Vista/XP on Uniform Server

Download Uniform Server 3.5 (uniserver_3.5); extract into whatever folder you want; I used C:\Software\UniformServer, it doesn't have to be in a root drive 1)

Uniform Server is slimmed down, lean and mean, which means, for Dekiwiki, you'll need to add a few extra modules to Apache2 and PHP5, and enable them:

Obtain the full Apache2 web server, version 2.0.59, see this post:

• copy sslaey.dll and libeay32.dll to C:Software\usr\local\apache2\bin
• copy mod_proxy.so and mod_proxy_http.so into C:Software\usr\local\apache2\modules
• enable both modules in usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf, by removing the '#' in front
• Using full version of PHP 5.2.3.3:
  • copy php_curl.dll to C:\Software\usr\local\php\extensions
  • copy php_mime_magic.dll to C:\Software\usr\local\php\extensions
• enable extension=php_curl.dll in php.ini 2)
• enable extension=php_mime_magic.dll in php.ini

Download the latest ImageMagick files:

• Install and then copy the resulting folder from C:\Program Files into:
  • 'C:\Software\usr\local\imagemagick' (i.e. create a new folder for this) 3)

Then uninstall the ImageMagick program again

Download Deki Wiki Hayes and extract it somewhere accessible. Copy the folder deki-hayes-files\web to C:\Software\www\web

Edit C:Software\usr\local\apache2\httpd.conf, and add the following lines to the virtual hosts section at end:

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<VirtualHost *>
    ServerName dekiwiki
    DocumentRoot W:/www/web
    
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/$
    RewriteRule ^/$ /index.php?title= [L,NE]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(@api|editor|skins|config)/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/(redirect|texvc|index|Version).php
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/error/(40(1|3|4)|500).html
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/favicon.ico
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/robots.txt
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/dummy.php
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/phpinfo.php
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^$ [OR] %{REQUEST_URI} ^/Special:Search
    RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ /index.php?title=$1 [L,QSA,NE]

    
    ProxyPass /@api [url]http://localhost:8081[/url]
    ProxyPassReverse /@api [url]http://localhost:8081[/url]
    SetEnv force-proxy-request-1.0 1
    SetEnv proxy-nokeepalive 1

    AllowEncodedSlashes On
</VirtualHost>
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NOTE: some instructions show the following, however Apache 2.0.59 does not accept this parameter:

ProxyPass /@api [url]http://localhost:8081[/url] retry=1 

Start Uniform Server, by double-clicking C:\Software\UniformServer\Server_Start.bat

• Personally I use a customed version of this batch file that displays a bit more startup information and also uses W:\ if it already exists.

Open http://localhost/web/config/index.php in a browser.

Fill in the form:

• Default database Superuser password is 'root'
• Add the path for ImageMagick convert and ImageMagick identify:
  • W:\usr\local\imagemagick\convert.exe
  • W:\usr\local\imagemagick\identify.exe

• Note the use of W:\ for all path roots, this avoid problems later when you want to transfer the server to another drive, USB stick or computer

Click Install Dekiwiki!

Hopefully the installation went successfully; if not check for error messages and rectify settings where necessary.

Upon completion the following line is displayed:

• “Please run the following commands manually from the command line to complete your installation:”

Time to be disobedient, and do this instead:

• Create the folder C:\Software\UniformServer\udrive\dekiwiki (or W:\dekiwiki) 4)

• Open 'W:\www\web\config' and:
  • copy mindtouch.deki.startup.xml into W:\dekiwiki
  • copy LocalSettings.php into W:\www\web\
  • copy AdminSettings.php into W:\www\web\
  • copy mindtouch.host.bat into W:\www\web\bin\

Using a text editor (e.g. Notepad++ NOT Word!) Edit mindtouch.deki.startup.xml:

    <path.store>c:\dekiwiki\luceneindex</path.store>

becomes

     <path.store>W:\dekiwiki\luceneindex</path.store>

Edit mindtouch.host.bat:

     C:\dekiwiki\mindtouch.deki.startup.xml

becomes

     W:\dekiwiki\mindtouch.deki.startup.xml
  

Create the folder 'W:/tmp' 5)

Run W:\www\web\bin\mindtouch.host.bat by double-clicking on it

• NOTE: mindtouch.host.bat needs to keep running, do not close it! There are solutions to hiding it; see below.
• VISTA: you need Administrator's rights to run this file, you can find plenty about this problem elsewhere on the forum…

Open http://dekiwiki/, and enjoy the experience!

• Q. As mindtouch.host.bat must to keep running, how do I get rid of the pesky cmd box running in my taskbar?
  • A. Use hide.exe, download it, and put it into the W:\www\web\bin directory. Use it to create a shortcut to the mindtouch.host.bat file.  Now run run the shortcut instead the batch file…voila, no cmd window!

• Q. How do I get Dekiwiki to work nicely with other sites on the same Apache server?
  • A. You need to open your Windows 'hosts' file 6) and add the following line(s):

  127.0.0.1  localhost
  127.0.0.1  dekiwiki