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cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/testwiki
 
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cp -r /usr/share/moin/data cgi-bin
 
cp -r /usr/share/moin/data cgi-bin
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cp -r /usr/share/moin/underlay cgi-bin
 
cp -r /usr/share/moin/underlay cgi-bin
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cp /usr/share/moin/config/wikiconfig.py cgi-bin
 
cp /usr/share/moin/config/wikiconfig.py cgi-bin
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cp /usr/share/moin/server/moin.cgi cgi-bin
 
cp /usr/share/moin/server/moin.cgi cgi-bin
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rm html/index.html
 
rm html/index.html
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cp -r /usr/share/moin/htdocs/* html
 
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chown www cgi-bin/data -R
 
chown www cgi-bin/data -R
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chown www cgi-bin/underlay -R
 
chown www cgi-bin/underlay -R
  
Edit Configuration Files
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[[Edit Configuration Files]]
  
 
Edit wikiconfig.py in your cgi-bin directory. Find and change the following lines:
 
Edit wikiconfig.py in your cgi-bin directory. Find and change the following lines:

Revision as of 03:18, 1 June 2008

MoinMoin

Introduction

The following instructions are based entirely on the work of owen in his post http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=33417.0. I have used the instructions twice, once as is and once to install the latest version of MoinMoin 1.6.3. I have modified the instructions to use 1.6.3. I installed it on and have it running on an SME v7.3

From the MoinMoin site; MoinMoin is an advanced, easy to use and extensible WikiEngine with a large community of users. Said in a few words, it is about collaboration on easily editable web pages.

I like it because it has a nice gui edit mode.

This is my first wiki page using this software, so any constuctive criticism regarding formatting is appreciated. Any help regarding the technical content is als appreciated.


Installation

How to install and configure MoinMoin on SME 7.0


Download and Install MoinMoin

Download MoinMoin 1.6.3 from MoinMoin 1.6.3 tar.gz, released 2008-04-20. MD5 checksum: 081aa0dd82b4220c8ff28a9a751bad7c moin-1.6.3.tar.gz

Extract the tarball and install MoinMoin on your server by executing on a command line 'python setup.py' from the extracted source directory. This will install it to the site-packages directory of python. (If this isn't self-explanitory to you, please see http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnInstalling/BasicInstallation)

Create an Ibay and Copy Files

Create a new ibay for your wiki (make sure you enable web access and CGI). In this example we will use the name 'testwiki' for the ibay. (If you wish to use a different name, please substitute it where you see 'testwiki' anywhere below)

Execute the following on a command line:

Code:

cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/testwiki

cp -r /usr/share/moin/data cgi-bin

cp -r /usr/share/moin/underlay cgi-bin

cp /usr/share/moin/config/wikiconfig.py cgi-bin

cp /usr/share/moin/server/moin.cgi cgi-bin

rm html/index.html

cp -r /usr/share/moin/htdocs/* html

chown www cgi-bin/data -R

chown www cgi-bin/underlay -R

Edit Configuration Files

Edit wikiconfig.py in your cgi-bin directory. Find and change the following lines:

Code: sitename = u'My Test Wiki' logo_string = u'<img src="/testwiki/common/moinmoin.png" alt=MoinMoin Logo">' url_prefix = '/testwiki'

Edit index.html in the html directory. There are two occurrences of 'moin.cgi' in this file. They need to be prepended by 'cgi-bin/' so that they say 'cgi-bin/moin.cgi'

Test the Wiki in Your Browser

Now open up a browser window and go to http://your-server/testwiki

If the installation has worked then you should see 'My Test Wiki' in the title bar and MoinMoin displaying in the browser. If only text shows up in the browser and no images, check that you have correctly set the url_prefix in wikiconfig.py as described above. If you have any other errors, please check that have followed all the instructions correctly.


Further Configuration and Administration

Now that the wiki in installed and working, go to http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnConfiguration and read up on further tasks to be performed if you are not already familiar with the software. Most importantly you will want to create a login for yourself and assign yourself admin rights.

You may also wish to change permissions on the files in the i-bay to suit your security and access requirements.