How to Install Dokuwiki on OpenSUSE Latest

This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Dokuwiki, which is a free and open-source wiki software that allows users to create and manage documentation or knowledge bases. We will be installing Dokuwiki on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that your machine has the following prerequisites:

• A machine running the latest version of OpenSUSE
• A non-root user with root privileges
• Access to the internet
• SSH access

Step 1: Update the System

The first step is to update the system packages to the latest version. You can use the package manager zypper to update the packages:

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install Apache Server and PHP

We need to install the Apache server and PHP on OpenSUSE to run Dokuwiki. Run the following command to install:

sudo zypper install apache2 php7 php7-ctype php7-gd php7-iconv php7-json php7-mbstring php7-posix php7-tokenizer php7-xmlreader php7-xmlwriter

Step 3: Install Dokuwiki

We will download the latest version of Dokuwiki from the official website, extract the files, and move them to the /srv/www/htdocs directory.

cd /tmp
wget "https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz"
tar zxvf dokuwiki-stable.tgz
sudo mv dokuwiki-*/ /srv/www/htdocs/dokuwiki

Step 4: Configure Apache for Dokuwiki

To configure Apache, create a new virtual host file for Dokuwiki:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/dokuwiki.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin webmaster@example.com
     DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/dokuwiki/
     ServerName dokuwiki.example.com
     <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/dokuwiki/>
       Options FollowSymLinks
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
     </Directory>
     ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/dokuwiki_error.log
     CustomLog /var/log/apache2/dokuwiki_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your domain. Save and close the file.

Next, enable the newly created virtual host by running:

sudo a2ensite dokuwiki.conf

Finally, restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Access Dokuwiki

You can now access Dokuwiki by opening your web browser and navigating to http://server_domain_or_IP/. You should see the Dokuwiki home page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Dokuwiki on OpenSUSE. You can now use it to create and manage documentation or knowledge base. Remember, it is important to keep your system up to date with the latest security patches and updates.

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