Frequently Asked Questions

This page is a collection of questions that occur from time to time.

If you have problems with DokuWiki you should not ask questions here. Instead see the FAQ entry on how to get support.

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• notifications
• searchindex

• What makes DokuWiki so good for Documentation?
• What License is DokuWiki Under?
• Does DokuWiki have to Run on GNU/Linux?
• How do I get Support?
• When will the next version be released?
• How are charsets handled?
• How about using a DB?
• Can changes be approved before publishing them?
• Footer Buttons

Be sure to read the installation instructions for your operating system, web server, or web host here. Additionally, permissions can be a source of problems.

• Error on certain page content
• Cannot send session cookie
• session_start() errors
• Maximum Upload File Size
• Apache Error 500 (Internal Server Error)
• Error writing files and directories
• ('index') does not exist
• Why is there no login button?
• How to disable open user registration
• Error sending password email
• How do I change /doku.php?id=wiki to /wiki ?
• I only get a blank page
• I get only parts of a page to load
• No editing toolbar
• What are those '_dummy' files ?
• Move DokuWiki from one Server to another
• Cant open 'Configuration Settings'

• How to add pages?
• Delete pages?
• Rename pages?
• How to make a redirect page?
• Keeping newlines as is?
• How can I make some pages non-writable?
• HTML does not work
• Deleting media files
• How do you upload files?
• Don't cache external images?
• How do I display Version Information?
• How do I get Edit buttons to appear for section editing a page?
• Links or Formatting in Headlines
• How do I pre-insert some default text in newly created pages?
• Can I reverse the header syntax?
• How to quote characters?
• What's the difference between the "internal link" and the "external link" buttons