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accesskey="h" title="Home [h]"><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/logo.png" width="64" height="64" alt="" /><span>DokuWiki</span></a></h1> <p class="claim">It's better when it's simple</p> </div> <div class="tools group">  <div id="dokuwiki__usertools"> <h3 class="a11y">User Tools</h3> <ul> <li class="action login"><a href="/install?do=login&sectok=" title="Log In" rel="nofollow"><span>Log In</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10 17.25V14H3v-4h7V6.75L15.25 12 10 17.25M8 2h9a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v16a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-4h2v4h9V4H8v4H6V4a2 2 0 0 1 2-2z"/></svg></a></li> </ul> </div>  <div id="dokuwiki__sitetools"> <h3 class="a11y">Site Tools</h3> <form action="/start" method="get" role="search" class="search doku_form" id="dw__search" accept-charset="utf-8"><input type="hidden" name="do" value="search" /><input type="hidden" name="id" value="install" /><div class="no"><input name="q" type="text" class="edit" title="[F]" accesskey="f" placeholder="Search" autocomplete="on" id="qsearch__in" value="" /><button value="1" type="submit" title="Search">Search</button><div id="qsearch__out" class="ajax_qsearch JSpopup"></div></div></form> <div class="mobileTools"> <form action="/doku.php" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8"><div class="no"><input type="hidden" name="id" value="install" /><select name="do" class="edit quickselect" title="Tools"><option value="">Tools</option><optgroup label="Page Tools"><option value="edit">Show pagesource</option><option value="revisions">Old revisions</option><option value="backlink">Backlinks</option></optgroup><optgroup label="Site Tools"><option value="recent">Recent Changes</option><option value="media">Media Manager</option><option value="index">Sitemap</option></optgroup><optgroup label="User Tools"><option value="login">Log In</option></optgroup></select><button type="submit">></button></div></form> </div> <ul> <li class="action recent"><a href="/install?do=recent" title="Recent Changes [r]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="r">Recent Changes</a></li><li class="action media"><a href="/install?do=media&ns=" title="Media Manager" rel="nofollow">Media Manager</a></li><li class="action index"><a href="/install?do=index" title="Sitemap [x]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="x">Sitemap</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="breadcrumbs"> <div class="trace"><span class="bchead">Trace:</span> <span class="bcsep">•</span> <span class="curid"><bdi><a href="/install" class="breadcrumbs" title="install">install</a></bdi></span></div> </div> <hr class="a11y" /> </div></header> <div class="wrapper group">  <nav id="dokuwiki__aside" aria-label="Sidebar"><div class="pad aside include group"> <h3 class="toggle">Sidebar</h3> <div class="content"><div class="group"> <div class="plugin_translation is-dropdown"><span class="title">Translations of this page<sup><a href="/localization" class="wikilink1" title="localization" data-wiki-id="localization">?</a></sup>: </span><ul><li class="span"><span class="wikilink1" title="English">English (en)</span></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="|العربية" href="/ar:install">|العربية (ar)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Català" href="/ca:install">Català (ca)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Česky" href="/cs:install">Česky (cs)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Dansk" href="/da:install">Dansk (da)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Deutsch" href="/de:install">Deutsch (de)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Ελληνικά" href="/el:install">Ελληνικά (el)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Esperanto" href="/eo:install">Esperanto (eo)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Español" href="/es:install">Español (es)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="فارسی" href="/fa:install">فارسی (fa)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Français" href="/fr:install">Français (fr)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="עברית" href="/he:install">עברית (he)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Magyar" href="/hu:install">Magyar (hu)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Italiano" href="/it:install">Italiano (it)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="日本語" href="/ja:install">日本語 (ja)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="한국어" href="/ko:install">한국어 (ko)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Lietuvių Kalba" href="/lt:install">Lietuvių Kalba (lt)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Nederlands" href="/nl:install">Nederlands (nl)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Norsk" href="/no:install">Norsk (no)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Polski" href="/pl:install">Polski (pl)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Português" href="/pt-br:install">Português (pt-br)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Română" href="/ro:install">Română (ro)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="Русский" href="/ru:install">Русский (ru)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Српски Језик" href="/sr:install">Српски Језик (sr)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Svenska" href="/sv:install">Svenska (sv)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="ไทย" href="/th:install">ไทย (th)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink2" title="Українська" href="/uk:install">Українська (uk)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="中文" href="/zh:install">中文 (zh)</a></li><li class="a"><a class="wikilink1" title="繁體中文" href="/zh-tw:install">繁體中文 (zh-tw)</a></li></ul></div> <p> <strong>Learn about DokuWiki</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/features" class="wikilink1" title="features" data-wiki-id="features">Features</a> & <a href="/blogroll" class="wikilink1" title="blogroll" data-wiki-id="blogroll">reviews</a> </div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install" class="wikilink1" title="install" data-wiki-id="install">Installation guide</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/manual" class="wikilink1" title="manual" data-wiki-id="manual">User manual</a> & <a href="/wiki:syntax" class="wikilink1" title="wiki:syntax" data-wiki-id="wiki:syntax">syntax</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/changes" class="wikilink1" title="changes" data-wiki-id="changes">Release notes</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/faq" class="wikilink1" title="faq" data-wiki-id="faq">FAQ</a></div> </li> </ul> <p> <strong>Advanced Use</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/extensions" class="wikilink1" title="extensions" data-wiki-id="extensions">Extensions</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/development" class="wikilink1" title="development" data-wiki-id="development">Development manual</a></div> </li> </ul> <p> <strong>Corporate Use</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/faq:support" class="wikilink1" title="faq:support" data-wiki-id="faq:support">Get support</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/donate" class="wikilink1" title="donate" data-wiki-id="donate">Donations</a></div> </li> </ul> <p> <strong>Our Community</strong> </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/teams:getting_involved" class="wikilink1" title="teams:getting_involved" data-wiki-id="teams:getting_involved">Get involved</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/dokuinstall" class="wikilink1" title="dokuinstall" data-wiki-id="dokuinstall">Users</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://forum.dokuwiki.org" class="urlextern" title="http://forum.dokuwiki.org">User forum</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/mailinglist" class="wikilink1" title="mailinglist" data-wiki-id="mailinglist">Development mailinglist</a></div> </li> </ul> <hr /> <p> Follow us on <a href="https://phpc.social/@dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="https://phpc.social/@dokuwiki">Mastodon</a> and other <a href="/social" class="wikilink1" title="social" data-wiki-id="social">social networks</a>. </p> <p> <a href="/privacy" class="wikilink1" title="privacy" data-wiki-id="privacy">Our Privacy Policy</a> </p> </div></div> </div></nav>  <main id="dokuwiki__content"><div class="pad group"> <div class="pageId"><span>install</span></div> <div class="page group">   <div id="dw__toc" class="dw__toc"> <h3 class="toggle">Table of Contents</h3> <div> <ul class="toc"> <li class="level1"><div class="li"><a href="#dokuwiki_installation">DokuWiki Installation</a></div> <ul class="toc"> <li class="level2"><div class="li"><a href="#detailed_instructions">Detailed Instructions</a></div> <ul class="toc"> <li class="level3"><div class="li"><a href="#distribution_os_specifics">Distribution/OS Specifics</a></div></li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"><a href="#webserver_specifics">Webserver Specifics</a></div></li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"><a href="#web_host_specifics">Web Host Specifics</a></div></li> <li class="level3"><div class="li"><a href="#alternative_install_methods">Alternative Install Methods</a></div></li> </ul> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"><a href="#it_works_what_now">It Works! What Now?</a></div></li> </ul></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <h1 class="sectionedit1" id="dokuwiki_installation">DokuWiki Installation</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <strong>In case an existing installation is to be upgraded, there are separate <a href="/install:upgrade" class="wikilink1" title="install:upgrade" data-wiki-id="install:upgrade">upgrade instructions</a>.</strong> </p> <p> Try these instructions first. If you still need help, follow one of the links below: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 0:</strong> Make sure your server meets the <a href="/requirements" class="wikilink1" title="requirements" data-wiki-id="requirements">requirements</a>.