How to Install Anahita on Alpine Linux Latest

Anahita is an open source social networking platform that empowers developers to create custom social networking websites and applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Anahita on Alpine Linux latest version.

Step 1: Update and Upgrade the System

Before installing Anahita, it is always best to update your system to ensure you have the latest updates and packages. To do so, open the terminal and run the following command:

apk update

Once the update is complete, upgrade your system by running:

apk upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

To run Anahita, you need to install the dependencies that would support the application. The following packages need to be installed:

apk add apache2 php7 php7-apache2 php7-curl php7-dom php7-gd php7-iconv php7-json php7-mbstring php7-mysqli php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-session php7-xml

Step 3: Download and Configure Anahita

You can download Anahita ZIP file from https://www.getanahita.com/. Run the following commands to download and extract Anahita:

wget https://www.getanahita.com/download/anahita/latest
unzip latest

Move the extracted folder to the public directory:

mv anahita /var/www/localhost/htdocs/

Step 4: Configure Apache Web Server

Now that we have installed Anahita and its dependencies, we need to configure Apache for Anahita to run. Open the Apache configuration file by running the following command:

nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the bottom of the file to enable the mod_rewrite module:

LoadModule rewrite_module lib/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so

Next, add a virtual host directive to point to the Anahita directory:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   DocumentRoot /var/www/localhost/htdocs/anahita
   ServerName localhost
   <Directory /var/www/localhost/htdocs/anahita>
      Options FollowSymLinks
      AllowOverride All
      Require all granted
   </Directory> 
</VirtualHost>

Restart the Apache web server to apply the changes:

service apache2 restart

Step 5: Configure MySQL

Anahita requires a database to store user and application data. We will install MySQL and create a new database for Anahita. To install MySQL, run:

apk add mysql mysql-client

Start the MySQL service and create a new database for Anahita:

service mysql start
 
mysql -u root -p
 
CREATE DATABASE anahita;
 
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON anahita.* TO 'anahita_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';
 
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 
exit;

Step 6: Access and Signup to Anahita

Now that Anahita is installed and configured, you can access it by typing http://localhost/ in your web browser. The Anahita landing page should appear. Sign up for an account, and you are ready to use Anahita.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Anahita on Alpine Linux.

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