Installing Tiki on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tiki on macOS. Tiki is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage your website with ease.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure you have the following tools installed on your macOS:

• Apache web server
• MySQL database server
• PHP
• Composer

If you do not have these tools installed on your machine, please follow the official documentation to install them.

Step 1: Download Tiki

Visit the official Tiki website at https://tiki.org/HomePage and download the latest stable version of Tiki.

Once downloaded, extract the zip file to a directory of your choice.

Step 2: Configure Apache

Open the Terminal app and navigate to the httpd.conf file. This file is usually located under etc/apache2/. Open the file using your favorite text editor and add the following code at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "<Tiki Directory>/tiki"
  ServerName <Your Domain Name>
  <Directory "<Tiki Directory>/tiki">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    allow from all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace <Tiki Directory> with the path to the Tiki directory, and <Your Domain Name> with your desired domain name.

Save the file and restart Apache by running the following command:

sudo apachectl restart

Step 3: Create a MySQL Database

Open the MySQL terminal and create a new database for Tiki by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE <Database Name>;

Make sure to replace <Database Name> with your desired database name.

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Navigate to the Tiki directory and install the required dependencies by running the following command:

composer install

Step 5: Install Tiki

Run the following command to install Tiki:

php console.php installer:install

Follow the installer prompts to configure Tiki.

Step 6: Access Tiki

Once the installation is complete, you can access Tiki by visiting your domain name in your web browser.

Congratulation! You have successfully installed Tiki on macOS.

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