DokuWiki is a popular open-source wiki software that allows users to manage and create documentation. It is easy to install and use, and is available for free on various platforms, including Ubuntu Server. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing DokuWiki on Ubuntu Server.
Before you start installing DokuWiki on Ubuntu Server, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
To install DokuWiki on Ubuntu Server, you need to install some required packages that include PHP, Apache2 server, PHP extensions, and additional packages. Open the terminal and run the following commands to update the package list and install the required packages:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php php-mbstring php-gd php-cli php-mysql unzip
After installing the packages, restart the Apache2 server with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now that the prerequisites have been met, you can download the DokuWiki package. This can be done by navigating to the official DokuWiki website [https://www.dokuwiki.org/DokuWiki], click on the "Download" button, select the latest stable version, and copy the download link of the tar archive.
Next, open the terminal and navigate to the /tmp directory and download DokuWiki using the wget command and the URL, as shown in the command below:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz
After downloading the DokuWiki archive, you need to extract the contents into your web root directory. The default root directory for Apache2 on Ubuntu is /var/www/html. You can extract the files by running the following command:
$ sudo tar xvf dokuwiki-stable.tgz -C /var/www/html
Before you can start using DokuWiki, you need to configure it. The configuration settings for DokuWiki are saved in the dokuwiki.php file located in the conf directory. You can modify the configuration by editing this file. For example, you can change the default language, enable/disable plugins, and set various preferences.
To edit the dokuwiki.php file, navigate to the /var/www/html/dokuwiki/conf directory using your terminal.
$ cd /var/www/html/dokuwiki/conf
Next, make a copy of the dokuwiki.php file and rename it to local.php using the following command:
$ sudo cp dokuwiki.php local.php
Finally, open the local.php file in a text editor and modify the configuration settings as per your requirements.
Once the configuration is complete, you can access DokuWiki by visiting the IP address of your server in a web browser. For example, if your server IP is 192.168.0.100, you can access DokuWiki by visiting the following URL:
http://192.168.0.100/dokuwiki/
You should see the DokuWiki login page, where you can create a new user account, or log in with an existing account.
That's it! You have successfully installed DokuWiki on Ubuntu Server. You can now start writing and managing your documentation on this platform. Happy blogging!
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