This directory contains source code to Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware


Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). It is a community-driven project. 
It exists and improves by the participation of people just like YOU.


INSTALLATION
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The rest of this document includes parts of the online documentation that
might be enough to get you running Tiki. For more details, please see:
 http://doc.tiki.org/Install


Before you get started, it is a good idea to know:

    * Your database name, database user name and password
    * Your Apache user and group ID (e.g. www-user and www-data)
		If not, Tiki will detect


These are notes on how to setup and configure Tiki.


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Step one: unpack the archive
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Unpack the Tiki files to the document root of where you want it installed,
e.g. /var/www/tiki/ 

To unpack the bz2 file, use:
tar xjf tiki-[version].tar.bz2



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Step two: run setup.sh to set permissions
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Run setup.sh and follow the instructions

# sh setup.sh



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Step three: create the database
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* create a database for Tiki
  - either using PhpMyAdmin and MySQL
  - or on the command line "mysqladmin create dbname"
    the database name is usually called "tiki" 

Be sure to record the following items:
	- The database name 
	- The user name and password that has admin authority in the database.


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Step four: browser-based setup
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* Point your browser to the web address that corresponds to the file
  tiki-install.php (e.g. http://localhost/tiki/tiki-install.php)
* Follow the instructions there
  you'll need the password and user name for your database 
* To log into Tiki for the first time:
  - user: admin
  - password: admin


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Step five: configure your site
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Next you can configure Tiki to suit your needs:

* Use a profile to populate your database.
* Choose which features you want enabled
  - go to tiki-admin.php by clicking on the "Admin" or "Admin Home" link
  on the left side of your screen 
* (Optionally) create groups of users that share permissions
* Assign appropriate permissions 


Good luck and have fun with Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware!

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IMPORTANT LINKS
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* General information & overview
  http://info.tiki.org

* Official Tiki documentation website
  http://doc.tiki.org

* Forums & community
  http://tiki.org/tiki-forums.php

* Developers
  http://dev.tiki.org

* Themes & styling
  http://themes.tiki.org

* Profiles
  http://profiles.tiki.org
  
* Security
  http://security.tiki.org

* IRC chat channel: #tikiwiki on irc.freenode.net
  http://irc.tiki.org/



ps:
Now you may want to come to http://tiki.org and join the community!

