## TWiki Installation Notes These installation steps use the Apache web server on Linux as an example. TWiki should run on other web servers and Unix systems as well. (TWiki on Windows is possible, but has not been documented well. More on that at ) **_Note:_** Below installation steps assume user `nobody` for all files manupulated by the cgi scripts (executed by the web server), and user `twiki` for all other files. You need to replace user `nobody` with an other user in case the web server executes the script with a different user ( default for Debian is `www-data` ). Also, you can substitute user `twiki` with your own user name. **_Note:_** Below installation steps assume that you have control over the web server configuraton files. In case you don't (i.e. if you are installing it on a hosted server) follow the steps but use these directories instead:
TWiki dir: What it is: Where to copy: Example:
twiki/bin CGI bin cgi-bin enabled dir /home/smith/public_html/cgi-bin/twiki
twiki/pub public files htdoc enabled dir /home/smith/public_html/pub
twiki/data topic data outside of htdoc tree (for security) /home/smith/twiki/data
twiki/templates web templates outside of htdoc tree (for security) /home/smith/twiki/templates
Read in case you want to install TWiki on SourceForge. ### Installation steps * Request the TWiki distribution (in Unix ZIP format) from . * Create directory `/home/httpd/twiki` and unzip the TWiki distribution into this directory. * The `twiki/bin` directory of TWiki must be set as a cgi-bin directory. Add `/home/httpd/twiki/bin` to file `/etc/httpd/httpd.conf` with only `ExecCGI` option. * The `twiki/pub` directory of TWiki must be set so that it is visible as a URL. Add `/home/httpd/twiki` to file `httpd.conf` with normal access options (copy from `/home/httpd/html` ). * Now add `ScriptAlias` for `/twiki/bin` and `Alias` for `/twiki` to file `httpd.conf` .
**_Note:_** The `ScriptAlias` **must** come before the `Alias` in Apache, otherwise it will fail to correctly set up `/twiki/bin/` , due to the fact that it sees that as being just another subdirectory of the `/twiki/` alias.
* Here are example `httpd.conf` entries: 
 ScriptAlias /twiki/bin/ "/home/httpd/twiki/bin/"
 Alias /twiki/ "/home/httpd/twiki/"
 <Directory "/home/httpd/twiki/bin">
    Options +ExecCGI
    SetHandler cgi-script
    Allow from all
 </Directory>
 <Directory "/home/httpd/twiki/pub">
    Options FollowSymLinks +Includes
    AllowOverride None
    Allow from all
 </Directory>
* Restart Apache by `/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S85httpd restart` . * Test if the `twiki/bin` directory is cgi-enabled: * Enter the URL of that directory into your browser ( `http://your.domain.com/twiki/bin` ). It is not set correctly as cgi-bin in case you get something like `"Index of /twiki/bin"` . It is OK if you get a message like `"Forbidden. You don't have permission to access /twiki/bin/ on this server."` * Execute the `testenv` script from your browser ( `http://your.domain.com/twiki/bin/testenv` ). It shows a table with all CGI environment variables and tests the settings in your `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` configuration file. * Make sure PERL 5 and the PERL CGI library is installed on your system. Default location of PERL executable is `/usr/bin/perl` . In case PERL is installed in a different location, the first line of all perl scripts in the `twiki/bin` directory need to be changed (alternatively you can create a symbolic link from `/usr/bin/perl` ). * To be able to edit the perl scripts and .tmpl files it is necessary to `chown` and `chgrp -R twiki` so all the files have the owner you want. * The scripts execute as `nobody` . Set the file permission of all Perl scripts in the `twiki/bin` directory as executable to `-rwxr-xr-x` . * Set the permission of all files below `twiki/data` so that they are writable by user `nobody`. A simple way is to chmod them to 666 ( `-rw-rw-rw-` ). * Set the permission of the `twiki/data` directory and all its subdirectories so that files in there are writable by user `nobody`. A simple way is to chmod them to 777 ( `drwxrwxrwx` ). * Set the permission of the `twiki/pub` directory and all its subdirectories so that files in there are writable by user `nobody`. A simple way is to chmod them to 777 ( `drwxrwxrwx` ). * Edit the file `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` and set the variables at the beginning of the file to your needs. * Make sure RCS is installed. Set `$rcsDir` in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` to mach the location of your RCS binaries. * Point your browser at and start TWiki-ing away! * Using your browser, edit the [[TWikiPreferences]] topic in the TWiki.%TWIKIWEB% web to set the WIKIWEBMASTER email address, the WEBCOPYRIGHT message and other preferences. * Note in case the cgi scripts must have a file extension like `.pl` or `.cgi`: * Add the extension to all the scripts (except for the `.pm` ones) in `twiki/bin` * Edit `wikicfg.pm` and set the file extension in the `$scriptSuffix` variable. * If you use `.htaccess`, edit the file and add the file extension to `edit`, `view`, `preview`, etc. * Note in case the cgi scripts are **_not_** running as user `nobody`: The `*,v` RCS repository files delivered with the installation package are locked by user `nobody` . In case the user is different (e.g. `www-data` ), it is not possible to check in files, this has the effect that the topic version number does not increase when saving a topic. In this case you need to unlock all repository files and lock them as user `www-data` (check the rcs man pages), or simply delete all the repository files. A simple way to switch the locker of the RCS files is to use sed:
