How to Install DokuWiki on Linux Mint

DokuWiki is a popular wiki software that allows users to easily create, edit, and collaborate on web-based documentation. This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing DokuWiki on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing DokuWiki, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint Latest version
• Apache web server
• PHP 7.2 or later
• MySQL 5.5 or later

Step 1 - Installing MySQL

To install MySQL on your Linux Mint system, run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mysql-server

During the installation, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user.

Step 2 - Installing Apache and PHP

To install Apache and PHP on your system, run the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt install apache2 php php-mysql

After the installation is complete, start Apache service by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start apache2

You can now verify Apache is running by visiting http://localhost in your web browser.

Step 3 - Downloading and Unpacking DokuWiki

Download the latest version of DokuWiki from the official website https://download.dokuwiki.org/get?id=dokuwiki-stable.tgz.

Once you have downloaded DokuWiki, navigate to the directory where the downloaded file resides in your terminal and extract the contents of the file using the following command:

tar xvfz dokuwiki-stable.tgz

Move the extracted contents to the web server's root directory using the following command:

sudo mv dokuwiki-*/ /var/www/html/dokuwiki

Step 4 - Creating a MySQL Database

To create a MySQL database for DokuWiki, log in to the MySQL server using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

Enter your MySQL password when prompted, and then create a new database for DokuWiki using the following command:

CREATE DATABASE dokuwiki;

Create a new MySQL user and password for DokuWiki using the following command:

CREATE USER 'dokuwiki'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Grant privileges to the new user for the new database using the following command:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dokuwiki.* TO 'dokuwiki'@'localhost';

Finally, flush the privileges so that MySQL reloads the grant tables:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Exit the MySQL prompt using the following command:

exit

Step 5 - Configuring DokuWiki

Navigate to the DokuWiki directory using the following command:

cd /var/www/html/dokuwiki

Rename the dokuwiki.php file to index.php using the following command:

sudo mv dokuwiki.php index.php

Change the ownership of the DokuWiki directory to the Apache user using the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dokuwiki

Copy the conf/local.php.dist file to conf/local.php using the following command:

sudo cp conf/local.php.dist conf/local.php

Edit the conf/local.php file using nano (a command-line text editor) by running the following command:

sudo nano conf/local.php

Find the following lines:

$conf['superuser'] = '@admin';
$conf['passcrypt'] = ''; #optional, but recommended

Modify the superuser line with your desired username and password. Save and exit the file.

Step 6 - Accessing DokuWiki

You can now access DokuWiki by visiting http://localhost/dokuwiki in your web browser. Congratulations! You have successfully installed DokuWiki on your Linux Mint system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the process of installing DokuWiki on Linux Mint. This is just one of the many tools available for managing documentation and collaborating with others. We hope you find this tutorial helpful!