How to Install PukiWiki on Alpine Linux Latest

PukiWiki is a popular wiki software that is written in PHP. In this tutorial, we will be installing PukiWiki on Alpine Linux Latest using the following steps:

Step 1: Update packages

Before we start, let's update the package list and upgrade any outdated packages:

$ apk update && apk upgrade

Step 2: Install required packages

To install PukiWiki, we need to install the required packages such as Apache, PHP, and SQLite:

$ apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 php7-sqlite3 sqlite

Step 3: Configure Apache

Next, we need to configure Apache to serve our PukiWiki site. Create a new Apache virtual host configuration file using the following command:

$ touch /etc/apache2/conf.d/pukiwiki.conf

Add the following lines to the pukiwiki.conf file:

Alias /pukiwiki /var/www/localhost/htdocs/pukiwiki

<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/pukiwiki">
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Step 4: Download and Extract PukiWiki

Next, let's download the latest PukiWiki archive from https://pukiwiki.osdn.jp/ using the following command:

$ wget https://ja.osdn.net/frs/redir.php?m=jaist&f=%2Fpukiwiki%2F73284%2Fpukiwiki-1.5.2_utf8.zip

Extract the downloaded file to the Apache document root directory:

$ unzip pukiwiki-1.5.2_utf8.zip -d /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 5: Set File Permissions

PukiWiki needs write permissions to certain directories for its cache and backup files. Change the ownership of these directories to the Apache user using the following command:

$ chown -R apache:apache /var/www/localhost/htdocs/pukiwiki/{backup,cache}

Step 6: Start Apache

Finally, start the Apache web server and make sure it starts automatically on system boot:

$ rc-service apache2 start
$ rc-update add apache2

You have now successfully installed PukiWiki on Alpine Linux Latest. Open a web browser, and navigate to http://<your-server-IP>/pukiwiki/ to access your new wiki site.