How to Install PukiWiki on Kali Linux Latest

PukiWiki is a lightweight wiki software written in PHP that provides an easy-to-use interface for creating and managing wikis. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install PukiWiki on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • Kali Linux Latest installed on your machine.
  • An internet connection.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade Your System

Before installing any software on your system, it is recommended to update and upgrade your system to avoid any conflicts.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Apache2 Web Server

PukiWiki requires a web server to run. In this tutorial, we will be using Apache2 web server.

sudo apt install apache2

Step 3: Install PHP and PHP Extensions

PukiWiki is written in PHP, so you need to install PHP and some PHP extensions to run PukiWiki on your system.

sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mbstring php-xml php-gd php-curl

Step 4: Install PukiWiki

Now that you have installed Apache2 web server and PHP on your system, it's time to install PukiWiki.

  1. Download the latest version of PukiWiki from the official website https://pukiwiki.osdn.jp/.

  2. Extract the downloaded archive file in the Apache2 web root directory.

sudo tar -xzvf pukiwiki-1.5.3_utf8.zip -C /var/www/html/
  1. Change the ownership of the PukiWiki directory to the Apache2 web server user.
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/pukiwiki/

Step 5: Configure Apache2 Web Server

To make PukiWiki accessible from a web browser, you need to create a virtual host configuration file for Apache2 web server.

  1. Create a new virtual host configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/pukiwiki.conf
  1. Add the following lines of code to the configuration file.
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/pukiwiki/
    ServerName example.com
    ServerAlias www.example.com
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
  1. Enable the virtual host configuration file.
sudo a2ensite pukiwiki.conf
  1. Restart the Apache2 web server.
sudo service apache2 restart

Step 6: Access PukiWiki

Now, you can access PukiWiki from a web browser by entering the IP address or domain name of your server in the address bar.

http://<your-server-IP-address>

or

http://example.com

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PukiWiki on Kali Linux Latest.