Portable Wikka
This document will explain the steps I took to get a portable wikka installation based on the 1.1.6.6 Wikka release and XAMPP Lite 1.7.1 for Windows.
I'll try to include the Linux/Mac write up at a later date (assuming I can figure out how to implement the portable wikka on those platforms)
Windows Instructions
Installing XAMPP
- Visit the XAMPP Windows site and download the XAMPP Lite 1.7.1 zip file.
- Extract the contents of the zip file to the root of your thumbdrive.
- Run the xampp-control.exe to start the XAMPP Control Panel.
- Start the apache and mysql services (Allow access if your Windows or 3rd party firewall complains).
- Browse to http://localhost and select your language.
Configuring XAMPP
- First click on Status and verify everything is in the green.
- Assuming all is well, go to http://localhost/security/xamppsecurity.php to begin the automatic security process.
- Configure and record the MySQL root password as well as the XAMPP directory user/password.
- Restart MySQL in the XAMPP Control panel by clicking Stop, waiting for the service to stop, then clicking Start.
- Refresh your web page, or just browse back to http://localhost/xampp/ and login with your XAMPP directory username and password.
Installing Wikka
- Download the 1.1.6.6 Wikka zip and extract the Wikka-1.1.6.6 folder to your x:\xampplite\htdocs\ directory (Where x is replaced by your thumb drive letter).
- Rename "Wikka-1.1.6.6" to something more friendly ("wikka" for instance). This will help with ease of browsing later on.
- Note: Your directory structure should look like this: x:\xampplite\htdocs\wikka\
- With the Apache and MySQL services still running from the previous section, browse to http://localhost/wikka
- Follow the Wikka Installation Steps
- Note: You may create the db using MyPHPAdmin: http://localhost/phpmyadmin/, just log in with the MySQL Account you previously configured.
At this point, you should have a working personal, portable wiki at http://localhost/wikka
