Manual Installation

Step 1: Download DokuWiki

The most recent stable version of DokuWiki can be downloaded from the official website if you would rather install it manually. To get the tarball, use the following command:

wget https://download.dokuwiki.org/src/dokuwiki/dokuwiki-stable.tgz

Step 2: Extract the Archive

Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the tarball to the /var/www/html/ directory using the following command:

tar xvf dokuwiki-stable.tgz -C /var/www/html/

This command will extract the files to a directory named dokuwiki within the /var/www/html/ directory.

Step 3: Set Permissions

Make sure the DokuWiki files have the right ownership and permissions to guarantee proper operation. To assign ownership to the www-data user and group, execute the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/dokuwiki/

With the help of this command, the web server (Apache or Nginx) is given the authorization it needs to see and edit the DokuWiki files.

Accessing DokuWiki:

After the installation is finished, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/dokuwiki to access DokuWiki. To finish the setup process, which includes configuring the admin account, creating namespaces, and modifying the wiki settings, adhere to the on-screen directions.

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