DokuWiki Evaluation

DokuWiki is a standards-compliant, easy-to-use, yet extremely versatile open-source Wiki Software which uses simple text files to store data and thus does not require a database.

Benutzer appreciate DokuWiki especially because of its catchy and easy to read Syntax. This ensures that the data remains readable outside the wiki and simplifies the creation of structured texts. Administrators favor it because of its easy maintenance, backup, and integration. Thanks to integrated access control, it is also particularly suitable for use in a corporate environment. The large number of plugins contributed by its vibrant community enables a wide range of use cases beyond a traditional wiki.

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All documentation and more information is available in English at www.dokuwiki.org

About DokuWiki

1. Features & Functions

DokuWiki has many features by default and many more can be added by so-called Plugins. The list below gives you a first overview of what is available in DokuWiki. An almost complete list of features is also available on WikiMatrix, there you can also compare the features of DokuWiki with those of other wikis.

Just test DokuWiki on the playground. If you miss a functionality, just put out a premium.

1.1 Basic

Simple Syntax!
Embedded HTML code
unlimited revision levels of content.
changes lists
Colored markers/distinctions on changes (diff).
upload and embed graphics and other media.
customizable interwiki Links
optional CamelCase Support
freely categorizable namespaces, freely selectable and automatically created index

1.2 High ease of use

Section Editing allows editing small/short paragraphs of a page.
buttons and keyboard shortcuts allow easy editing for beginners and professional users
Easy navigation through breadcrumbs
Optional Spell check
Automatic creation of content directories
locking of pages open for editing to avoid memory conflicts.

1.3 International

Support for currently over 30 languages.
Full UTF-8 support
Optional, automatic linking of “plural” (term in plural) for English language wikis.

1.4 Fast

Index-based full text search
page cache for faster rendering.
Ajax-based quick search for page names

1.5 Extensible

individual layouts through template (over 100 available).
function extension through Plugins (over 750 available).
Great support from the community if you need help.

1.6 Easy integration

no database required, DokuWiki uses plain .txt files
summary of document changes as RSS or ATOM feeds
Authentication Backends for integration with LDAP, MySQL, PostgreSQL and many more.
Open Source and well documented: Source Code (* Source Code

Comparison with other wiki systems

2. DokuWiki Features

GENERAL FEATURES	DOKUWIKI
Version	2020-07-29 “Hogfather”
Last Release Date	2020-07-19 (3 years ago)
Last Update here	2021-08-09 (2 years ago)
Author	Andreas Gohr
URL	dokuwiki.org
Free and Open Source	Yes
License	GPL 2
Programming Language	PHP
Data Storage	Files
License Cost/ Fee	-
Development status	Mature
Intended Audience	personal, small to medium companies

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS	DOKUWIKI
Operating System	Linux, UNIX, Windows, MacOS X, probably others
Root Access	No
Webserver	Apache, IIS, Nginx, Lighttpd, anything with PHP support
Other Requirements	-

DATASTORAGE	DOKUWIKI
Text Files	Yes
MySQL	No
PostgreSQL	No
Oracle	No
SQLite	No
BerkeleyDB	No
RCS	No
Other	None

SECURITY/ANTI-SPAM	DOKUWIKI
Page Permissions	Yes
ACL	Yes
Authentication Backends	Textfile, LDAP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ActiveDirectory
Host Blocking	Plugin
Mail Encryption	Optional
nofollow	Optional
Blacklist	Optional
CAPTCHA	Plugin
Delayed Indexing	Optional

DEVELOPMENT/SUPPORT	DOKUWIKI
# of Consultants	31
Preconfigured Hosting	Yes
Code Repository	github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki
Issue Tracker	github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues
Mailing List	freelists.org/list/dokuwiki
Support Forum	forum.dokuwiki.org
Chat Channel	dokuwiki.org/irc
Stars on GitHub	3582 ⭐

COMMON FEATURES	DOKUWIKI
Preview	Yes
Minor Changes	Yes
Change Summary	Yes
Page History	Yes
Page Revisions	Unlimited
Revision Diffs	Between all
Sitemap	Yes
Plugin System	Yes

SPECIAL FEATURES	DOKUWIKI
Unicode Support	Yes
Right-to-Left Support	Yes
Interface Languages	68 Afrikaans, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Bengali; Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, Greek, English, Esperanto, Spanish, Estonian, Basque, Persian, Finnish, Faroese, French, Frisian, Galician, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Interlingua, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Georgian, Kazakh, Cambodian, Kannada, Korean, Kurdish, Latin, Lithuanian, Latvian, Lettish, Malagasy, Macedonian, Malayalam, Marathi, Malay, Nepali, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Slovenian, Albanian, Serbian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Chinese, Chinese Traditional
Email notification	Optional
Comments	Plugin
Categories	Plugin
Namespaces	Yes
Conflict Handling	Page Locking
Concurrent Editing	No
Search	Full Text
Wiki Farming	Plugin
Structured Data	Plugin

LINKS	DOKUWIKI
CamelCase	Optional
Freelinks	Yes
Backlinks	Yes
InterWiki	Yes
SisterWiki	No
Image Links	Yes
Windows Shares	Yes
Page Redirects	Plugin

SYNTAX FEATURES	DOKUWIKI
HTML Tags	Optional
Math formulas	Plugin
Tables	simple
CREOLE support	Plugin
Markdown Support	Plugin
Textile Support	Plugin
BBCode Support	Plugin
Emoticon Images	Yes
Syntax Highlighting	Yes
Footnotes	Yes
Quoting	Yes
Internal Comments	Plugin
Custom styles	Plugin
FAQ Tags	Plugin
Scripting	Optional, PHP
Content Includes	Plugin
Feed Aggregation	Yes

