How to Install Dokuwiki on Manjaro

Dokuwiki is a popular open-source wiki software that is widely used for documentation and knowledge sharing. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Dokuwiki on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Manjaro Linux machine with administrative privileges.
• A web server installed on your system (Apache, Nginx, or Lighttpd).
• PHP 7.2 or higher and PHP extensions (php-xml, php-mbstring, php-intl) installed on your system.

Step 1: Download Dokuwiki

Go to the official Dokuwiki download page (https://download.dokuwiki.org/) and download the latest stable Dokuwiki release in the .tar.gz format. You can use the following command to download the file:

wget https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz

Step 2: Extract the Dokuwiki Files

After downloading the Dokuwiki file, extract it to your web server root directory /var/www/html/ using the following command:

sudo tar xf dokuwiki-stable.tgz -C /var/www/html/

Step 3: Configure the Dokuwiki Directory

Change the ownership of the Dokuwiki installation directory to the Apache user and group using the following command:

sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/dokuwiki-*

Step 4: Create a Virtual Host Configuration

Create a virtual host configuration file for Dokuwiki using the following command:

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

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
ServerName wiki.example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/dokuwiki-*/dist
<Directory "/var/www/html/dokuwiki-*/dist/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/dokuwiki_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/dokuwiki_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Step 5: Restart the Web Server

Restart the web server to apply the changes to the virtual host configuration:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 6: Configure Dokuwiki

Open your web browser and go to the URL http://wiki.example.com/install.php. Replace wiki.example.com with the name of your server. You will see a web page with a setup wizard. Follow the wizard and complete the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Dokuwiki on Manjaro Linux. You can now use this versatile wiki software for your documentation and knowledge sharing purposes.

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