How to Install PmWiki on OpenSUSE

PmWiki is a free and open-source wiki software that can be used to create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install PmWiki on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are certain things that we need to have in place:

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE
  • SSH access to the server

Step 1: Update Your Server

The first step is to update the server to ensure that all packages are up to date. To do this, run the following command:

sudo zypper update

This will update all the packages on your server.

Step 2: Install Apache

PmWiki requires a web server to run. We will be using Apache as our web server. To install Apache, use the following command:

sudo zypper install apache2

Step 3: Install PHP

PmWiki is built in PHP, so we need to install PHP as well. To install PHP, use the following command:

sudo zypper install php7 php7-mbstring php7-gd php7-xml php7-json php7-zlib

Step 4: Install PmWiki

Now, we are ready to install PmWiki.

  1. Download the latest version of PmWiki from https://www.pmwiki.org.

  2. Extract the downloaded archive into the Apache document root directory. The default document root for Apache on OpenSUSE is /srv/www/htdocs/. You can extract the files using the following command:

    sudo tar -xzf pmwiki-latest.tgz -C /srv/www/htdocs/

    Replace pmwiki-latest.tgz with the name of the archive that you downloaded.

  3. Rename the extracted directory to something more meaningful. For example, you can rename it to wiki:

    sudo mv /srv/www/htdocs/pmwiki-* /srv/www/htdocs/wiki

Step 5: Configure Apache

We need to configure Apache to serve PmWiki. For that, create a new Apache configuration file for PmWiki:

sudo vim /etc/apache2/conf.d/wiki.conf

Add the following configuration to this file:

Alias /wiki /srv/www/htdocs/wiki
<Directory /srv/www/htdocs/wiki>
  AllowOverride All
</Directory>

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Restart Apache

Now that the configuration is in place, it's time to restart Apache for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Access PmWiki

You can now access PmWiki by going to http://your-server-ip/wiki in your web browser. You should see the PmWiki home page.

That's it! You have successfully installed PmWiki on OpenSUSE. You can now create new pages and manage your website using PmWiki.