This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of WikiSuite on Manjaro Linux. WikiSuite is a web-based suite of applications designed for organizations that seek to improve their communication and collaboration processes.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to do a system update to ensure that your system packages are all up to date. Use the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
In this step, we will install the required dependencies for the installation of WikiSuite. Use the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb nginx php-fpm php-intl php-apcu php-xml php-gd php-zip php-mysql
In this step, we will install MariaDB, a popular open-source relational database. Use the following command:
sudo pacman -S mariadb
After the installation, start the MariaDB service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
Now run the secure installation to secure your database with the following command:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Answer the prompts according to your requirements. Once the setup is complete, create a new database for WikiSuite with the following commands:
sudo mysql -u root -p
CREATE DATABASE wikisuite;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wikisuite.* TO 'wikisuite'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Remember to replace 'your-password' with a strong and secure password.
In this step, we will install Nginx, a free and open-source web server. Use the following command:
sudo pacman -S nginx
After the installation, start the Nginx service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start nginx
Now, backup the original Nginx configuration file with the following command:
sudo cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.backup
Remove the default Nginx configuration file with the following command:
sudo rm /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Create a new Nginx configuration file with the following content:
user nginx;
worker_processes auto;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
pid /run/nginx.pid;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
default_type application/octet-stream;
log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
'$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
'"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
sendfile on;
keepalive_timeout 65;
# Load configuration files for the default server block.
include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
server {
listen 80;
root /usr/share/webapps/wikisuite;
index index.php index.html index.htm;
server_name your-server-name;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
}
}
}
Remember to replace 'your-server-name' with your server's domain name or IP address.
Test your Nginx configuration file with the following command:
sudo nginx -t
Restart Nginx after the test is successful:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
In this step, we will install PHP-FPM, a popular FastCGI implementation of PHP. Use the following command:
sudo pacman -S php-fpm php-intl php-apcu php-xml php-gd php-zip php-mysql
After the installation, start the PHP-FPM service with the following command:
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
In this step, we will download and install WikiSuite. Use the following commands:
cd /tmp
sudo git clone https://framagit.org/wikisuite/core.git wikisuite
sudo cp -r /tmp/wikisuite/* /usr/share/webapps/wikisuite/
sudo chown -R http:http /usr/share/webapps/wikisuite/
In this step, we will configure and install WikiSuite. Use the following commands:
cd /usr/share/webapps/wikisuite/
sudo mv .env.example .env
Edit the .env file with the following command:
sudo nano .env
Update the following values in the .env file:
APP_URL=http://your-server-name
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=wikisuite
DB_USERNAME=wikisuite
DB_PASSWORD=your-password
Remember to replace 'your-server-name' and 'your-password' with your values.
Generate a new application key with the following command:
sudo php artisan key:generate
Migrate your database with the following command:
sudo php artisan migrate
In this step, we will start WikiSuite and enable it to start automatically on system boot. Use the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl enable php-fpm
Start all services with the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl start php-fpm
In this step, we will test WikiSuite by accessing its web interface. To access the web interface, open your web browser and enter the URL http://your-server-name. After the login page appears, enter the username and password that you set during the installation process.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed WikiSuite on Manjaro Linux.
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