USABILITY	DOKUWIKI
Section Editing	Yes
Page Templates	Yes
Double-Click Edit	Plugin
Toolbar	Yes
WYSIWYG Editing	Plugin
Access Keys	Yes
Auto Signature	Yes

STATISTICS	DOKUWIKI
Recent Changes	Yes
Wanted Pages	Plugin
Orphaned Pages	Plugin
Most/Least Popular	No
Recent Visitors	No
Analysis	Plugin

OUTPUT	DOKUWIKI
Printer Friendly	Print CSS
Mobile Friendly	Yes
Themes & Skins	Yes
RSS Feeds	Yes
ATOM Feeds	Yes
Abbreviations	Yes
Auto-TOC	Yes
Raw Export	Yes
HTML Export	Yes
XML export	No
PDF Export	Plugin
Office Export	Plugin

MEDIA AND FILES	DOKUWIKI
File Attachments	Yes
Media Revisions	Yes
Embedded Flash	Yes
Embedded Video	Yes
Image Editing	No
SVG Editing	Plugin
MindMap Editing	Plugin
Media Search	Filenames only

EXTRAS	DOKUWIKI
Calendar	Plugin
Image Galleries	Plugin
Presentations	Plugin
Forums	No
Blogs	Plugin
Ticket System	Plugin
Chat	No

SYNTAX EXAMPLES	DOKUWIKI
Internal Link	[[a Link]] a Link [[namespace:link]] link [[link\|With a Title]] With a Title
External Link	[[http://example.com]] http://example.com [[http://example.com\|With a Title]] With a Title
Headlines	====== Level 1 ====== ===== Level 2 ===== ==== Level 3 ==== === Level 4 === == Level 5 ==
Bold Format	bold bold
Italics Format	//italics// italics
Underline Format	__underlined__ underlined
Monospace Format	''monospace'' `monospace`
Strikethrough Format	<del>strikethrough</del> ~~strikethrough~~
Superscript Format	<sup>superscript</sup> ^superscript
Subscript Format	<sub>subscript</sub> _subscript
Images	{{local.jpg}} {{http://foo.bar/baz.jpg}}
Aligning Text	Plugin
Text Indentation	N/A
Bulleted Lists	* item 1 * item 1.1 * item 2
Numbered Lists	- item 1 - item 1.1 - item 2
Definition Lists	Plugin
Horizontal Rule	----

3. Install DokuWiki

3.1 System requirements

To use a copy of DokuWiki you need the following three things:

3.1.1 Web server with PHP support

Apache is preferred, but DokuWiki integration is also reported to be problem-free by many others.

3.1.2 PHP 5.3.3 or higher.

PHP's GD extension for libGD 2 (a graphics library) is recommended, but not mandatory.
DokuWiki should run in PHP's Safe Mode, depending on the configuration the safemodehack might be needed
DokuWiki is designed to run without the register_globals configuration of PHP.
If the email registration procedure for new users is desired, PHP must have a working mail configuration. (see: mail)

3.1.3 A recent web browser

Any browser from the last few years should work. With Firefox or Chromium you should have good experiences.

3.1.4 Miscellaneous

Additional plugins may also have other requirements.

3.1.5 See also

3.2 Download DokuWiki (en)

DokuWiki download (en)
changes log (en)

3.3 DokuWiki Installation

In case of an existing DokuWiki installation, please follow our separate instructions for Upgrading.

This page describes how to install DokuWiki on various media.

3.3.1 Six small steps

The installation of DokuWiki is very simple and explained in six small steps.

Preparation: Before starting, the System requirements should be checked!

Step 1: Download the latest DokuWiki version (current “stable”).

Step 2: Read the Security Notes

Step 3: Unpack the tar archive and upload/copy the files to the web server.

Step 4: Invoke the installation www.webseite.de/dokuwikiordner/install.php via the browser and follow the instructions.

Step 5: Set the file permissions according to the installation program.

Step 6: Congratulations, DokuWiki is installed.

To understand DokuWiki and use it correctly, it is now recommended to read the manual.

If this was too fast for you, you can watch a video tutorial (engl.) of the DokuWiki installation or let us guide you through the installation of DokuWiki in detail in the next section.

If you have questions during the installation that are not answered on this page, you can ask them in the Forum or in the Mailing-List (english).

3.3.2 Installation in detail

Simple installation
1. Download
2. Security Notes
3. Unpacking the .tgz archive
4. Upload/copy to the web server
5. Calling the installation (see above)
6. Set file permissions
7. Follow the instructions
8. DokuWiki is installed
Update/Upgrade
1. Update a previous version
Alternative methods
1. DokuWiki Downloader
2. DokuWiki on a stick Installation via git (english)
Special features, tips and peculiarities.
1. Operating Systems
2. web server
  1. Installation under Apache (english)
  2. Installation under Lighttpd (english)
  3. Installation under Nanoweb Installation under Nanoweb (english)
  4. Installation under IIS (english)
  5. Installation under nginx (english)
  6. Installation under Hiawatha (english)
3. Provider (hoster)
  1. installation on a webspace installation on a webspace
  2. installation on sourceforge installation on sourceforge
  3. Installation on free.fr (english)
  4. Installation on Dreamhost (english)
  5. Installation on GoDaddy (english)
  6. Installation on Strato and 1&1 installation on Strato and 1&1
4. NAS
  1. Installation on a Thecus 5200PRO NAS

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