403 Forbidden after installation on Debian 10.7

alextexter

I have set up a fresh Debian 10.7 and installed Dokuwiki like described on the Dokuwiki-Homepage with...
apt-get install dokuwiki

I could not find the file
/etc/apache2/sites-available/default

After searching for that issue I found the information that the file "default" is not used anymore. So I put the entry
<Directory /usr/share/dokuwiki/> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order allow,deny allow from all </Directory>
into the the
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf

My problem now is when I call the address
http://[server]/dokuwiki
I get the following error:
Forbidden You don't have permission to access this resource.

The Errorlog of Apache2 shows:
[access_compat:error] AH01797: client denied by server configuration: /usr/share/dokuwiki/

Has anybody an idea how to solve my problem?

turnermm

By-pass aptget and install using the dokuwiki downloader. You will then have all the right permissions and a standard dokuwiki install.
https://www.dokuwiki.org/install:downloader

alextexter

Thanks for your quick response.
My knowledge of linux is like a click carpet. So please keep calm if I ask some stupid questions. 🙂

In that guide a php script is provided.

Is it possible to run that script without a browser. I have set up an console-instance of debian without a graphical ui.
Dokuwiki will be installed where the script is run. What is the right place?
2.1. /etc/dokuwiki/ ?
2.2. /var/lib/dokuwiki/ ?
2.3. /usr/share/dokuwiki/ ?

Thanks for your help.

turnermm

Clear out a directory where you want to install your dokuwiki. Please note:

This directory needs to be writable by the webserver.

Set the the owner of that directory to www-data with rwx permissions. Then load the script into your browser from that directory and follow all instructions and prompts. This will give you a fully functional wiki.

alextexter

How can I run the script.
I have installed...
apt-get install php-ssh2
and tried to run...
php myscript.php

But the command only shows the code of the script.

turnermm

Call it from the browser not the command line. http://localhost/install_directory/dokuwiki-downloader.php.

alextexter

Yes php is installed
apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php

But I don't understand how I should start the script with the browser. I have installed no gui on the debian linux where I want to install dokuwiki.

pop

alextexter Use another computer in your network which has a browser. Start the browser. Type this into the address/search field: http://(the ip address of the computer where you installed DokuWiki)/install_directory/dokuwiki-downloader.php.

alextexter

pop
I have tried this, but without any success.
I copied the script into the /home/alex directory of the debian system and typed http://192.168.1.90/home/alex/dokuwiki-download.php into the address field of firefox in my windows notebook. All I get is "Error: connection failed".

And I can't imagine that any computer of the network could access to the filesystem of the linux just by typing the path into the webbrowser.

RottenRonnie

Alex,

I know this adds another level of complexity...

You could install docker and docker-compose on your system and then run dokuwiki from a container.
https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/

I can give you a walk through for this if you want. Once it's up you will begin to see why docker is so loved. 🙂

alextexter

RottenRonnie
Hey Ronnie,
the debian is already in a vm container in my proxmox-server. I'm not sure if it is sensefull to set up another container in the vm.

turnermm

Is your debian vm running a web server?

alextexter

turnermm
Sorry, my fault. "connection failed" came when I typed "https://".
When I type "http://" I get this
Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server. Apache/2.4.38 (Debian) Server at 192.168.1.90 Port 80

So, yes, apache is running.

cziehr

Usually, the webroot on Debian is located at /var/www/html, so you have to place the script there

turnermm

cziehr Usually, the webroot on Debian is located at /var/www/html, so you have to place the script there

The drawback to this is that the dokuwiki instance then takes over the entire root directory of the web server, and it clears out anything else that may be there. Better to create a new directory in the web server's root.

alextexter

cziehr Usually, the webroot on Debian is located at /var/www/html, so you have to place the script there

That really makes sense. And it works.
I think for me no further explanations are necessary.
Thanks all.

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