How to Install WackoWiki on Windows 10

WackoWiki is an open-source wiki engine that can be installed on various platforms, including Windows 10. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install WackoWiki.

Requirements:

  • Windows 10
  • Apache server
  • PHP 7.2 or higher
  • MySQL/MariaDB

Step 1: Download WackoWiki

To get started, you need to download WackoWiki from the official website https://wackowiki.org/.

Step 2: Install Apache server

You need to install the Apache server, which is a web server software that delivers web content. You can download the Apache server for Windows 10 from the official website https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi. After downloading, you should install it to your computer.

Step 3: Install PHP

After installing the Apache server, you need to install PHP. You can download PHP from the official website https://windows.php.net/download/. Choose the version that is compatible with your operating system and select the PHP zip package. Extract the PHP package to the Apache server directory.

Step 4: Install MySQL/MariaDB

You need to install MySQL/MariaDB, which is a database management system. You can download it from the official website https://mariadb.org/download/. After downloading, you should install it to your computer.

Step 5: Create a database and user

After installing MySQL/MariaDB, you need to create a database and user for WackoWiki. Open the MySQL/MariaDB command prompt and enter the following commands:

CREATE DATABASE wikidatabase;

CREATE USER 'wikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'wikipassword';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wikidatabase.* TO 'wikiuser'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Step 6: Configure Apache server

Now you need to configure the Apache server to use the PHP installation. Open the httpd.conf file located at the Apache server directory and add the following lines to the file:

LoadModule php_module "C:/Apache24/php/php7apache2_4.dll"

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

PHPIniDir "C:/Apache24/php"

Be sure to modify the paths according to your own installation.

Step 7: Install WackoWiki

Now you need to copy the WackoWiki files to the Apache server directory. After copying, navigate to the WackoWiki installation directory, and rename the file config.dist.php to config.php. Then open the config.php file and modify the database settings:

define('DB_DSN', 'mysql:host=localhost;port=3306;dbname=wikidatabase');
define('DB_USER', 'wikiuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'wikipassword');

Be sure to change the values according to the database and user that you have created in step 5.

Step 8: Access WackoWiki

After finishing the installation, you can access WackoWiki by visiting the following URL:

http://localhost/your-wikiname/

Replace "your-wikiname" with the name that you have chosen during the installation.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed WackoWiki on Windows 10!