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MoinMoin is a Python WikiClone, based on PikiPiki. To install it on ArchLinux and run it with apache httpd, follow these steps:

1. Install MoinMoin and dependencies:

   $ pacman -S moinmoin mod_python

2. Look into the SHARE directory, usually /usr/share/moin – this is where the templates are located
   • data directory (wiki pages, users, etc.) – only MoinMoin should access this
   • underlay directory (wiki pages) – only MoinMoin should access this
   • htdocs directory with html support files – the web server will need to access this
   • server – MoinMoin example startup files (like moin.cgi for CGI)
   • config – MoinMoin example configuration files (like wikiconfig.py)
3. Choose a wiki name (Here I choose the default ‘mywiki’) and create a directory for the wiki

    $ mkdir /home/http/mywiki

4. Copy the files.

   $ cp -R /usr/share/moin/data /home/http/mywiki
   $ cp -R /usr/share/moin/underlay /home/http/mywiki
   $ cp /usr/share/moin/config/wikiconfig.py /home/http/mywiki

5. Install moin.cgi

   $ mkdir /home/http/mywiki/cgi-bin
   $ cp /usr/share/moin/server/moin.cgi /home/http/mywiki/cgi-bin/

6. Change permissions

   $ chown -R http:http /home/http/mywiki
   $ chmod -R ug+rwX /home/http/mywiki/
   $ chmod -R o-rwx /home/http/mywiki

7. Configure moin.cgi: insert this line after the import sentences

   sys.path.insert(0, '..')

8. Configure Apache.

   $ vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

   First, load the mod_python module

   LoadModule python_module /usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_python.so

   Next, setup Alias and ScriptAlias

   Alias /wiki/ "/usr/share/moin/htdocs/"
   ScriptAlias /mywiki "/home/http/mywiki/cgi-bin/moin.cgi"

   Finally, setup access permissions.

    <Directory /usr/share/moin/htdocs>
       Order deny,allow
       Allow from all
   </Directory>

9. Configure MoinMoin

   $ vim /home/http/mywiki/wikiconfig.py
   

   Modify these parameters.

   data_dir = '../data/'
   data_underlay_dir = '../underlay/'
   url_prefix = '/wiki'
   

   Uncomment this line.

    url_prefix_static = '/mywiki' + url_prefix_static
   

10. Restart the apache server

    $ /etc/rc.d/httpd restart
    or
    $ apachectl restart
    

11. Test the wiki
    Start the browser and access the URL http://127.0.0.1/mywiki/

References

• MoinMoin Official Wiki: HelpOnInstalling
• ArchWiki: Mod_Python

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