How to Install WiKiss on Kali Linux latest version

WiKiss is a lightweight, wiki-oriented CMS that allows you to create and manage wikis on your server. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing WiKiss on Kali Linux latest version.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to have the following prerequisites:

  • A Kali Linux latest version server with root access
  • LAMP server installed on your system.
  • PHP version 5.4 or higher
  • Apache web server version 2.2 or higher
  • MySQL database installed.

If you don't have the above-mentioned packages, then install them on your system.

Step 1: Download WiKiss

To download WiKiss, go to the following link: https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/ sudo wget https://wikiss.tuxfamily.org/libs/files/wikiss-0.3.1.tgz

Step 2: Extract the file

After downloading your WiKiss file, extract the file using the following command.

sudo tar -zxvf wikiss-0.3.1.tgz

Step 3: Move WiKiss files to directory

Now move the extracted WiKiss files from the downloaded path to the apache web directory "/var/www/html" using the following command.

sudo mv wikiss-0.3.1 /var/www/html/wikiss

Step 4: Set permission

Next, you need to change the permission of the entry files using the following command:

cd /var/www/html

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data wikiss

sudo chmod -R 777 wikiss

Step 5: Create a database

Now create a MySQL database for WiKiss.

sudo mysql -u root -p

CREATE DATABASE wikissdb;

CREATE USER 'wikiss'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'WikissPassword@123';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wikissdb.* TO 'wikiss'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

exit;

Step 6: Run the WiKiss installer

Open your web browser and type the following URL to access the WiKiss installation page.

http://localhost/wikiss/install

Follow the installation wizard and provide the required information, such as database name, username, and password, etc.

After completing the installation process, remove the installation directory by using the following command.

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/wikiss/install

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WiKiss on Kali Linux latest version. You can now use this lightweight wiki CMS to manage your server's wikis.