New Install

Copy files

Copy the contents of the zip package onto your server.

Permissions (Applies to *nix only)

Most hosts will run Apache as 'nobody' or 'www'. This causes problems as it needs to be able to create and modify files within the data directory. Create two directories below the same directory where you run wikidx.php

• data
• trash

The directories will need to be set to 0777. When WikiDX creates files they are given a permission of 0666. This enables the engine to work, and also allows you to have control from an ftp client.
Due to the nature of shared servers, it also means ANYBODY can also delete, create, rename files in your directories. This is a limitation of unix / Apache and not this software.
I have done a fair amount of reading on this, and in a shared environment it is extremely difficult to get the apache/php module to modify files without these 'open' settings.

 

Install script

Now run WikiDX as normal. This will validate the installation, ie the correct settings have been applied, and also install the default pages.

Change Settings

You are advised to change the following default settings. These will help to reduce the occurence of spam / hack attacks.

• $FormValidationPassword

 

Finish

Thats it!! You should now be up & running

 

Upgrading

In most cases it is simply a case of copying the contents of the distribution file over your existing installation. Only this time do not run the install.

Upgrading to v.0.3 from v0.2.* or lower.

If you are upgrading to v.0.3.* from a pre 0.3 release, you should run the install/upgrade030.php script to update the internal linking mechanisms.