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In this demo, we are going to learn how to install DokuWiki on Rocky Linux server. DokuWiki<\/a> is an opensource software written in PHP that allows users to create and edit pages using a web browser. It works on plain texts and requires no database. Read about the features provided by the DokuWiki on DokuWiki features page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Install DokuWiki on Rocky Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Run system update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, ensure your system packages are up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dnf update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install PHP and Other Required PHP Modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
DokuWiki is a PHP based web application which requires PHP and some other PHP extensions to function correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By default, PHP 7.2 stream repos are enabled on Rocky Linux. In order to be able to install PHP 7.4 in Rocky Linux, reset PHP 7.2 repos and enable PHP 7.4 repos;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf module -y reset php<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
dnf module -y enable php:7.4<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Next, run the command below to install PHP and required DokuWiki modules;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf install php php-gd php-xml php-json<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Run Apache Web Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In this demo, we are using Apache as our web server for DokuWiki. Apache is installed alongside PHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf info httpd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\nInstalled Packages\nName         : httpd\nVersion      : 2.4.37\nRelease      : 43.module+el8.5.0+747+83fae388.3\nArchitecture : x86_64\nSize         : 4.3 M\nSource       : httpd-2.4.37-43.module+el8.5.0+747+83fae388.3.src.rpm\nRepository   : @System\nFrom repo    : appstream\nSummary      : Apache HTTP Server\nURL          : https:\/\/httpd.apache.org\/\nLicense      : ASL 2.0\nDescription  : The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, efficient, and extensible\n             : web server.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If not installed for some reasons, run the command below to install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf install httpd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Next, start and enable Apache to run on system boot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl enable --now httpd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Allow Apache through Firewall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To remotely allow HTTP traffic to the DokuWiki server, you need to open port 80 on firewall. Otherwise, for HTTPS, open port 443. This demo is using HTTP, hence open port 80\/TCP by running the command below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80\/tcp\nfirewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install DokuWiki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
DokuWiki installation is as simple as downloading the application itself and placing it on the default web root directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Download Stable Release Version<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to DokuWiki download\u2019s page<\/a> and grab the latest release version. You can simply run the command below to download the current stable release version of DokuWiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf install wget<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
wget https:\/\/download.dokuwiki.org\/src\/dokuwiki\/dokuwiki-stable.tgz<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Extract DokuWiki Tarball<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Once the download is complete, run the command below to extract DokuWiki to the default web root directory, which is \/var\/www\/html<\/code> in this demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf install tar<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
tar xzf dokuwiki-stable.tgz  --strip-components=1 -C \/var\/www\/html\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This will extract DokuWiki and place it on \/var\/www\/html\/<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ls -1 \/var\/www\/html\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\nbin\nconf\nCOPYING\ndata\ndoku.php\nfeed.php\ninc\nindex.php\ninstall.php\nlib\nREADME\nvendor\nVERSION\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create Apache VirtualHost for DokuWiki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Create an Apache VirtualHost for DokuWiki as shown below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
vi \/etc\/httpd\/conf.d\/dokuwiki.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\n<VirtualHost *>\n\tServerName    dokuwiki.kifarunix-demo.com\n\tDocumentRoot  \/var\/www\/html\n\n\t<Directory ~ \"\/var\/www\/html\/(bin\/|conf\/|data\/|inc\/)\">\n\t    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>\n                AllowOverride All\n        \tRequire all denied\n\t    <\/IfModule>\n\t    <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>\n\t        Order allow,deny\n        \tDeny from all\n\t    <\/IfModule>\n\t<\/Directory>\n\n\tErrorLog   \/var\/log\/httpd\/dokuwiki_error.log\n\tCustomLog  \/var\/log\/httpd\/dokuwiki_access.log combined\n<\/VirtualHost>\n\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Save and quit the configuration file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note that the line, AllowOverride All<\/code><\/strong>, turns on the use of htaccess<\/code><\/strong> file for more directory access controls. As such, rename the DokuWiki .htaccess file as shown below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cp \/var\/www\/html\/.htaccess{.dist,}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Set the ownership of the DokuWiki web root directory to apache<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
chown -R apache:apache \/var\/www\/html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Configure SELinux Policies for DokuWiki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
If SELinux is running, you need to run the commands below to configure SELinux to allow various accesses for DokuWiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dnf install policycoreutils-python-utils<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t \"\/var\/www\/html\/conf(\/.*)?\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
restorecon -Rv \/var\/www\/html\/conf<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
restorecon -Rv \/var\/www\/html\/data<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
setsebool -P httpd_can_sendmail on<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
setsebool -P httpd_unified 1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t \"\/var\/www\/html\/lib\/plugins(\/.*)?\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
restorecon -Rv \/var\/www\/html\/lib\/plugins<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t \"\/var\/www\/html\/lib\/tpl(\/.*)?\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
restorecon -Rv \/var\/www\/html\/lib\/tpl<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If you ever get any denied access, be sure to check the audit logs;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
tail -f \/var\/log\/audit\/audit.log | grep -i denied<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Restart Apache<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Check for any syntactical error on Apache configuration file and restart it if no issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
httpd -t<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Syntax OK<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
systemctl restart httpd<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Finalize DokuWiki Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To complete the installation of DokuWiki on Rocky Linux, you can now access it from your preferred browser using the URL, http:\/\/server-hostname-OR-IP\/install.php<\/code><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Set the name of the wiki, enable the ACL and other settings and click Save and continue to your DokuWiki welcome page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Install<\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
You can now login to your DokuWiki as the user created while setting up the ACL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you need to make any configurations upon successful authentication, click on the Admin gear icon at the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Install<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is all on how to install DokuWiki on Rocky Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
DokuWiki Installation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Tutorials<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install DokuWiki on ubuntu 22.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install and Setup DokuWiki on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Configure DokuWiki OpenLDAP Authentication<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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