How to Install Tiki on NetBSD

Tiki is a free and open-source content management system and wiki software. It is designed to help users create collaborative online projects, such as wikis, forums, blogs, and more. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of installing Tiki on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:

  • A NetBSD VPS or dedicated server
  • SSH access to the server with administrative privileges
  • Update the system with the following command:
sudo pkgin update

Step 1: Install the Required Packages

To install Tiki, you need to install the following packages:

sudo pkgin install apache php73 php73-mysql mysql-server

Step 2: Create a MySQL User and Database

Next, you need to create a user and database for Tiki to use. Use the following commands to create a new MySQL user and database named tikiwiki:

sudo mysql -u root -p

mysql> CREATE DATABASE tikiwiki;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON tikiwiki.* TO 'tikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> EXIT;

Make sure to replace tikiuser and password with desired credentials.

Step 3: Download and Extract Tiki

Now, you can download and extract the Tiki files to your server. You can download the latest stable version of Tiki from the Tiki website.

cd /tmp
wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/tikiwiki/Stable%20Releases/Tiki%2025.0/Tiki_25.0.zip
unzip Tiki_25.0.zip -d /var/www/

Step 4: Configure Apache for Tiki

Next, you need to configure Apache to serve Tiki. Create a new virtual host configuration file in /usr/pkg/etc/apache/httpd.conf.d/:

sudo nano /usr/pkg/etc/apache/httpd.conf.d/tiki.conf

Add the following configuration:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName yourdomain.com
        DocumentRoot /var/www/Tiki_25.0/
        <Directory /var/www/Tiki_25.0/>
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
                Require all granted
        </Directory>
        ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/tiki-error.log
        CustomLog /var/log/httpd/tiki-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

Step 5: Restart Apache

Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo /usr/pkg/etc/rc.d/apache-2.4 restart

You can now access your Tiki website by visiting http://yourdomain.com in a web browser!

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Tiki on NetBSD! You can now start exploring the features of Tiki and create a collaborative online project.