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 1:</strong> Download the newest release from the <a href="https://download.dokuwiki.org/" class="urlextern" title="https://download.dokuwiki.org/">Download Page</a>.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 2:</strong> Read the <a href="/security" class="wikilink1" title="security" data-wiki-id="security">security page</a> <em>before</em> you begin installing. Take it seriously. If in doubt, ask on the <a href="/mailinglist" class="wikilink1" title="mailinglist" data-wiki-id="mailinglist"> mailing list</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 3:</strong> Unpack the distribution tarball and upload/copy the files to your webspace.</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 4:</strong> Open the install.php file in your browser and follow the instructions. (For additional information, see the <a href="/installer" class="wikilink1" title="installer" data-wiki-id="installer">installer</a> page.)</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <strong>Step 5:</strong> Enjoy your DokuWiki install and browse through the <a href="/manual" class="wikilink1" title="manual" data-wiki-id="manual">manual</a> to discover what you can do with it.</div> </li> </ul> <p> <a href="/install:screencast" class="wikilink1" title="install:screencast" data-wiki-id="install:screencast">A screencast of installing DokuWiki</a> shows installation to a shared web hosting provider, but it may be useful for other situations as well. If you don't have a webhoster yet, check our <a href="/hosting" class="wikilink1" title="hosting" data-wiki-id="hosting">hosting partners</a> for a pre-installed DokuWiki. </p> <p> If you are looking to create multiple Wikis, you can create a DokuWiki farm. This is similar to the idea of multi-sites. Instructions on how to do this manually are provided in the <a href="/farms" class="wikilink1" title="farms" data-wiki-id="farms">Farm page</a>. </p> </div> <h2 class="sectionedit2" id="detailed_instructions">Detailed Instructions</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> If you encounter problems following the steps above or need some detailed information for one of the steps check out these pages: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:unpacking" class="wikilink1" title="install:unpacking" data-wiki-id="install:unpacking">Extracting a .tgz archive</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:permissions" class="wikilink1" title="install:permissions" data-wiki-id="install:permissions">How to set up permissions</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:hosted" class="wikilink1" title="install:hosted" data-wiki-id="install:hosted">Installing DokuWiki on Hosted Webspace</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/installer" class="wikilink1" title="installer" data-wiki-id="installer">install.php instructions</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:upgrade" class="wikilink1" title="install:upgrade" data-wiki-id="install:upgrade">Upgrading from a previous Version</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/faq" class="wikilink1" title="faq" data-wiki-id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="sectionedit3" id="distribution_os_specifics">Distribution/OS Specifics</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/DokuWiki" class="urlextern" title="https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/DokuWiki">Alpine Linux</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dokuwiki">Arch Linux</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:centos" class="wikilink1" title="install:centos" data-wiki-id="install:centos">CentOS</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:debian" class="wikilink1" title="install:debian" data-wiki-id="install:debian">Debian</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:fedora" class="wikilink1" title="install:fedora" data-wiki-id="install:fedora">Fedora</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:freebsd" class="wikilink1" title="install:freebsd" data-wiki-id="install:freebsd">FreeBSD</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:gentoo" class="wikilink1" title="install:gentoo" data-wiki-id="install:gentoo">Gentoo</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:macosx" class="wikilink1" title="install:macosx" data-wiki-id="install:macosx">MacOSX</a> or <a href="/install:mac_alt" class="wikilink1" title="install:mac_alt" data-wiki-id="install:mac_alt">mac_alt</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:openbsd" class="wikilink1" title="install:openbsd" data-wiki-id="install:openbsd">OpenBSD</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:opensolaris" class="wikilink1" title="install:opensolaris" data-wiki-id="install:opensolaris">OpenSolaris</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:opensuse" class="wikilink1" title="install:opensuse" data-wiki-id="install:opensuse">openSUSE</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="https://wiki.qnap.com/wiki/Dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="https://wiki.qnap.com/wiki/Dokuwiki">QNAP