How to Install WackoWiki on macOS

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WackoWiki on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A macOS computer running version 10.9 or later
• A web server installed on your computer (e.g. Apache or nginx)
• PHP version 5.6 or later installed on your computer

Step 1: Download WackoWiki Package

Visit the official WackoWiki website at https://wackowiki.org/ and download the latest version of WackoWiki.

Step 2: Create a Directory

Create a new directory where you want to install WackoWiki. For example, you can create a new directory named wackowiki in your web server's document root directory.

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/wackowiki

Step 3: Extract Package

Extract the downloaded WackoWiki package to the directory you created in the previous step.

sudo tar -zxvf wackowiki-6.0.13.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/wackowiki --strip-components=1

Step 4: Set Permissions

Set the correct permissions for the cache and config directories.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/wackowiki/cache /var/www/html/wackowiki/config
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/wackowiki/cache /var/www/html/wackowiki/config

Step 5: Edit Configuration File

Rename the config.sample.php file located in the config directory to config.php.

sudo mv /var/www/html/wackowiki/config/config.sample.php /var/www/html/wackowiki/config/config.php

Edit the config.php file and modify the following parameters:

$config['sys_lang'] = 'en';               // Set the language you prefer
$config['base_url'] = 'http://localhost'; // Set your website URL
$config['db_hostname'] = 'localhost';     // Set your database hostname
$config['db_username'] = 'username';      // Set your database username
$config['db_password'] = 'password';      // Set your database password
$config['db_database'] = 'database';      // Set your database name

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Install Database

Create a new database for WackoWiki and import the install/mysql.sql file located in the WackoWiki package to your new database.

mysql -u username -p -e "CREATE DATABASE database;"
mysql -u username -p database < /var/www/html/wackowiki/install/mysql.sql

Step 7: Access WackoWiki

Open your web browser and go to your website URL. You will now see the WackoWiki installation page. Follow the instructions to complete the installation process.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WackoWiki on macOS. You can now create and manage your own wiki pages with WackoWiki.

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