Setting Up Twiki Server

1. Install apache2 and php5
   sudo apt-get install apache2 php5

2. open a browser and type localhost to check if apache is really installed and working.

   Setting Up Twiki Server

   1. Install apache2 and php5
      sudo apt-get install apache2 php5

   2. open a browser and type localhost to check if apache is really installed and working.
      

   3. Download twiki from http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/DownloadTWiki

   4. Change directory to
      cd /var/www/

   5. unzip the downloaded file Twiki-6.0.1.tgz in to /var/www/ which will create /var/www/twiki
      sudo tar zxvf ~/Downloads/TWiki-6.0.1.tgz

   6. Change the ownership of the twiki directory (/var/www/twiki)and its files to www-data:www-data
      sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/twiki/

   7. Add your user name (Computer login name) to www-data group
      sudo usermod -a -G www-data ¨Your-User-Name¨

   8. logout and log back in to check if your name is a member of the www-data group
      dcsit-server@dcsit:~$ id

   uid=1000(dcsit-server) gid=1000(dcsit-server) groups=1000(dcsitserver), 4(adm),24(cdrom),27(sudo),30(dip),33(www-data),46(plugdev),115(lpadmin),116(sambashare)

   9. create twiki.conf file by Copy and paste the source text from http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/ApacheConfigGenerator

   10. save the twiki.conf file in to /etc/apache2/conf-available/
       sudo cp twiki.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/

   11. Create a symbolic link from /etc/apache2/conf-available/twiki.conf to /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/twiki.conf
       sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/conf-available/twiki.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/twiki.conf

   12. restart apache server
       sudo service apache2 restart

   13. Now modify /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
       Change
       ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

   DocumentRoot /var/www/html
   
   to
   ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

   DocumentRoot /var/www

   14. modify /etc/apache2/apache2.conf , add DirectoryIndex html/index.html after #</Directory
       Add
       #<Directory /srv/>

   # Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

   # AllowOverride None

   # Require all granted

   #</Directory
   DirectoryIndex html/index.html

   15. add a symbolic link to etc/apache2/mods-available/cgi.load in mods-enabled
       sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/cgi.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/cgi.load

   16. restart apache server
       sudo service apache2 restart

   17. open a browser and type localhost/twiki to test if twiki is up and working
       

   18. To configure twiki lets test if Perl is installed
       perl -v

   19. Start Cpan to begin configuration.
       sudo cpan
       Note: type yes at all prompts.

   20. From cpan install the following

       • Error
         install Error

       • CGI::Session
         install CGI::Session

       • SMTP
         install Net::SMTP

       • exit cpan
         exit

   21. now install rcs
       sudo apt-get install rcs

   22. open
       localhost/do/configure

   23. change /do → /pub
       {PubUrlPath}δ ------ /do
       to
       {PubUrlPath}δ ------ /pub

   24. scroll down--> click next ---> save changes----> Go to the TWiki front page

   -- TWiki Admin User - 2016-02-17

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3. Download twiki from http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/DownloadTWiki

4. Change directory to
   cd /var/www/

5. unzip the downloaded file Twiki-6.0.1.tgz in to /var/www/ which will create /var/www/twiki
   sudo tar zxvf ~/Downloads/TWiki-6.0.1.tgz

6. Change the ownership of the twiki directory (/var/www/twiki)and its files to www-data:www-data
   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/twiki/

7. Add your user name (Computer login name) to www-data group
   sudo usermod -a -G www-data ¨Your-User-Name¨

8. logout and log back in to check if your name is a member of the www-data group
   dcsit-server@dcsit:~$ id

9. create twiki.conf file by Copy and paste the source text from http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/ApacheConfigGenerator

10. save the twiki.conf file in to /etc/apache2/conf-available/
    sudo cp twiki.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/

11. Create a symbolic link from /etc/apache2/conf-available/twiki.conf to /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/twiki.conf
    sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/conf-available/twiki.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/twiki.conf

12. restart apache server
    sudo service apache2 restart

13. Now modify /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
    Change
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /var/www

14. modify /etc/apache2/apache2.conf , add DirectoryIndex html/index.html after #</Directory
    Add
    #<Directory /srv/>

# AllowOverride None

# Require all granted

#</Directory
DirectoryIndex html/index.html

15. add a symbolic link to etc/apache2/mods-available/cgi.load in mods-enabled
    sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/cgi.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/cgi.load

16. restart apache server
    sudo service apache2 restart

17. open a browser and type localhost/twiki to test if twiki is up and working
    

18. To configure twiki lets test if Perl is installed
    perl -v

19. Start Cpan to begin configuration.
    sudo cpan
    Note: type yes at all prompts.

20. From cpan install the following

    • Error
      install Error

    • CGI::Session
      install CGI::Session

    • SMTP
      install Net::SMTP

    • exit cpan
      exit

21. now install rcs
    sudo apt-get install rcs

22. open
    localhost/do/configure

23. change /do → /pub
    {PubUrlPath}δ ------ /do
    to
    {PubUrlPath}δ ------ /pub

24. scroll down--> click next ---> save changes----> Go to the TWiki front page

-- TWiki Admin User - 2016-02-17

Comments