`for f in *,v; do sed 's/nobody\:/www-data\:/' $f > x; mv x $f; done` * Security issue: Directories `twiki/data` , `twiki/templates` and all its subdirectories should be set so that they are **not** visible as a URL. (Alternatively, move the directries to a place where they are not visible, and change the variables in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` accordingly) * Enable email notification of topic changes, [[TWikiDocumentation]] has more. Using your browser, edit also the [[WebNotify]] topic in all webs and set the users you want to notify. * Add the [TWiki:Main.PoweredByTWikiLogo](http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/PoweredByTWikiLogo) to your %MAINWEB%.WebHome topic. * Optional: You can add new rendering rules or new %VARIABLES%. To insure an easy upgrade of TWiki it is recommended to do this customization in `twiki/bin/wikicfg.pm` , not `twiki/bin/wiki.pm` . * Optional: If you are on a non authenticated server (i.e. not using SSL) and you would like to authenticate users: * Rename file `.htaccess.txt` in the `twiki/bin` directory to `.htaccess` and change it to your needs. For details consult the HTTP server documentation (for Apache server: [[1]](http://www.apache.org/docs/mod/directives.html), [[2]](http://www.mcs.kent.edu/system/web_help/htaccess/introduction.html)). **_Note:_** In case `.htaccess` does not have any effect you need to enable it: Add "AllowOverride All" to the Directory section of `access.conf` for your `twiki/bin` directory. * Copy the [[TWikiRegistrationPub]] topic to [[TWikiRegistration]]. You can customize the topic if needed. **_Note:_** You can delete or add new input tags to the registration form. The `name=""` parameter of the input tags must start with: `"Twk0..."` (if this is an optional entry), or `"Twk1..."` (if this is a required entry). This will ensure that the fields are processed correctly. * Optional: You can automatically generate usage statistics for all webs. To enable this: * Make sure variable `$doLogTopicView, $doLogTopicSave and $doLogTopicUpload` in `wikicfg.pm` are set. This will generate log entries in file `twiki/data/log.txt` . * Topic [[WebStatistics]] must be present in all webs where you want to have statistics. You can use the topic in the Main web as a template. * Call the `twiki/bin/statistics` script from a cron job, once a day is recommended. This will update the [[WebStatistics]] topics in all webs. * **_Attention:_** The script must run as the same user as the CGI scripts are running, which is user `nobody` on most systems. Example crontab entry:
`0 0 * * * (cd /path/to/TWiki/bin; ./statistics >/dev/null 2>&1)` * There is a workaround in case you can't run the script as user `nobody` : Run the utility `twiki/bin/geturl` in your cron job and specify the URL of the `twiki/bin/statistics` script as a parameter. Example:
`0 0 * * * (cd /path/to/TWiki/bin; ./geturl mydomain.com /urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/statistics >/dev/null 2>&1)` * The `twiki/bin/statistics` script can also be executed as a CGI script, just enter the URL in your browser. Examples: * Update current month for all webs:
`http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics` * Update current month for Main web only:
`http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics/Main` * Update January 2000 for Main web:
`http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics/Main?logdate=200001` * To create a new web: * Use a name for the web consisting of characters `A..Z` , `a..z` but **not** in [[WikiNotation]]. * Create a new template directory under `twiki/templates` . * Create a new data directory under `twiki/data` and check the file permission of the directory. * Copy the `Web*.txt` files from the `twiki/data/Main` directory to the new data directory, preserving the original files' owner, group and permissions ( on Unix use `cp -p` ). The data files must be writable by the owner the CGI scripts are running on ( usually `nobody` ). Hint: You can set permissions of `.txt` and `.txt,v` files to `-rw-rw-rw-` and then edit the topic using your browser, RCS will restore the file permission correctly when saving the topic. * Add the new web to the web list (visible in the upper right corner of each topic) by editing the site-level preferences %TWIKIWEB%.%WIKIPREFSTOPIC%: * Add the new web to the WIKIWEBLIST variable. * Add the new web to the web table (at the bottom of each [[WebHome]] topic) by editing the %TWIKIWEB%.TWikiWebsTable topic. * Change the web preferences by editing the WebPreferences topic of the new web: * Set the WEBBGCOLOR variable to a color of your taste. The number represents the unique color for the web (consult an HTML book for colors.) * Customize the WEBTOPICLIST variable to contain the web specific links you prefer. * Optional: Set the WEBCOPYRIGHT variable to have a web-specific copyright text (at the bottom of each topic). * If needed, create customized templates in the new templates directory. (Non existing templates are inherited from `twiki/templates` ) * If you want to use a category table, copy the three files `twikicatitems.tmpl` , `twikicatedit.tmpl` and `twikicatview.tmpl` from the `twiki/templates/Know` directory to the new templates directory, and customize it. More on that in [TWiki Category Table](TWikiDocumentation#category). * In case you want usage statistics for this web: Copy file `WebStatistics.txt` from the `twiki/data/Main` directory to the new data directory. Edit topic WebStatistics in the new web and delete old usage entries. * Note that user home topics are only