How to Install WackoWiki on OpenSUSE Latest

WackoWiki is a free and open-source Wiki software written in PHP. It allows you to create your own Wiki website with ease. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install WackoWiki on the latest version of OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of OpenSUSE latest
  • SSH access to your server with superuser privileges
  • PHP 7.1 or higher
  • MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database installed and configured
  • Apache or NGINX web server installed and configured

Step 1: Download WackoWiki

First, you need to download the latest version of WackoWiki from the official website using the following command:

$ wget https://wackowiki.org/download/wackowiki-6.0.24.zip

Once the download is complete, extract the archive using the following command:

$ unzip wackowiki-6.0.24.zip

Step 2: Configure Database

WackoWiki requires a database to store its data. You can use either MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL. We will use MySQL for this tutorial.

Log in to your MySQL server and create a new database and user for WackoWiki using the following commands:

$ mysql -u root -p

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

Replace "password" with your own password.

Step 3: Install Required PHP Extensions

WackoWiki requires some PHP extensions to be installed on your server. Install them using the following command:

$ sudo zypper install php7-gd php7-mysql php7-pdo php7-mbstring php7-ctype php7-dom

Step 4: Configure Web Server

WackoWiki requires a web server to run. You can use either Apache or NGINX. We will use Apache for this tutorial.

Create a new virtual host for WackoWiki using the following commands:

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf.d/wackowiki.conf

Add the following lines:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerAdmin [email protected]
   DocumentRoot /var/www/wackowiki
   ServerName yourdomain.com
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/wackowiki_error.log
   CustomLog /var/log/apache2/wackowiki_access.log common 
   <Directory /var/www/wackowiki/>
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
      AllowOverride All
      Order allow,deny
      allow from all
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Install WackoWiki

Copy the extracted files to the document root directory of Apache using the following command:

$ sudo cp -r wackowiki-6.0.24 /var/www/wackowiki

Change the ownership of the WackoWiki directory to the Apache user:

$ sudo chown -R wwwrun:www /var/www/wackowiki

Step 6: Setup WackoWiki

Open your web browser and navigate to your domain name. You will see the WackoWiki setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up WackoWiki.

On the "Database settings" page, enter the database details that you have created earlier.

On the "Administrator data" page, enter the administrator account details like a username, password, and email address.

Once you have completed the setup process, you will be redirected to the WackoWiki login page. Log in using the administrator account that you have created.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed WackoWiki on OpenSUSE latest. You can now start creating your own Wiki pages.