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FAQ

  1. What are the requirements for PIWI?
    PIWI runs on every standard PHP-Webhost with PHP > 5 installed.
    You server must have 'mod_rewrite' enabled.
  2. How do I install PIWI?
    You can download PIWI from: http://code.google.com/p/piwi
    After downloading place the 'piwi' folder containing the 'index.php' in your favorite webserver.

    XAMPP:
    When you are using XAMPP you have to do the following to use PIWI:
    • '\apache\conf\httpd.conf':
      • Comment in the following line:
        LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
    • '\apache\bin\php.ini':
      • Uncomment the following line:
        extension=php_domxml.dll
      • Comment in the following line:
        extension=php_pdo_sqlite.dll (only when you want to use SQLite 3 databases)

    Other hosting providers:
    Depending on your hosting provider you maybe have to comment in some settings in the main '.htaccess' file:
    • Use this line to enable PHP 5. This is only required if PHP 4 is the default PHP engine.
      AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
    • Use this line if you get 404-errors.
      RewriteBase /
  3. How do I get started with PIWI?
    Have a look at the documentation.
    The API can be found in '/doc/api' in PIWI package.