How to Install Tiki on Fedora Server Latest

Introduction

Tiki is a powerful open-source website and collaboration tool that allows you to create online applications, blogs, forums, and more. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Tiki on a Fedora server running the latest version.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • A Fedora Server Latest installed and configured
  • A web server (Apache or Nginx)
  • PHP installed and configured (version 7.0 or later)
  • MySQL or MariaDB installed and configured

Step 1: Install Dependencies

In order to install Tiki, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command:

sudo dnf install httpd php php-mysqlnd php-dom php-xml php-gd php-curl php-json mysql

Step 2: Download Tiki

Next, we need to download the Tiki tarball from the official website. You can download it using the following command:

curl -OL https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/latest/download

Step 3: Extract and Move Files

Once the tarball is downloaded, extract the files to the web server’s root directory by running the following command:

sudo tar -xvzf tiki-*.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/

This will extract the files to /var/www/html/tiki-X.X/ directory where X.X is the version number.

Now, navigate to the Tiki root directory:

cd /var/www/html/tiki-X.X/

Step 4: Create a Database

Now, we need to create a MySQL database for Tiki. Run the following commands:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL root password when prompted, then run the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE tikiwiki;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tikiwiki.* TO 'tikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Replace tikiuser with a desired username and password with a strong password.

Step 5: Install Tiki

Now, we are ready to install Tiki. Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/tiki-X.X/. If everything is set up correctly, you should see the Tiki installer page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to configure Tiki with your desired settings.

Step 6: Set Appropriate Permissions

For Tiki to function correctly, we need to set appropriate permissions on some directories. Run the following command:

sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/tiki-X.X/

Note that apache is the default user that Apache web server runs as. If you are using a different web server, the user may be different.

Conclusion

Tiki has now been installed on your Fedora server. You may now log in to the admin interface and start customizing your website or application. Enjoy!