located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web, so don't try to move them or create them in other webs. From any web you can refer to users located in the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web like %MAINWEB%.UserName or %MAINWEB%.UserName. ### Contents of Directories Here are contents of directories showing file permissions. Please note that this is for debugging reasons only and does not exactly reflect the distribution: Directory `twiki/bin` : drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:34 . drwxrwxr-x 3 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:34 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 650 Feb 10 2000 .htaccess -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 4322 Mar 12 00:31 attach -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1426 Jun 20 19:52 delete -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 9001 Jul 28 11:03 edit -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1811 Mar 11 02:27 geturl -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 5006 Mar 11 02:41 mailnotify -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1769 Mar 11 03:07 oops -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 6890 Jun 21 19:58 preview -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 7606 Mar 31 18:30 rdiff -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 8349 Jun 21 18:12 register -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 2693 Jul 5 14:32 save -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 3831 Jul 20 12:13 search -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 9835 Jun 20 19:03 statistics -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 509 Feb 7 2000 testenv -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 14543 Jul 20 18:46 upload -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 4755 May 22 18:11 view -rwxrwxr-x 1 twiki twiki 1689 Jun 20 20:10 viewfile -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 34123 Nov 1 15:43 wiki.pm -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 7234 Oct 23 00:34 wikiaccess.pm -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 11719 Oct 28 21:58 wikicfg.pm -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 6441 Nov 1 23:13 wikiprefs.pm -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 13160 Oct 27 14:53 wikisearch.pm -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 10540 Oct 28 21:43 wikistore.pm Directory `twiki/templates/` : drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 3 01:17 . drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 19 18:38 .. drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 Know drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 May 1 01:24 Main -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2688 Aug 15 18:15 attach.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1283 Jul 20 15:56 attachtable.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1907 Jul 28 16:41 changes.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2265 Aug 15 17:57 edit.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 965 Feb 8 2000 mailnotify.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 30 Jan 13 1999 notedited.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 940 Jul 20 15:59 notext.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 907 Jul 20 16:01 notwiki.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 341 Mar 8 11:39 noweb.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1000 Mar 8 11:40 oops.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1043 Oct 23 19:17 oopsaccesschange.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1036 Oct 23 19:17 oopsaccessview.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 914 Mar 8 11:40 oopsdel.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1423 May 29 01:23 oopslocked.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1067 Mar 8 11:41 oopsregexist.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 955 Mar 8 11:41 oopsregpasswd.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 966 Mar 8 11:41 oopsregrequ.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1244 Apr 28 17:11 oopsregthanks.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1003 Jul 22 12:48 oopsregwiki.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1607 Mar 8 11:42 oopsrev.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 949 Mar 8 11:43 oopsupload.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1735 Aug 15 18:14 preview.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1682 Aug 15 18:14 rdiff.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 530 Jul 22 12:10 register.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 690 Apr 28 16:53 registernotify.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1900 Aug 15 18:15 search.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1785 Aug 15 18:15 searchbookview.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1559 Aug 19 02:53 view.tmpl Directory `twiki/templates/Know` (has a TWiki Category Table) : drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 . drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 3 01:17 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 446 Jun 7 1999 notedited.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 206 Jun 7 1999 twikicatedit.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1068 Aug 18 18:26 twikicatitems.tmpl -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 231 Jun 7 1999 twikicatview.tmpl Directory `twiki/data/` : drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:09 . drwxrwxr-x 4 twiki twiki 4096 Aug 19 18:38 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 nobody nobody 51 Apr 21 16:48 .htpasswd drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 20 17:18 Know drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 19 04:15 Main drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 20 17:56 TWiki -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 1 Mar 11 04:19 debug.