Introduction

A wiki is a website that allows people to add, modify, and delete content in collaboration with others.

10 Free Wiki Software Platforms or Wiki Engines

Note: Wiki is a Hawaiian word meaning fast or quick.

DokuWiki

A simple to install and use wiki that does not require a database. Read the documentation to see if it is what you want.

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DokuWiki Installation

These instructions will create a wiki running on a local (classroom) computer. At a minimum, you will need to install the Apache web server and PHP.

These instructions assume the following:

• Your are not creating a wiki to be accessed using the internet
• This is for classroom or school use
• The wiki software will be installed in the sub-directories (wiki) under the web server's root document directory (htdocs) (see diagram)
• The wiki can be accessed by using the IP address of the web server
  http://serveripaddress/wiki/
• The web server's IP address can be found by executing the ipconfig command on the web server
  see How to find your computer's IP address

Website directory structure

DokuWiki Installation Steps

Note: These steps are for Windows 7. There are similar steps for other operating systems.

Step 1. Download, install, and configure XAMPP

Several things will be installed, including:

• XAMPP console
• Apache web server
• PHP
• MySQL
• FileZilla server
• and more

note: You only need the console, Apache, and PHP.

Step 2. Create the wiki directory

Create the directory C:\xampp\htdocs\wiki

Step 3. Download, unzip, and copy files to the web server

a. Download DokuWiki from here .

b. Unzip and copy the files to the C:\xampp\htdocs\wiki directory

Step 4.

Complete the installation by going to

http://serveripaddress/wiki/install.php

Step 5. Create the Wiki Content

Got to http://serveripaddress/wiki/ and add content

Miscellaneous

DokuWiki Links To Information

Search YouTube and the DokuWiki website for tutorials, etc.