In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install PukiWiki on the latest version of NixOS. PukiWiki is an open-source and powerful wiki engine that is designed to work on various operating systems.
Before we proceed with the installation of PukiWiki, let's make sure that our NixOS is up-to-date. This can be achieved by running the following commands:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
PukiWiki requires an Apache web server to function correctly. Therefore, we need to install and configure it first. The installation process can be achieved by running the following command:
sudo nix-env -i apache
To verify if Apache has been installed successfully, you can run the following command:
sudo systemctl status apache
Since PukiWiki is built using PHP, we need to install the latest version of PHP. The following command will install PHP:
sudo nix-env -i php
To verify whether PHP has been installed successfully, you can run the following command:
php -v
Now that we have installed Apache web server and PHP, we can proceed and install PukiWiki. The installation process can be achieved by running the following commands:
sudo nix-env -i pukiwiki
Next, we need to configure the Apache web server to work with PukiWiki. This can be achieved by creating a new configuration file for Apache. The file should contain the following information:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/pukiwiki
ServerName example.com
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
<Directory /var/www/pukiwiki/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
Save this file at the location /etc/apache2/sites-available/pukiwiki.conf.
Next, enable the new configuration file by running the following command:
sudo a2ensite pukiwiki.conf
Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes by running the following command:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install PukiWiki on the latest version of NixOS. After following this tutorial, you should be able to access PukiWiki by visiting the URL http://example.com/pukiwiki.
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