NAS</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:solaris" class="wikilink1" title="install:solaris" data-wiki-id="install:solaris">Solaris</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:synology" class="wikilink1" title="install:synology" data-wiki-id="install:synology">Synology</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:ubuntu" class="wikilink1" title="install:ubuntu" data-wiki-id="install:ubuntu">Ubuntu</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:windows" class="wikilink1" title="install:windows" data-wiki-id="install:windows">Windows</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="sectionedit4" id="webserver_specifics">Webserver Specifics</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:apache" class="wikilink1" title="install:apache" data-wiki-id="install:apache">Apache</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:darklight" class="wikilink1" title="install:darklight" data-wiki-id="install:darklight">darklight</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:hiawatha" class="wikilink1" title="install:hiawatha" data-wiki-id="install:hiawatha">Hiawatha</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:httpd" class="wikilink1" title="install:httpd" data-wiki-id="install:httpd">httpd (BSD)</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:iis" class="wikilink1" title="install:iis" data-wiki-id="install:iis">IIS</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:lighttpd" class="wikilink1" title="install:lighttpd" data-wiki-id="install:lighttpd">Lighttpd</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:mongoose" class="wikilink1" title="install:mongoose" data-wiki-id="install:mongoose">Mongoose</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:nanoweb" class="wikilink1" title="install:nanoweb" data-wiki-id="install:nanoweb">Nanoweb</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:nginx" class="wikilink1" title="install:nginx" data-wiki-id="install:nginx">nginx</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:openlitespeed" class="wikilink1" title="install:openlitespeed" data-wiki-id="install:openlitespeed">OpenLiteSpeed</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:caddy" class="wikilink1" title="install:caddy" data-wiki-id="install:caddy">Caddy(v2)</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="sectionedit5" id="web_host_specifics">Web Host Specifics</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/hosting" class="wikilink1" title="hosting" data-wiki-id="hosting">Hosting Partners</a> provide pre-installed DokuWiki setups</div> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> DokuWiki on…</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:amazone_ec2" class="wikilink1" title="install:amazone_ec2" data-wiki-id="install:amazone_ec2">Amazon EC2</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:civihosting.com" class="wikilink1" title="install:civihosting.com" data-wiki-id="install:civihosting.com">CiviHosting</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:dreamhost" class="wikilink1" title="install:dreamhost" data-wiki-id="install:dreamhost">Dreamhost</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:free.fr" class="wikilink1" title="install:free.fr" data-wiki-id="install:free.fr">free.fr</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:godaddy.com" class="wikilink1" title="install:godaddy.com" data-wiki-id="install:godaddy.com">GoDaddy</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:hosted" class="wikilink1" title="install:hosted" data-wiki-id="install:hosted">Hosted Webspace</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:azurewebsites" class="wikilink1" title="install:azurewebsites" data-wiki-id="install:azurewebsites">Microsoft Azure Web App Service</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:ovh.com" class="wikilink1" title="install:ovh.com" data-wiki-id="install:ovh.com">ovh.com</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:sourceforge" class="wikilink1" title="install:sourceforge" data-wiki-id="install:sourceforge">SourceForge</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:strato" class="wikilink1" title="install:strato" data-wiki-id="install:strato">Strato and 1&1</a></div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> Some web hosts have DokuWiki included in their list of installable packages making the install almost automatic. </p> </div> <h3 class="sectionedit6" id="alternative_install_methods">Alternative Install Methods</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Use the official <a href="https://github.com/dokuwiki/docker" class="urlextern" title="https://github.com/dokuwiki/docker">Docker Image</a> to run DokuWiki on Docker or Kubernetes</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="https://github.com/KissConsult/dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="https://github.com/KissConsult/dokuwiki">IBM Cloud</a> is a hybrid cloud platform , on which you can install Dokuwiki with a couple of clicks on a