Part 5: Install and Configure Wiki System

This page will show how to install and configure DokuWiki.

Note: This is a guide on how to install and configure Wiki on localhost.

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to install Dokuwiki through the command line.

1. Before starting, ensure your Debian system is up to date.

sudo apt update

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2. If you have not installed Apache and PHP, use the following commands:

sudo apt install apache2
sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-cli php-xml

3. Navigate to web server’s root directory

cd /var/www/html
ls

4. Get the dokuwiki file from the website.

sudo wget https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz
ls

5. Extract the downloaded file.

sudo tar -xvzf dokuwiki-stable.tgz
ls

6. Rename the file for quicker access.

sudo mv dokuwiki-2024-02-06b dokuwiki
ls

7. Set the correct permissions:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dokuwiki
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/dokuwiki

8. Configure Apache for DokuWiki

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/dokuwiki.conf

Add the following content to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/dokuwiki
  <Directory /var/www/html/dokuwiki>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
  </Directory>
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Press Ctrl + X, y, Enter to save.

9. Enable the site and rewrite module:

sudo a2ensite dokuwiki.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

10. Restart Apache to apply the changes

sudo systemctl restart apache2

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11. Go to localhost and it should be there.
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To edit the wiki, go to the pencil and plus icon to edit wiki.
Once everything in the report is done, click Ctrl + P to save it as PDF.

Now, you can have your own Wiki page to help other users navigate your OS.