# Instiki on shared host?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766 "2006-03-14T01:24:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766/1 "2006-03-14T01:24:17Z")

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Anyone ever attempted this? My host is shared \*nix style with ruby  
1.8.2.

Is it possible to get it running under my public\_html folder?

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**Author:** ![grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766/2 "2006-03-15T19:52:25Z")

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grrr wrote:

> Anyone ever attempted this? My host is shared \*nix style with ruby 1.8.2.
> 
> Is it possible to get it running under my public\_html folder?

I have instiki-ar(beta1), running somewhat correctly on apache 2 with  
mod\_fastcgi and sqlite3 for storage.

Limited to one fastcgi process as caching made a mess out of things with  
two (didn’t investigate yet). Also, textile formatting isn’t working  
right for some reason.

Haven’t used or tested extensively, merely installed it and created 3-4  
simple pages to make sure ‘the basics’ are working.

If you go for instiki-ar, please share your experiences.

-f

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**Author:** ![grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766/3 "2006-03-15T20:43:06Z")

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On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:45:25 +0100, Frank wrote:

> grrr wrote:
> 
> > Anyone ever attempted this? My host is shared \*nix style with ruby  
> > 1.8.2.
> > 
> > Is it possible to get it running under my public\_html folder?
> 
> I have instiki-ar(beta1), running somewhat correctly on apache 2 with  
> mod\_fastcgi and sqlite3 for storage.  
> I am asking because I have no idea how to do it. I am used to  
> apt-getting  
> on my home debian. If you dont mind could you please describe briefly  
> How  
> did you install and set it up?

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**Author:** ![grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@grrr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grrr)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-on-shared-host/54766/4 "2006-03-18T15:31:45Z")

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grrr wrote:

> I am asking because I have no idea how to do it. I am used to apt-getting  
> on my home debian. If you dont mind could you please describe briefly How  
> did you install and set it up?

You may find something of use here:  
[http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/instiki-users/](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/instiki-users/)

[http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/instiki-users/2006-February/000588.html](http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/instiki-users/2006-February/000588.html)  
is how I did things, but in addition i had to clean out the vendors  
directory and install rails and the other libraries using gem.

Admit I’m shopping around for other Wikis now, though. Instiki wasn’t a  
perfect match for me, and the project seems fairly dead atm.

-f