How to install WiKiss on Elementary OS Latest

WiKiss is a lightweight and easy-to-use wiki engine that can help you create and manage your own wiki pages. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install WiKiss on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:

• Elementary OS Latest is installed and up-to-date
• You have administrative privileges

Step 1: Install Apache

The first step is to install Apache, which is the web server that will host your WiKiss wiki. To do this, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2

Step 2: Install PHP

WiKiss is built using PHP, so you will need to install PHP and some required extensions. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php7.0 libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mbstring php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl

Step 3: Download WiKiss

Now that Apache and PHP are installed, you can download WiKiss. Go to the WiKiss website (https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/) and download the latest version of WiKiss.

Once you have downloaded the ZIP file, extract it to the /var/www/html/ directory on your system.

sudo unzip wikiss-2.3.1.zip -d /var/www/html/

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

WiKiss requires a MySQL database to store all its data. To create a new database, run the following command:

sudo mysql -u root -p

This will prompt you for the MySQL root password. Once you have entered the password, run the following SQL command to create a new database:

CREATE DATABASE wikiss;

Exit the MySQL prompt by running the following command:

exit

Step 5: Configure WiKiss

Next, you need to configure WiKiss by editing the wikiss.conf.php file in the /var/www/html/WiKiss/config/ directory. Open the file with your preferred text editor.

sudo nano /var/www/html/WiKiss/config/wikiss.conf.php

Change the following lines to match your MySQL settings:

$wkp_database = 'wikiss';
$wkp_username = 'root';
$wkp_password = 'password';

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Set Permissions

Finally, you need to set the correct file permissions for your WiKiss installation. To do this, run the following commands:

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

Step 7: Access WiKiss

You are now ready to access your WiKiss installation. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost/WiKiss/. You should see the WiKiss homepage.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WiKiss on Elementary OS Latest.