kubernetes cluster with bitnami charts</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="https://cloudron.io" class="urlextern" title="https://cloudron.io">Cloudron</a> is a complete solution for running apps on your server and keeping them up-to-date and secure. There is a <a href="https://cloudron.io/appstore.html#org.dokuwiki.cloudronapp" class="urlextern" title="https://cloudron.io/appstore.html#org.dokuwiki.cloudronapp">DokuWiki App</a> for Cloudron. They actively track DokuWiki releases (<a href="https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/dokuwiki-app" class="urlextern" title="https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/dokuwiki-app">source</a>) and push automatic updates. <a href="https://my.demo.cloudron.io/" class="urlextern" title="https://my.demo.cloudron.io/">Demo</a> (username: cloudron password: cloudron)</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:downloader" class="wikilink1" title="install:downloader" data-wiki-id="install:downloader">DokuWiki Downloader</a> – a single script that takes care of downloading and installing DokuWiki</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="http://www.turnkeylinux.org/dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="http://www.turnkeylinux.org/dokuwiki">TurnKey DokuWiki Appliance</a> – a free open source virtual appliance based on Ubuntu that's easy to use and lightweight. Auto-updated daily with latest security patches. Deploys in minutes to a Virtual Machine, bare metal, or in the cloud. Part of the <a href="http://www.turnkeylinux.org/" class="urlextern" title="http://www.turnkeylinux.org/">TurnKey Linux Virtual Appliance Library</a>.</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/install:dokuwiki_on_a_stick" class="wikilink1" title="install:dokuwiki_on_a_stick" data-wiki-id="install:dokuwiki_on_a_stick">DokuWiki on a Stick</a> – run DokuWiki directly from an USB stick</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="http://bitnami.org/stack/dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="http://bitnami.org/stack/dokuwiki">DokuWiki Bitnami Stack</a> – an installer which deploys DokuWiki and all that's necessary to run it (Apache, PHP). Available for Windows, Linux, Mac x86, Mac PPC, Solaris x86 and Solaris SPARC.</div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="http://bitnami.org/stack/dokuwiki" class="urlextern" title="http://bitnami.org/stack/dokuwiki">DokuWiki Bitnami Module</a> – an installer which deploys DokuWiki on top of LAMPStack if you are using Linux, or MAMPStack, WAMPStack or SAMPstack if you are using Mac, Windows or Solaris allowing to share database, webserver and language runtime with other applications modules. </div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/devel:git#maintaining_a_stable_version_with_git" class="wikilink1" title="devel:git" data-wiki-id="devel:git">Using Git to handle the installation</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> For local desktop wiki (on any <abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr>) install using <a href="/install:php-webserver" class="wikilink1" title="install:php-webserver" data-wiki-id="install:php-webserver">PHP builtin web server</a>.</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 class="sectionedit7" id="it_works_what_now">It Works! What Now?</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Here is what you may want to do when everything is up and working: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Check the <a href="/security" class="wikilink1" title="security" data-wiki-id="security">security</a> page again</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Consider enabling <a href="/rewrite" class="wikilink1" title="rewrite" data-wiki-id="rewrite">URL rewriting</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Choose a license for your content—use config <a href="/config:license" class="wikilink1" title="config:license" data-wiki-id="config:license">license</a> </div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Enter a few words how and where you use <a href="/dokuwiki" class="wikilink1" title="dokuwiki" data-wiki-id="dokuwiki">DokuWiki</a> in the <a href="/dokuinstall" class="wikilink1" title="dokuinstall" data-wiki-id="dokuinstall">userpage</a></div> </li> <li class="level1 node"><div class="li"> Read:</div> <ul> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/faq" class="wikilink1" title="faq" data-wiki-id="faq">Frequently Asked Questions</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/tips:maintenance" class="wikilink1" title="tips:maintenance" data-wiki-id="tips:maintenance">day-to-day maintenance needed for DokuWiki</a></div> </li> <li class="level2"><div class="li"> <a href="/tips" class="wikilink1" title="tips" data-wiki-id="tips">tips and tricks</a>, especially <a href="/tips:tailorwikirules" class="wikilink1" title="tips:tailorwikirules" data-wiki-id="tips:tailorwikirules">best-practices</a> to follow after installing</div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> If you've encountered problems installing