In this tutorial, we will learn how to install DokuWiki on FreeBSD, which is a free and open-source wiki software that allows users to create, edit, and manage their website's content easily.
Before we start installing DokuWiki, you should have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to update the FreeBSD system to the latest version using the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade -y
DokuWiki requires a web server to function correctly. Therefore, we need to install the Apache web server. Run the following command to install Apache:
sudo pkg install apache24
DokuWiki is a PHP-based application. Therefore, we need to install PHP along with some required extensions. Run the following command to install PHP and required extensions:
sudo pkg install php74 php74-extensions
Now, we can download and install DokuWiki. Run the following command to download and extract the DokuWiki tarball:
cd /usr/local/www/apache24/data
sudo fetch https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz
sudo tar -zxvf dokuwiki-stable.tgz -C .
Now, we need to configure Apache to serve DokuWiki content. Create the following file /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/dokuwiki.conf and add the following lines to it:
Alias /dokuwiki /usr/local/www/apache24/data/
<Directory "/usr/local/www/apache24/data/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Now, we need to configure DokuWiki. Open the DokuWiki configuration file located at /usr/local/www/apache24/data/conf using the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/www/apache24/data/conf/local.php
Update the following variables in the file:
$conf['basedir'] = '/dokuwiki';
$conf['datadir'] = '/usr/local/share/dokuwiki/data';
$conf['license'] = 'free';
Save and close the file.
Finally, we can start the Apache web server using the following command:
sudo service apache24 start
Now, we can access DokuWiki using a web browser by visiting http://YOUR_SERVER_IP/dokuwiki.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed DokuWiki on FreeBSD Latest.
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