. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WackoWiki on Fedora Server.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Fedora Server latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Apache web server installed and configured
• PHP 7.2 or higher installed and configured
• MySQL database server installed and configured

Step 1: Download and Extract WackoWiki

1. Open your terminal and log in as a non-root user with sudo privileges.
2. Change to your home directory by typing cd ~
3. Download the latest version of WackoWiki by typing the following command:

wget https://wackowiki.org/download/wackowiki-5.5.17.tar.gz

4. Uncompress the downloaded file by typing the following command:

tar -xzvf wackowiki-5.5.17.tar.gz

5. Move the extracted folder to your Apache’s document root directory by typing the following command:

sudo mv wackowiki-5.5.17 /var/www/html/wackowiki

Step 2: Create a Database for WackoWiki

1. Log in to your MySQL server by typing the following command:

mysql -u root -p

2. Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
3. Create a new database for WackoWiki by typing the following SQL command:

CREATE DATABASE wackowiki;

4. Create a new user for WackoWiki and grant it full access to the newly created database by typing the following SQL command:

GRANT ALL ON wackowiki.* TO 'wackouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

5. Once done, type the following command to apply the changes:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

6. Exit MySQL by typing the following command:

exit

Step 3: Configure WackoWiki

1. Navigate to the WackoWiki folder by typing the following command:

cd /var/www/html/wackowiki

2. Copy the sample configuration file to config.php by typing the following command:

cp config.sample.php config.php

3. Open the config.php file with your preferred text editor, such as nano, by typing the following command:

nano config.php

4. Locate the following lines and modify them accordingly:

define('DB_DSN', 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=wackowiki');
define('DB_USER', 'wackouser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpassword');

5. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

6. Change the ownership of the WackoWiki folder to the Apache user by typing the following command:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/wackowiki/

Step 4: Configure Apache for WackoWiki

1. Create a new virtual host file for WackoWiki by typing the following command:

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

2. Paste the following configuration to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin admin@example.com
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wackowiki/
     ServerName wackowiki.example.com
     ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/wackowiki.example.com-error.log
     CustomLog /var/log/httpd/wackowiki.example.com-access.log combined
     <Directory /var/www/html/wackowiki>
          Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
          AllowOverride All
          Order allow,deny
          allow from all
     </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

3. Save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

4. Restart the Apache web server by typing the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Access WackoWiki

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://wackowiki.example.com, where wackowiki.example.com should be replaced with your server’s domain name or IP address.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your WackoWiki site.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WackoWiki on your Fedora Server. You can now start creating and managing your wiki pages.

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