How to Install WackoWiki on Manjaro

WackoWiki is a free and open source wiki engine that allows you to create and manage collaborative websites. It is a great tool for creating wikis, project documentation, and knowledge bases. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install WackoWiki on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

• Manjaro installed with root privileges
• Access to the Internet

Step 1: Install Apache Server

WackoWiki runs on a web server, and Apache is a popular server to use with WackoWiki. To install Apache on Manjaro, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S apache

After the installation is complete, you can start the Apache server by running:

sudo systemctl start httpd

You can verify Apache is running by visiting http://localhost in your web browser.

Step 2: Install PHP and Required Extensions

WackoWiki is built with PHP, so we need to install PHP and a few required extensions. To install PHP and the required extensions, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Once the installation is complete, restart the Apache server with the following command:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

To verify PHP is working, create a new file called info.php in the Apache web server root directory with the following content:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save the file and navigate to http://localhost/info.php in your web browser. You should see a page with detailed information about your PHP installation.

Step 3: Install WackoWiki

Next, we need to download and install WackoWiki. You can download the latest version of WackoWiki from the official website. Once you have downloaded the package, extract it to your Apache web server root directory:

sudo tar xf wackowiki-latest.tar.gz -C /srv/http/

Rename the extracted directory to wackowiki:

sudo mv /srv/http/wackowiki-* /srv/http/wackowiki

Set permissions on the wackowiki directory to ensure it is readable by the web server:

sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/wackowiki

Step 4: Configure Apache for WackoWiki

To configure Apache for WackoWiki, create a new virtual host file in the Apache configuration directory:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/wackowiki.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin your_email@example.com
    ServerName your_domain.com
    ServerAlias www.your_domain.com

    DocumentRoot /srv/http/wackowiki
    <Directory /srv/http/wackowiki>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/wackowiki-error.log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/wackowiki-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace your_email@example.com with your email address and your_domain.com with your domain name or server IP address.

Save and close the file.

Restart the Apache service to load the new configuration:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 5: Complete WackoWiki Installation

Open your web browser and navigate to your server's IP address or domain name. You should see the WackoWiki installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

After installation, remove the install directory from the WackoWiki directory:

sudo rm -rf /srv/http/wackowiki/install

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WackoWiki on Manjaro. You can now create, manage, and share your own wiki pages.

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