PukiWiki

PukiWiki is wiki software written in PHP, and is widely used by Japanese wikis.^[2][3][4] It was forked from YukiWiki [ja], originally developed by Yuuki Hiroshi [ja]. Since version 1.4, PukiWiki Development Team became the developer of the software.

PukiWiki
Developer	PukiWiki Development Team
Initial release	15 July 2002; 23 years ago (2002-07-15)
Stable release	1.5.4[1] / 30 March 2022; 3 years ago (30 March 2022)
Repository	github.com/pukiwiki/pukiwiki
Written in	PHP
Platform	Cross-platform
Size	~0.4 MB (compressed)
Available in	English and Japanese
Type	Wiki software
License	GPLv2+
Website	pukiwiki.sourceforge.io

Features

Originating from Japan, PuwiWiki offers better DBCS support than most wiki software. It also has a layout optimized for mobile use since many use their phones to browse wikis in Japan.^[5]

PukiWiki can run on PHP 4, 5, 7 or 8. It supports interwiki links and extensions, similar to MediaWiki.^[4][5]

PukiWiki is written such that it uses PHP with a series of text files, hence does not require a database to operate, and does not support databases natively. However, support could be added through extensions for MySQL, SQLite, Oracle Oci8 and PostgreSQL.

Derivative Versions

• xpWiki - Developed by nao-pon and forked from PukiWiki version 1.4.7, and aims at integration with XOOPS.^[6]
• PukiWiki Mod - Also developed by nao-pon with the same goal, but forked from version 1.3.x instead.^[7]
• PukiWiki Plus! - Derivative version with enhanced localization features.^[8]
  • PukiWiki Advance - Forked from PukiWiki Plus!.^[9]
• PyukiWiki - Derivative version written in Perl.^[10]