How to Install WikiSuite on OpenBSD

WikiSuite is a versatile and powerful suite of open source technologies for building modern collaborative applications. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the process of installing WikiSuite on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you can install WikiSuite on OpenBSD, you must have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD operating system installed.
• A user with superuser privileges (root access).
• Internet connectivity to download the necessary packages.

Step 1: Update Your OpenBSD System

First, update your OpenBSD system to ensure that it has the latest patches and security fixes.

# doas pkg_add -u

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Next, we need to install the required packages that WikiSuite needs to run. These packages include mariadb, apache-httpd, php, composer, npm, graphics/ImageMagick, graphics/ghostscript.

# doas pkg_add mariadb-server apache-httpd php php-pgsql composer npm graphics/ImageMagick graphics/ghostscript

Step 3: Set Up MariaDB

MariaDB is the database system WikiSuite uses to store its data, so you need to set it up before you can install WikiSuite.

First, initialize the MariaDB database.

# doas rcctl start mysqld && mysql_secure_installation

Then, create a new user and database, and grant permissions to the user.

# doas mysql -u root -p
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'wikisuite'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE wikisuite;
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wikisuite.* TO 'wikisuite'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
MariaDB [(none)]> exit;

Step 4: Install WikiSuite

At this point, you're ready to install WikiSuite.

# doas composer create-project wikisuite/wikisuite wikisuite

Note: The above command will install WikiSuite into a wikisuite folder in the current directory.

Step 5: Configure Apache

Now, we need to configure Apache to host WikiSuite.

First, create a new virtual host file for WikiSuite.

# echo "Listen 8000" > /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-wikisuite.conf
# echo "<VirtualHost *:8000>
    DocumentRoot \"/path/to/wikisuite\"
    <Directory \"/path/to/wikisuite\">
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>" >> /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-wikisuite.conf

Note: Replace /path/to/wikisuite with the actual path to where the WikiSuite files are located.

Then, activate the new virtual host file.

# rcctl enable httpd
# httpd -k restart

Step 6: Set Up WikiSuite

Finally, you need to set up the WikiSuite installation.

# cd wikisuite
# composer install
# composer dump-autoload -o
# cd private/app/System
# cp local/config.dist.php local/config.php

Edit local/config.php file with the following information:

/** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host **/
/** The name of the database for WikiSuite */
define('DB_NAME', 'wikisuite');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'wikisuite');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

/** MySQL database port */
define('DB_PORT', 3306);

define('DB_PREFIX', 'wikisuite_');

Then, run the following commands to set up the WikiSuite database.

# cd ../../../..
# php bin/console db:build
# php bin/console db:seed

Step 7: Access WikiSuite

Congratulations! You've successfully installed and set up WikiSuite on your OpenBSD machine.

You can now access WikiSuite on your web browser by navigating to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've shown you how to install and set up WikiSuite on OpenBSD. You now have the powerful tools and resources to build modern collaborative applications.

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