When setting up the Sidebar, TopBar, and Bottom footer sections in your TikiWiki site, you will need to add and remove modules from the site. The Sidebar, TopBar, and Footer sections store their functions in the modules. The modules can be customized and place in particular locations on the site. The following tutorial will explain Read More >
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Removing the DokuWiki footer buttons and text
DokuWiki by default will have buttons and the License text at the bottom of each page. In Most cases, the buttons are not desired on the site. You also, may not want the license text there as well, depending on the type of wiki you are building. This article will explain how to remove the Read More >
Editing the Footer in MediaWiki
Important: The Footer Manager extension for MediaWiki no longer exists and has been archived. MediaWiki has default links at the bottom of the page as well as a Powered by MediaWiki logo. These can be added and removed from the site to suit your needs. To remove and add the links at the bottom, you Read More >
Changing theme preferences in TikiWiki
TikiWiki by default has the theme options set to the Tiki developers preference. This article will explain how to change the default theme options such as the Fixed layout, Title and subtitle, shadowing, navigation, effects, and font type. Important! When making theme changes, you may need to Clear your browser cache to see the changes Read More >
How to upgrade TikiWiki from 9.2 to 9.3
New versions of TikiWiki are being released frequently. In the event you find your Tiki web site out of date, you can always download the latest version and upgrade the installation. When upgrading TikiWiki, you will need to backup your database and files. This will prevent any loss of data during the upgrade process. The Read More >
How to change the TikiWiIki logo
New TikiWiki web sites will have the default Tiki image for the logo. This can be changed by uploading your own custom logo to the server. In order to know where to upload the logo, the path to the file location will need to be discovered. Also, to retain the correct image dimensions and type, Read More >
How to Make a Duplicate Drupal Site
When administering a Drupal site, it’s a good idea to make a duplicate site for testing purposes. This allows the administrator to make large changes to the web site while the existing site is still running. This article will teach how to make a duplicate Drupal site for testing. Steps to Duplicate a Drupal Site Read More >
How to change and upload a theme for TikiWiki
TikiWiki is an Open Source Software that has many free themes available to “skin” your TikiWIki to the style you like. In this article, we will learn how to upload a new TikiWiki theme to your server and how to switch the theme in the TikiWIki administrator section. How to Change the theme The theme Read More >
Create email account error: No such file or directory
When setting up an email account in the cPanel email accounts, you may encounter the following error. Error File open for /home/userna5/etc/domain.com/passwd failed with error No such file or directory This error occurs when the etc folder was deleted or renamed inside your home directory of your files. How to fix the No such file Read More >
DokuWiki Basic Settings: Site title, Site URL, and License
The DokuWiki Basic Settings are for setting up the base configuration for your DokuWiki site. Common settings administrators may want to change are the Site title, Site URL, and the License type for the use of the content. The Site URL is a nice way to set the site to work on the temporary url, Read More >
How to change the DokuWiki logo
Changing the logo in DokuWiki can be done in two ways. The logo can be uploaded to the server directly through the cPanel File manager; or, the logo can be uploaded through the Media Manager through DokuWiki interface. This article will explain how to upload the logo through cPanel File manager and DokuWiki Media Manager. Read More >
Changing the DokuWiki template
DokuWiki is a free Open Source Software that has many templates available for free online. Switching templates within the administration section is very simple compared to other wiki software. While some wiki programs require the code to be edited on the server to change the template, DokuWiki just has a simple drop box where you Read More >
How to change the logo in MediaWiki
Changing the logo in MediaWiki is done differently than other programs. Where some programs, like WordPress for example, have the appearance section where the logo can be uploaded to the server, the MediaWiki logo is uploaded directly on the server. The image type MediaWiki uses for the logo by default is the .PNG file format. Read More >
How to change MediaWiki skins
The default appearance of MediaWiki can be changed to better represent your wiki site. The themes in mediawiki are called skins. Skinning the MediaWiki site is necessary in order to customize the site to your personal preferences. This article will explain how to change the skin and to upload a free skin in MediaWiki. Default Read More >
Install the mbstring PHP Extension with EasyApache 3
When configuring a website to work with different languages on a Linux server, the mbstring extension will need to be installed on the server for the website functionality to work. The mbstring extension is what php uses to parse different language encoding’s. This article will explain how to install the mbstring extension through shell. NOTE: Read More >
Mbstring error: Uncaught exception Zend_Search_Lucene_Exception
When searching for pages in the search function of TikiWiki, an error can occur stating “Fatal error: Uncaught exception ‘Zend_Search_Lucene_Exception’ with message ‘Utf8 compatible lower case filter needs mbstring extension to be enabled.‘” In TikiWik, this Uncaught exception error also occurs when editing and saving pages. This article will explain how to fix this error Read More >
Creating and editing pages in TikiWiki
Once you have finished installing and logging into TikiWiki, the next step in building your TikiWiki site is learning how to create and pages. This article will explain how to edit and create pages in TikiWiki. Creating and Editing pages Creating and Editing pages is very simply in TikiWiki. This section will explain how to Read More >
How to create pages in DokuWiki
Now that you’ve installed DokuWiki, the next thing we’re going to show you how to do is create your first page. We’re going to go over the basics of creating pages, and in future tutorials we’ll go more indepth. By Default, anyone can create pages in DokuWiki. To create a new page, you’ll actually use Read More >
How to create pages in MediaWiki
Creating pages in MediaWiki is a simple task. When you search pages and they are not found, you can create MediaWiki pages from the search. You can also create pages by creating an internal link in a page. This article will explain the steps to create pages in MediaWiki with the search and the internal Read More >
User Administration in TikiWiki
One of the nice features of TikiWiki is the user friendliness in managing users for the site. Users can be Added, Edited, Deleted and removed in bulk from the system. This article will explain how to manage your TikiWiki users. How to Manage TikiWiki users TikiWiki has a simple way of managing users within the Read More >
