How to install Tiki Wiki CMS groupware on OpenSUSE Leap 42.3

To install Tiki Wiki CMS groupware on OpenSUSE Leap 42.3

Tiki Wiki is a free and open source Wiki-based Content Management System written in PHP. It contains a number of collaboration features and acts as a Geospatial Content Management System (GeoCMS). It also contains some basic features of a CMS and maintains individual user accounts within a flexible and rich privilege system, RSS feeds and customize page layout. This tutorial will explain the installation of Tiki Wiki CMS on OpenSUSE Leap 42.3.

Pre-Requisite

LAMP Stack

- Apache

- MariaDB

- PHP 7

Installation procedure

To proceed with the installation procedure, go to its official website and get the package link for downloading it using wget command.

linuxhelp:~ # wget https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tikiwiki/Tiki_17.x_Zeta_Bootis/17.1/tiki-17.1.tar.gz
--2017-10-12 10:24:35--  https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/tikiwiki/Tiki_17.x_Zeta_Bootis/17.1/tiki-17.1.tar.gz
Resolving excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)... 202.153.32.19
Connecting to excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)|202.153.32.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 55910141 (53M) [application/x-gzip]
Saving to: ‘ tiki-17.1.tar.gz’ 
100%[======================================> ] 55,910,141  1.02MB/s   in 2m 6s  

2017-10-12 10:26:41 (433 KB/s) - ‘ tiki-17.1.tar.gz’  saved [55910141/55910141]

Extract the downloaded package by running the tar command.

linuxhelp:~ # tar -xvf tiki-17.1.tar.gz  
tiki-17.1/
tiki-17.1/tiki-print_pages.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-list_trackers.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-file_archives.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-user_assigned_modules.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-assignuser.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-admin_credits.php
tiki-17.1/select_banner.php
.
.
.
tiki-17.1/vendor_extra/kaltura/KalturaPlugins/KalturaCuePointClientPlugin.php
tiki-17.1/vendor_extra/kaltura/KalturaPlugins/KalturaBulkUploadFilterClientPlugin.php
tiki-17.1/vendor_extra/kaltura/KalturaPlugins/KalturaScheduledTaskClientPlugin.php
tiki-17.1/vendor_extra/kaltura/KalturaPlugins/KalturaVarConsoleClientPlugin.php
tiki-17.1/vendor_extra/kaltura/KalturaEnums.php
tiki-17.1/tiki-minichat_ajax.php

Move the Tiki Wiki directory to Apache document root.

linuxhelp:~ # mv tiki-17.1 /srv/www/htdocs/

Provide the owner permission and file execution permission by running the following command.

linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs # chown -R wwwrun:www /srv/www/htdocs/tiki-17.1/
linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs # chmod -R 777 /srv/www/htdocs/tiki-17.1/
linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs # ll
total 20
drwxrwxrwx 23 wwwrun www 20480 Sep 22 02:28 tiki-17.1

Next set the firewall settings by executing the following command using vim editor and make the following changes in the file. Save and exit the file.

linuxhelp:/srv/www/htdocs #  vim /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2
FW_CONFIGURATIONS_EXT = " apache" 

Switch over to the browser and enter the URL as http://Machine-IP/directory. The Welcome page of Tiki Wiki installer appears on the screen. Click Continue.

Next set the database connection by entering the required details and save the changes.

Enter the required details to create an administrator and click Continue.

The changes are customized in the system and click Continue to start with the setup of the website.

The installation is complete and ready to run. Select Enter Tiki Without Locking Installer option.

Set the date and time by selecting the Time Zone.

Next set the site title and logo image for the website. Save and continue the changes.

Select the site' s theme and site layout option.

The changes made are reflected and now setup Wiki Environment.

Select the Main Tiki Features.

Setup the Social Media sharing and networking options.

The configuration is now complete.

The home page of Tiki Wiki appears on the screen.

Thus, we conclude the installation of Tiki Wiki CMS groupware on OpenSUSE Leap 42.3

FAQ
Q
Do Tikiwiki maintain individual user account?
A
Yes, Tikiwiki maintains individual user accounts within a flexible and rich privilege system, RSS feeds and customize page layout.
Q
What is Tiki Wiki CMS?
A
Tiki Wiki is a free and open source Wiki-based Content Management System written in PHP. It contains a number of collaboration features and acts as a Geospatial Content Management System (GeoCMS). It also contains some basic features of a CMS and maintains individual user accounts within a flexible and rich privilege system, RSS feeds and customize page layout.
Q
Is there any way to link to a Wiki page in a forum posting on TikiWiki CMS?
A
You can use WikiWords, there are options to enable it. Or, you can use the (( )) syntax for enabling Forum on tiki wiki CMS.
Q
How to entry to the host file for Tikiwiki CMS?
A
Please follow the steps as below
# /etc/hosts
Q
With Jgraphpad, can you embed images and upload the file to Tikiwiki?
A
Yes, Jgraphpad and Tiki support embedded images in a drawing.