How to Install Tiki on Windows 11

Tiki is an open-source content management system that can be installed on a variety of operating systems. In this tutorial, we will be outlining the steps to install Tiki on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Download Tiki

  1. Go to the official Tiki website, https://tiki.org/HomePage, and select the "Download" button on the top menu.

  2. From the download page, select the latest version of Tiki that matches your system architecture. For example, if you have a 64-bit machine, select the 64-bit version of Tiki.

  3. Save the downloaded file to a directory on your machine.

Step 2: Extract Tiki

  1. Use a file extractor like 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract the contents of the downloaded Tiki file.

  2. Extract the contents to the root directory of your web server application. You can find this directory by referring to the documentation of the web server application you have installed. In this tutorial, we will assume that XAMPP is installed in the default C:\xampp directory on your machine. Therefore, we will extract the Tiki files to the C:\xampp\htdocs directory.

Step 3: Configure Tiki

  1. Launch your browser and navigate to http://localhost/tiki-install.php.

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the Tiki installation wizard to set up your Tiki site. This includes setting up the database, specifying site settings, and setting up site administrators.

  3. Once the installation process is finished, the Tiki site will be ready and can be accessed by navigating to http://localhost/tiki-index.php.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you can easily install Tiki on your Windows 11 machine. Tiki offers a robust set of features for managing your content, including wikis, blogs, forums, and more. With Tiki up and running, you can begin customizing your site and creating engaging content for your visitors.

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