Tiki is a powerful and all-in-one open-source software that can be used for content management, collaboration, and communication. In this tutorial, we'll guide you on how to install Tiki on MXLinux Latest using command-line interface.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
First, update your system's packages and repositories to ensure that everything is up-to-date. Run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Tiki requires an HTTP server to run, and Apache is the most popular open-source web server used on Linux systems. Install Apache by running the following command:
sudo apt install apache2
Start the Apache server using the command:
sudo systemctl start apache2
You can verify that Apache is running by going to your browser and entering your server's IP address.
Next, install MySQL, a popular open-source relational database management system. Tiki requires a database to store its data. Use the following command to install MySQL:
sudo apt install mysql-server
During the installation, you will be prompted to set up a MySQL root password. Enter a strong password and remember it because you will need it later.
Start the MySQL service by running:
sudo systemctl start mysql
Tiki is written using PHP language, so we need to install PHP and some of its extensions to run it.
sudo apt install -y php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-curl php-gd php-mbstring
Download the latest version of Tiki by running the following command:
cd /tmp && wget -O tiki.zip https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/latest/download
Extract the content of the ZIP package into Apache DocumentRoot folder:
sudo unzip tiki.zip -d /var/www/html/
Adjust folder ownership to Apache user and group:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/tiki-*
Create a new MySQL database, database user and grant all privileges on the database to the user:
echo "CREATE DATABASE tikiwiki; CREATE USER tikiuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'My_Pass123'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tikiwiki.* TO tikiuser@localhost; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" | sudo mysql
Rename the configuration file by running the following command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/tiki-*/tiki-setup_base.php /var/www/html/tiki-*/tiki-setup.php
Change the file permissions for the Tiki directory:
sudo chmod -R u+rw /var/www/html/tiki-*
Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/tiki-*/tiki-setup.php to start configuring Tiki.
Follow the installation wizard and enter the database information that you created in Step 6.
After the installation, delete the tiki-install.php file for security reasons:
sudo rm /var/www/html/tiki-*/tiki-install.php
That's it! You have successfully installed Tiki on your MXLinux Latest system. You can now use Tiki to manage your content, collaborate, and communicate with your team. Enjoy!
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