The wiki we have chosen is 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

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
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4. Get the dokuwiki file from the website.

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

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5. Unzip the file.

sudo tar -xvzf dokuwiki-stable.tgz
ls

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6. Rename the file for quicker access.

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

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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

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<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>

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9. Enable the site and rewrite module:

sudo a2ensite dokuwiki.conf
sudo a2enmod rewrite

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10. Restart Apache to apply the changes

sudo systemctl restart apache2

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11. Go to localhost and it should be there. insert pic

To edit the wiki, go to the pencil and plus icon to edit wiki. insert pic insert pic Once everything in the report is done, click Ctrl + P to save it as PDF. insert pic