How to Install WackoWiki on NetBSD

WackoWiki is a free and open-source wiki software that allows users to create and manage content collaboratively. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of installing WackoWiki on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before installing WackoWiki, you need to ensure that your NetBSD server meets the following requirements:

• NetBSD 9.0 or higher
• PHP 7.1 or higher with some necessary modules
• A web server like Apache or Nginx
• A MySQL or PostgreSQL database

Step 1: Update NetBSD

Before we begin, it's always recommended to update your NetBSD system to the latest version available.

$ sudo pkgin update && sudo pkgin upgrade

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

WackoWiki requires some PHP modules to run, so let's install them first.

$ sudo pkgin install php74 php74-mysql php74-pdo_mysql php74-gd mysql-server

Replace php74 with the version of PHP you have installed on your system.

Step 3: Setup MySQL Database

WackoWiki requires a MySQL database to store the wiki content. Let's create a new database for WackoWiki.

$ sudo mysql_install_db
$ sudo mysqld_safe &
$ mysql -u root -p

Once you are in the MySQL command-line shell, create a new database and user for WackoWiki:

> CREATE DATABASE wacko;
> CREATE USER 'wackouser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wacko.* TO 'wackouser'@'localhost';
> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
> EXIT;

Replace password with a strong password for the WackoWiki database user.

Step 4: Download and Install WackoWiki

Let's download the latest stable version of WackoWiki from their website.

$ wget https://wackowiki.org/download/release/wacko.6.0.10.zip
$ unzip wacko.6.0.10.zip
$ sudo mv wacko /var/www/html/

Change the ownership of the WackoWiki directory to the web server user.

$ sudo chown -R www:www /var/www/html/wacko

Step 5: Configure WackoWiki

Copy the example configuration file to create a new configuration file.

$ cd /var/www/html/wacko/config/
$ cp db.mysql.sample.php db.mysql.php

Open db.mysql.php with your favorite text editor and modify the following lines:

define('DB_USER',     'wackouser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_NAME',     'wacko');
define('DB_HOST',     'localhost');

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Create a Virtual Host

Let's create a virtual host in Apache or Nginx to serve WackoWiki on the web.

Apache

Create a new virtual host file in /usr/pkg/etc/httpd/vhosts.d:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/wacko
    <Directory /var/www/html/wacko>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo apachectl restart

Nginx

Create a new server block file in /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available:

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    server_name example.com;

    root /var/www/html/wacko;
    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING    $query_string;
    }
}

Create a symbolic link of the server block file in the sites-enabled directory:

$ sudo ln -s /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com.conf /usr/pkg/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/example.com.conf

Restart Nginx for the changes to take effect:

$ sudo service nginx restart

Step 7: Access WackoWiki

You have successfully installed and configured WackoWiki on NetBSD. Open your web browser and visit http://example.com to start using WackoWiki.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install and configure WackoWiki on NetBSD. If you face any issues during the installation process, feel free to ask for help in the WackoWiki community forums.

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