How to Install Tiki on FreeBSD Latest

Tiki is a powerful Content Management System (CMS) and Groupware that enables you to create robust websites and online applications. In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the process of installing Tiki on the latest version of FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you’ll need the following:

A FreeBSD server running the latest version.
A user account with sudo privileges.
A webserver (Apache or Nginx) installed and running.
PHP 7.2 or higher installed.

Step 1: Update FreeBSD

First, you need to update your FreeBSD system to ensure that you have the latest packages and security patches.

sudo freebsd-update fetch
sudo freebsd-update install

Once the updates are installed, reboot your server for the changes to take effect.

sudo reboot

Step 2: Install PHP and Dependencies

To install PHP and necessary dependencies, run:

sudo pkg install php72 php72-extensions

Step 3: Install Tiki

Now, let’s download and install the Tiki software.

sudo mkdir /usr/local/www/tiki
sudo chown -R www:www /usr/local/www/tiki
cd /usr/local/www/tiki
sudo fetch https://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki/files/Tiki_20.x_Source/tiki-20.5.tar.bz2
sudo tar xvfj tiki-20.5.tar.bz2 --strip-components 1

Step 4: Configure Tiki

To configure Tiki, you need to create a new database and user for Tiki in MySQL or MariaDB.

sudo mysql -u root -p

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

Make sure to replace 'password' with a strong, unique password.

Next, navigate to the Tiki directory and create a configuration file.

cd /usr/local/www/tiki
sudo cp db/local.php.dist db/local.php
sudo vi db/local.php

Update the following fields with the database name, user, and password you just created:

// MySQL settings
$host = 'localhost'; 
$dbname = 'tiki'; 
$user = 'tikiuser'; 
$pass = 'password';

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Set Permissions

To ensure that Tiki has the necessary permissions to write files, set the permissions accordingly:

sudo chown -R www:www temp/ templates_c/ db/local.php
sudo chmod -R u+rw temp/ templates_c/ db/local.php

Step 6: Access Tiki

Tiki is now installed and configured. You can access Tiki by navigating to your server’s IP address or domain name in a web browser.

http://your_server_ip/tiki

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Tiki CMS on the latest version of FreeBSD. You can now start exploring the features and functionality of Tiki and use it to create powerful websites and applications.