What it does
PmWiki is a PHP-based wiki engine that teams host themselves. Official project pages describe browser-based page editing without requiring HTML or CSS, public or restricted editing, site-, group-, and page-level access controls, customizable themes, and community extensions called recipes. The project is available free of charge; hosted service pricing was not verified, so teams should plan for their own hosting and maintenance.
PmWiki suits groups that want to run a wiki on their own infrastructure rather than subscribe to a managed knowledge-base service. Authors edit pages in a browser, while access can be configured at site, group, or page level; themes and community recipes extend the installation. The software is PHP-based and stores content in files by default, so the team needs to host it and maintain the installation. The project is free to download; no managed hosting price was verified in the official pages reviewed.
Strengths
- Browser-based page editing does not require authors to write HTML or CSS.
- Access can be configured at site, group, and page level, with themes and community extensions.
Watch out for
- Self-hosted PHP application requires the team to provide hosting and maintenance.
- No official managed hosted-service price was verified.
Best for
- Teams that want a self-hosted wiki with configurable page permissions
- Organizations comfortable maintaining a PHP application and file-based content
Sources
- PmWiki (Oct 25, 2026)
- Features - PmWiki (Oct 25, 2026)
- Download - PmWiki (Oct 25, 2026)