Suppose you want to create myweb.ffii.org.

As root: Create DNS entry

Add myweb to the DNS and reload bind.

Create data directory

export PREFIX=/usr
export SHARE=$PREFIX/local/moin/share/moin
export WIKILOCATION=/var/local/moin
export INSTANCE=myweb
export GROUP=www-data

cd $WIKILOCATION
mkdir $INSTANCE
cp -R $SHARE/data $INSTANCE

chgrp -R $GROUP $INSTANCE
chmod -R o-rwx $INSTANCE
chmod -R ug+rwX $INSTANCE
find $INSTANCE -type d -print|xargs chmod g+s

Modify moin configuration

Go to /etc/moin.

Create myweb.py (copy the configuration file of a similar site and edit it).

Make a backup copy of farmconfig.py, then edit it and add the new wiki to the wikis variable on top.

As root: Modify apache configuration

Go to /etc/apache2/sites-available. Create myweb (copy the configuration file of a similar site and edit it). Then execute "a2ensite myweb".

Restart apache and test

Restart ("/etc/init.d/apache2 restart", not reload!) apache and verify that old web sites work. Verify that new ones work.

Create important pages

Go to page navigation_menu of an existing web site and copy the information to the new web site. Create an appropriate (preliminary) navigation menu.

Also copy any needed copyright page.

Update this document

Fix any errors or ommissions you found in this document while creating the new web site.