How to Install DokuWiki on Kali Linux Latest

Introduction

DokuWiki is a simple-to-use and highly versatile wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is a popular choice for documentation and knowledge management. This tutorial will show you how to install DokuWiki on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, ensure that you have the following set up:

  • A user account on Kali Linux with sudo privileges.
  • The latest updates and upgrades on the Kali Linux system.
  • A web server installed on the system.

Step 1: Install LAMP Stack

DokuWiki is a PHP-based application and needs a web server, PHP and a database. Therefore, the first step is to install the LAMP stack on your system, which will give you Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 php mysql-client mysql-server php-mysql -y

You will be prompted to enter a password for MySQL server root user during the installation process. Make sure you remember it as we will need it later.

Step 2: Download DokuWiki

Next, you need to download the latest version of DokuWiki. You can get it from the official website: https://download.dokuwiki.org/. Run the following command to download the latest version in the /var/www/html directory:

cd /var/www/html
sudo wget https://download.dokuwiki.org/out/dokuwiki-c552509b07b4b4a4d77c9e049f95e33c.tgz

Step 3: Extract and Rename the DokuWiki Archive

Now that we have the DokuWiki files downloaded to our server, we need to extract them and rename the directory to something meaningful. To do this, run the following commands:

sudo tar xfvz dokuwiki-c552509b07b4b4a4d77c9e049f95e33c.tgz
sudo mv dokuwiki-20xx-xx-xx dokuwiki

Replace "20xx-xx-xx" with the date of the latest release.

Step 4: Configure Apache for DokuWiki

By default, Apache will not display the DokuWiki files we extracted earlier. We need to create a virtual host configuration file for DokuWiki.

  1. Create a new Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/dokuwiki.conf
  1. Paste the following configuration in the file:
<VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/dokuwiki
     ServerName your-server-ip
     <Directory /var/www/html/dokuwiki/>
            Options FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
            order allow,deny
            allow from all
     </Directory>
     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Replace "your-server-ip" with the IP address of the server.

  1. Enable the DokuWiki virtual host configuration file and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite dokuwiki.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 5: Configure DokuWiki

Now that we have DokuWiki installed and Apache configured, we need to configure DokuWiki itself.

  1. Open the DokuWiki configuration file for editing:
sudo nano /var/www/html/dokuwiki/conf/local.php
  1. Find the following variable and set it to 0:
$conf['allowdebug'] = 0;
  1. Set the following variables:
$conf['basedir'] = '/';
$conf['savedir'] = '/var/www/html/dokuwiki/data/';
  1. Save the changes and exit the file.

Step 6: Complete the Installation through Web Interface

Finally, you can complete the installation process of DokuWiki through a web interface:

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip/dokuwiki/install.php.

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the DokuWiki installation.

  3. Once the installation is complete, you can access DokuWiki interface by navigating to http://your-server-ip/dokuwiki.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed DokuWiki on your Kali Linux system.