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1516 Aug 20 17:56 log200008.txt Part of directory `twiki/data/Main` : drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 19 04:15 . drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:09 .. -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 3716 Aug 19 02:19 .changes -rw-rw-rw- 1 twiki twiki 9 Aug 19 02:45 .mailnotify -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 358 Aug 18 17:22 OfficeLocations.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 878 Aug 18 17:22 OfficeLocations.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 680 Aug 18 17:36 TWikiGuest.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1989 Aug 18 17:36 TWikiGuest.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 459 Aug 18 17:19 TWikiUsers.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 3840 Aug 18 17:19 TWikiUsers.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 95 Aug 19 03:06 WebChanges.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 284 Aug 19 03:06 WebChanges.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1853 Aug 18 18:08 WebHome.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 6523 Aug 18 18:08 WebHome.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 56 Aug 18 17:21 WebIndex.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 245 Aug 18 17:21 WebIndex.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 495 Aug 18 17:40 WebNotify.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1896 Aug 18 17:40 WebNotify.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1904 Aug 19 01:01 WebPreferences.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 3108 Aug 19 01:01 WebPreferences.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 5553 Aug 19 02:30 WebSearch.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 8406 Aug 19 02:30 WebSearch.txt,v -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 729 Aug 18 17:41 WebStatistics.txt -r--r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 1129 Aug 18 17:41 WebStatistics.txt,v Directory `twiki/pub/` : drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 . drwxrwxr-x 3 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 .. drwxrwxrwx 3 nobody nobody 4096 Jun 17 16:35 Know drwxrwxrwx 2 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 Main drwxrwxrwx 3 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 TWiki -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 1078 Jan 14 2000 favicon.ico drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 icn -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 3016 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 5320 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo1.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 6125 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo2.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 7218 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo3.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 6710 Oct 5 1999 twikilogo4.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 2877 Jun 7 1999 wikiHome.gif Directory `twiki/pub/icn/` : drwxrwxr-x 2 twiki twiki 4096 Jun 17 16:35 . drwxrwxrwx 6 nobody nobody 4096 Aug 3 01:21 .. -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 801 Mar 26 1999 _filetypes.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 143 Mar 9 1999 bat.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 926 Mar 9 1999 bmp.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 141 Mar 25 1999 c.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 144 Mar 9 1999 dll.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 152 Mar 9 1999 doc.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 130 Mar 9 1999 else.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 876 Mar 26 1999 exe.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 147 Mar 9 1999 fon.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 142 Mar 25 1999 h.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 156 Mar 9 1999 hlp.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 186 Mar 9 1999 html.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 144 Mar 25 1999 java.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 148 Mar 9 1999 mov.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 150 Mar 9 1999 pdf.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 146 Mar 25 1999 pl.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 150 Mar 9 1999 ppt.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 148 Mar 25 1999 ps.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 148 Mar 25 1999 py.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 130 Mar 9 1999 ram.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 154 Mar 9 1999 reg.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 147 Mar 25 1999 sh.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 155 Mar 9 1999 sniff.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 149 Mar 9 1999 ttf.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 134 Mar 9 1999 txt.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 154 Mar 9 1999 wav.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 152 Mar 9 1999 wri.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 152 Mar 9 1999 xls.gif -rw-rw-r-- 1 twiki twiki 144 Mar 9 1999 zip.gif -- [[PeterThoeny]] - 16 Mar 2001