How to Install KChat on Alpine Linux Latest

KChat is an open source web-based chat application written in PHP. It allows users to communicate with each other in real-time through text messages. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install KChat on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

• Alpine Linux Latest installed on your system
• Access to root or a user with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

Before we begin, let's make sure we have all the required packages installed on our system. Open a terminal window and run the following command:

sudo apk add nginx php7 php7-mysqli php7-fpm php7-json

This will install the web server (nginx) and PHP packages and modules.

Step 2: Clone KChat from GitHub

Next, we need to clone the KChat repository from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository into /var/www/ directory:

sudo git clone https://github.com/php-kchat/kchat.git /var/www/kchat

Step 3: Configure Nginx

We now need to configure Nginx to serve KChat. Open the default Nginx configuration file using your preferred text editor:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Replace the contents of the file with the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    
    root /var/www/kchat/public;
    index index.php;
    
    server_name _;
    
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
    }
    
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 4: Start Nginx and PHP-FPM Services

Start the Nginx and PHP-FPM services by running these commands:

sudo rc-update add nginx default
sudo rc-update add php-fpm7 default
sudo service nginx start
sudo service php-fpm7 start

Step 5: Access KChat

You should now be able to access KChat by navigating to http://localhost in your web browser.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed KChat on Alpine Linux Latest!

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