XWiki is a popular open-source software that provides a powerful wiki platform. If you are looking to install XWiki on your macOS, you are in the right place. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process step-by-step.
Before you get started with the XWiki installation process, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS:
The first step is to download the XWiki software from the official website. You can download the latest version of XWiki from the following link: https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Download.
Once the download is complete, extract the archive file.
As mentioned earlier, you need to have a MySQL or PostgreSQL database installed on your macOS. If you already have a database created, you can skip this step.
To create a new database, open the terminal and type the following commands:
$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted. Next, run the following command to create a new database:
mysql> create database xwiki;
You can replace "xwiki" with any preferred name for your database.
After creating the database, navigate to the extracted XWiki folder and open the "webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/hibernate.cfg.xml" file in a text editor.
Update the following configuration properties according to your database credentials:
<property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class">com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost/xwiki?characterEncoding=utf8</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.username">root</property>
<property name="hibernate.connection.password">password</property>
Update the "hibernate.connection.driver_class" property if you are using a PostgreSQL database.
After configuring XWiki, open the terminal and navigate to the extracted XWiki folder. Run the following command to start XWiki:
$ sh ./start_xwiki.sh
This command will start the XWiki server on port 8080 by default. You can access XWiki by opening a web browser and entering the following URL: http://localhost:8080/xwiki.
That's it! You have successfully installed XWiki on your macOS. Now, you can explore the different features and functionalities of XWiki and use it for your wiki platform needs.
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