DokuWiki, and you've carefully checked each of the steps above: </p> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="https://download.dokuwiki.org/" class="urlextern" title="https://download.dokuwiki.org/">Download the source package</a> again to ensure you do not have a corrupt download</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Upload your files again—<abbr title="File Transfer Protocol">FTP</abbr> corruption is a common cause for problems. Uploading a zip file and extracting on the server may be more reliable than uploading files individually</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Double and triple check <a href="/install:permissions" class="wikilink1" title="install:permissions" data-wiki-id="install:permissions">file and folder permissions</a> – this is a <strong>very</strong> common cause of problems</div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Be sure to <a href="https://forum.dokuwiki.org/" class="urlextern" title="https://forum.dokuwiki.org/">search the forum</a> before posting your questions to the <a href="https://forum.dokuwiki.org/t/install-config" class="urlextern" title="https://forum.dokuwiki.org/t/install-config">installation forum</a>.</div> </li> </ul> </div>  </div> <div class="docInfo"><bdi>install.txt</bdi> · Last modified: 2024-08-26 09:59 by <bdi>andi</bdi></div> <hr class="a11y" /> </div></main>  <nav id="dokuwiki__pagetools" aria-labelledby="dokuwiki__pagetools__heading"> <h3 class="a11y" id="dokuwiki__pagetools__heading">Page Tools</h3> <div class="tools"> <ul> <li class="source"><a href="/install?do=edit" title="Show pagesource [v]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="v"><span>Show pagesource</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M13 9h5.5L13 3.5V9M6 2h8l6 6v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V4c0-1.11.89-2 2-2m.12 13.5l3.74 3.74 1.42-1.41-2.33-2.33 2.33-2.33-1.42-1.41-3.74 3.74m11.16 0l-3.74-3.74-1.42 1.41 2.33 2.33-2.33 2.33 1.42 1.41 3.74-3.74z"/></svg></a></li><li class="revs"><a href="/install?do=revisions" title="Old revisions [o]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="o"><span>Old revisions</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M11 7v5.11l4.71 2.79.79-1.28-4-2.37V7m0-5C8.97 2 5.91 3.92 4.27 6.77L2 4.5V11h6.5L5.75 8.25C6.96 5.73 9.5 4 12.5 4a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 0 0 1-7.5 7.5c-3.27 0-6.03-2.09-7.06-5h-2.1c1.1 4.03 4.77 7 9.16 7 5.24 0 9.5-4.25 9.5-9.5A9.5 9.5 0 0 0 12.5 2z"/></svg></a></li><li class="backlink"><a href="/install?do=backlink" title="Backlinks" rel="nofollow"><span>Backlinks</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M10.59 13.41c.41.39.41 1.03 0 1.42-.39.39-1.03.39-1.42 0a5.003 5.003 0 0 1 0-7.07l3.54-3.54a5.003 5.003 0 0 1 7.07 0 5.003 5.003 0 0 1 0 7.07l-1.49 1.49c.01-.82-.12-1.64-.4-2.42l.47-.48a2.982 2.982 0 0 0 0-4.24 2.982 2.982 0 0 0-4.24 0l-3.53 3.53a2.982 2.982 0 0 0 0 4.24m2.82-4.24c.39-.39 1.03-.39 1.42 0a5.003 5.003 0 0 1 0 7.07l-3.54 3.54a5.003 5.003 0 0 1-7.07 0 5.003 5.003 0 0 1 0-7.07l1.49-1.49c-.01.82.12 1.64.4 2.43l-.47.47a2.982 2.982 0 0 0 0 4.24 2.982 2.982 0 0 0 4.24 0l3.53-3.53a2.982 2.982 0 0 0 0-4.24.973.973 0 0 1 0-1.42z"/></svg></a></li><li class="top"><a href="#dokuwiki__top" title="Back to top [t]" rel="nofollow" accesskey="t"><span>Back to top</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M13 20h-2V8l-5.5 5.5-1.42-1.42L12 4.16l7.92 7.92-1.42 1.42L13 8v12z"/></svg></a></li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div>  <footer id="dokuwiki__footer"><div class="pad"> <div class="license">Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: <bdi><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en" rel="license" class="urlextern">CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International</a></bdi></div> <div class="buttons"> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en" rel="license"><img src="/lib/images/license/button/cc-by-sa.png" alt="CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International" /></a> <a href="https://www.dokuwiki.org/donate" title="Donate" ><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/button-donate.gif" width="80" height="15" alt="Donate" /></a> <a href="https://php.net" title="Powered by PHP" ><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/button-php.gif" width="80" height="15" alt="Powered by PHP" /></a> <a href="//validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="Valid HTML5" ><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/button-html5.png" width="80" height="15" alt="Valid HTML5" /></a> <a href="//jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer?profile=css3" title="Valid CSS" ><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/button-css.png" width="80" height="15" alt="Valid CSS" /></a> <a href="https://dokuwiki.org/" title="Driven by DokuWiki" ><img src="/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/button-dw.png" width="80" height="15" alt="Driven by DokuWiki" /></a> </div> <div style="margin-top: 2em; 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