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1*47248316SAndreas Gohr<p>This page assists in the first time installation and configuration of
2*47248316SAndreas Gohr<a href="http://wiki.splitbrain.org">Dokuwiki</a>. More info on this
3*47248316SAndreas Gohrinstaller is available on it's own
4*47248316SAndreas Gohr<a href="http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:installer">documentation page</a>.</p>
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6*47248316SAndreas Gohr<p>DokuWiki uses ordinary files for the storage of wiki pages and other
7*47248316SAndreas Gohrinformation associated with those pages (e.g. images, search indexes, old
8*47248316SAndreas Gohrrevisions, etc).  In order to operate successfully DokuWiki
9*47248316SAndreas Gohr<strong>must</strong> have write access to the directories that hold those
10*47248316SAndreas Gohrfiles.  This installer is not capable of setting up directory permissions. That
11*47248316SAndreas Gohrnormally needs to be done directly on a command shell or if you are using hosting,
12*47248316SAndreas Gohrthrough FTP or your hosting control panel (e.g. cPanel).</p>
13*47248316SAndreas Gohr
14*47248316SAndreas Gohr<p>This installer will setup your DokuWiki configuration for
15*47248316SAndreas Gohr<acronym title="access control list">ACL</acronym>, which in turn allows administrator
16*47248316SAndreas Gohrlogin and access to DokuWiki's admin menu for installing plugins, managing
17*47248316SAndreas Gohrusers, managing access to wiki pages and alteration of configuration settings.
18*47248316SAndreas GohrIt isn't required for DokuWiki to operate, however it will make Dokuwiki easier
19*47248316SAndreas Gohrto administer.</p>
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21*47248316SAndreas Gohr<p>Experienced users or users with special setup requirements should use these links
22*47248316SAndreas Gohrfor details concerning
23*47248316SAndreas Gohr<a href="http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:install">installation instructions</a>
24*47248316SAndreas Gohrand <a href="http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:config">configuration settings</a>.</p>
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