This is the INSTALL.txt file for PmWiki. This document provides convenient steps so an administrator can have a PmWiki site up and running quickly. More extensive information about installing PmWiki is available at http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/Installation . Once your site is up and running you will be able to read the bundled documentation pages. Here are some quick steps to start you on your path toward a complete, customized installation: 1a) Put the software in a location accessible by your webserver. 1b) PmWiki can also be run if no webserver is installed. See http://pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/Standalone 2) Point your browser to pmwiki.php. 3) You may see an error message saying that PmWiki needs to have a writable wiki.d/ directory. If so, follow the directions to establish one. This directory will hold your wiki page files. 4) If you want a directory index file, create a file called index.php in the main directory that contains the following single line of text, purposefully without a closing "?>": <?php include('pmwiki.php'); 5) Sitewide configuration settings will go in a "local configuration file" named local/config.php. Copy the well-commented sample configuration file from docs/sample-config.php to the local/ subdirectory, then rename the copy to config.php. Edit your new local/config.php file to suit your preferences. That's it. Next you'll probably want to browse your new site and read the bundled documentation. A good place to start is the PmWiki.InitialSetupTasks page. Enjoy!