Tiki Wiki is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack that allows you to create wiki-based websites for any purpose (Wikis, Blogs, Forums). Whether you’re building a personal or business wiki site, Tiki Wiki CMS can help you create and manage your content on every device with its easy-to-use and powerful admin dashboard. If you want to run a wiki-based or forum website and these features are not available in your current CMS systems, you may want to give Tiki Wiki CMS a try. It’s a great alternative to other PHP-based content management systems. For more on Tiki Wiki, please visit its home page

How to install Tiki Wiki CMS on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support

As described above, Tiki Wiki is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) built on the LAMP or LEMP stack that allows you to create wiki-based websites for any purpose (Wikis, Blogs, Forums). Below is how to install it on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx support.

Install Nginx HTTP Server on Ubuntu

Nginx HTTP Server is the second most popular web server in use. So, install it, since Tiki Wiki needs it. To install Nginx HTTP on the Ubuntu server, run the commands below. After installing Nginx, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the Nginx service to always start up with the server boots. To test the Nginx setup, open your browser and browse to the server hostname or IP address and you should see the Nginx default test page as shown below. When you see that, then Nginx is working as expected.

Install MariaDB Database Server

MariaDB database server is a great place to start when looking at open-source database servers to use with Magento. To install MariaDB run the commands below. After installing MariaDB, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable the MariaDB service to always start up when the server boots. Run these on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Run these on Ubuntu 17.10 and 18.04 LTS After that, run the commands below to secure the MariaDB server by creating a root password and disallowing remote root access. When prompted, answer the questions below by following the guide.

Enter current password for root (enter for none): Just press the Enter Set root password? [Y/n]: Y New password: Enter password Re-enter new password: Repeat password Remove anonymous users? [Y/n]: Y Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n]: Y Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n]:  Y Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n]:  Y

Restart MariaDB server To test if MariaDB is installed, type the commands below to logon into the MariaDB server Then type the password you created above to sign on. if successful, you should see MariaDB welcome message

PHP 7.1 may not be available in Ubuntu default repositories. to install it, you will have to get it from third-party repositories. Run the commands below to add the below third party repository to upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM Then update and upgrade to PHP 7.1-FPM Next, run the commands below to install PHP 7.2 and related modules. After installing PHP 7.2, run the commands below to open the PHP default config file for Nginx. Then make the changes on the following lines below in the file and save. The value below is great setting to apply in your environments. After making the change above, save the file and close. After installing PHP and related modules, all you have to do is restart Nginx to reload PHP configurations. To restart Nginx, run the commands below

Create Tiki Wiki Database

Now that you’ve installed all the packages that are required for Tiki Wiki CMS to function, continue below to start configuring the servers. First, run the commands below to create a blank Tiki Wiki database. To log on to the MariaDB database server, run the commands below. Then create a database called tikiwiki Create a database user called tikiuser with a new password Then grant the user full access to the database. Finally, save your changes and exit.

Download and Install Tiki Wiki

Run the commands below to download Tiki Wiki content. Next, run the commands below to change the root folder permissions.

Configure Nginx Tiki Wiki Site

Finally, configure the Nginx configuration file for Tiki Wiki. This file will control how users access Tiki Wiki content. Run the commands below to create a new configuration file called tikiwiki Then copy and paste the content below into the file and save it. Replace the highlighted line with your domain name and directory root location. Save the file and exit. After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below

Enable the Tiki Wiki Site

After configuring the VirtualHost above, enable it by running the commands below, then restart the Nginx server. Next, open your browser and go to the URL. and continue with the installation. Click Next to continue the installation wizard. One of the most remarkable features of Tiki Wiki CMS is the built-in multilingual support. In step 2 the languages are chosen for both the front and back end. The default language you select in this step is shown if the locale module can’t determine the browser’s language. Type in the database connection info you created above. Tiki requires an active database connection. You must create the database and user before completing this page unless your database user has also permission to create new databases and not just use them. After installing. continue to the configuration page. this is where you set common and general settings for the site. You will want to disable HTTPS log in for the admin user if you don’t have it set up already. It is recommended to choose the “Require secure (HTTPS) login” option for better security. A security certificate and dedicated IP address are required to implement a secure login. Enjoy!