Tiki is a free and open-source content management system and wiki-based application platform. It was designed to be a versatile and all-in-one solution for business use. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Tiki on Kali Linux Latest.
Before we begin with the installation process, make sure you have the following:
To avoid any dependency issues during the Tiki installation process, it's advisable to update your system to the latest version. Open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install Tiki on Kali Linux, we need to install several required packages such as Apache, PHP, and MariaDB. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php mariadb-server mariadb-client php-mysql php-gd php-xml php-mbstring
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set up a MySQL root password. Remember this password as you will need it later on.
In this step, we will download the latest version of Tiki from the official Tiki website. First, change to the /tmp directory and download the latest version of Tiki:
cd /tmp
wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/latest/download
This command will download the Tiki installation file to your /tmp directory.
Now that Tiki is downloaded, we will extract and move it to the /var/www/ directory. Run the following commands:
tar -xvf download
sudo mv tiki-21.0 /var/www/tiki
This command will extract the downloaded file and move the Tiki files to the /var/www/tiki directory.
To allow Apache to access the Tiki files, we need to grant the necessary permissions. Run the following command to set the permissions:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/tiki
This command will grant the web server user Apache access to Tiki files.
Next, we need to create a database for Tiki installation. To do this, first, log in to the MySQL shell as the root user:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the MySQL root password you set during the installation process. Once logged in, run the following commands to create a new database and user:
CREATE DATABASE tiki;
CREATE USER 'tikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_new_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tiki.* TO 'tikiuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Remember to replace your_new_password_here with a strong password.
In this step, we need to configure Apache to serve Tiki correctly. Open the Apache default configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
Add the following lines to the file just above the </VirtualHost> line:
DocumentRoot /var/www/tiki
<Directory /var/www/tiki>
Options +FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
Now that we have modified the Apache configuration file, we need to restart Apache for the changes to take effect. Run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
In this step, we will complete the Tiki installation process by using the web installer. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/tiki. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
During the installation process, you will need to enter the database credentials created earlier.
Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the Tiki login page.
Tiki is now installed and ready to use. Use your Tiki login credentials to access your newly installed Tiki instance. If you have any issues during the installation process, feel free to ask for help on the Tiki Community forums.
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