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--- php_build-in_webserver [2018-05-01 16:45] – [DokuWiki.app] jroeterd
+++ php_build-in_webserver [2019-11-04 14:46] – jroeterd
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 When installing DokuWiki as a desktop wiki on a Mac (and possible also other OS) only PHP is needed. You can use the build-in PHP webserver. See [[http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php|PHP build-in webserver]] for more information.
-Your Mac comes with PHP included. As I am on OS X El Capitan my included PHP version is 5.5.38. The newest OS X High Sierra comes with PHP 7.1.
+Your Mac comes with PHP included. The newest OS X Catalina comes with PHP 7.3.8.
 Download DokuWiki and extract the files in a directory of your choosing. In this directory (containing the doku.php and index.php file) open a terminal and type in the following:
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 Add ''&>/dev/null &'' to the terminal command if you do not want a spinning gear icon in the iconbar at the top of your screen.
-When you start it the server will be started without a terminal window. To close the webserver you need to kill it in the ActivityMonitor.
+When you start it the server will be started without a terminal window. To close the webserver you need to kill the php process it in the ActivityMonitor.
 ==== Experiences ====
 I am running a vanilla DokuWiki without any additional plugins with this install method for a couple of days now without any trouble. As mentioned on the PHP build-in webserver page this install is not usable for any production environment. But seems to me it is ok for a local desktop wiki.