WiKiss is a wiki engine that allows you to create and manage your own wiki site. It is designed to be easy to install and configure, and it comes with a simple and intuitive interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WiKiss on Manjaro.
Before we begin, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:
If you haven't installed these yet, you can install them using the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php mysql
First, you need to download the WiKiss files from the official website. You can download the latest version of WiKiss from the following link:
https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/download/
Once you have downloaded the WiKiss files, extract them to the Apache root directory. You can use the following command to extract them:
sudo tar -xvf wikiss-1.3.1.tar.gz -C /srv/http/
Next, you need to create a database for WiKiss. You can create a new database using the MySQL or MariaDB command-line interface.
mysql -u root -p
Once you are inside the MySQL shell, run the following commands to create a new database, user, and grant privileges:
CREATE DATABASE wikiss;
CREATE USER 'wikissuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wikiss.* TO 'wikissuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Now you need to configure Apache to serve WiKiss. Create a new virtual host for WiKiss by creating a new configuration file in the /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ directory.
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/wikiss.conf
Add the following lines to the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName wikiss.your_domain.com
DocumentRoot "/srv/http/wikiss/"
<Directory "/srv/http/wikiss/">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Make sure you replace "wikiss.your_domain.com" with the domain name you want to use for your WiKiss site. Once you have added the configuration, save and close the file.
Now you need to configure WiKiss by editing the configuration file located in the WiKiss root directory.
sudo nano /srv/http/wikiss/config/config.php
Set the database name, username, password, and hostname for your WiKiss site by editing the following lines:
define('WK_DB_NAME', 'wikiss');
define('WK_DB_USER', 'wikissuser');
define('WK_DB_PASSWD', 'password');
define('WK_HOST', 'localhost');
Finally, you can access your WiKiss site by visiting your domain name in your web browser. if you have successfully followed the above steps, you should see the welcome page of WiKiss. You can now start creating and managing your own wiki site!
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install WiKiss on Manjaro. By following these steps, you can easily create your own wiki site and manage it with ease. Good luck!
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