WackoWiki is a free and open-source wiki engine that uses HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for rendering. It is ideal for creating a collaborative knowledge base or for maintaining documentation. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WackoWiki on Linux Mint Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
To install Apache web server on Linux Mint, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2
To install MySQL server on Linux Mint, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user.
To install PHP on Linux Mint, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php php-mysql libapache2-mod-php
To download and extract WackoWiki, open the terminal and run the following commands:
wget -O wackowiki.tar.gz https://github.com/WackoWiki/wackowiki/releases/latest/download/wackowiki-latest.tar.gz
tar -xzvf wackowiki.tar.gz
This will download the latest version of WackoWiki and extract it to a directory named wackowiki.
To configure Apache web server for WackoWiki, open the terminal and run the following command to create a new virtual host configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/wackowiki.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName your_domain.com
DocumentRoot /path/to/wackowiki
<Directory /path/to/wackowiki>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wackowiki-error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/wackowiki-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Replace your_domain.com with your domain name or IP address, and replace /path/to/wackowiki with the path to the wackowiki directory.
Save and close the file.
Next, enable the virtual host configuration and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite wackowiki.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2
To create a MySQL database and user for WackoWiki, open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo mysql
This will open the MySQL shell. Execute the following commands to create a new database, and user with privileges on that database:
CREATE DATABASE wackowiki;
CREATE USER 'wackowikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'wackowikipassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wackowiki.* TO 'wackowikiuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Replace wackowikiuser and wackowikipassword with your desired username and password.
To install and configure WackoWiki, open your web browser and navigate to your domain or IP address. You will see the WackoWiki installation screen.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted, enter the MySQL database details that you created in step 6.
After the installation is complete, open the config/config.php file and set the WIKO_DB_USER and WIKO_DB_PASSWORD variables to your MySQL database username and password respectively.
To enable pretty URLs, open the config/config.php file and set the WIKO_PRETTY_URLS variable to true.
Save and close the file.
To restart Apache web server, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
You have successfully installed WackoWiki on Linux Mint Latest. You can now start creating your own wiki pages and collaborate with others.
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!
