Froxlor is an open-source server management panel that simplifies the administration of servers running web hosting services. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Froxlor on Arch Linux.
Before installing any new packages, it is important to ensure that your package list is up-to-date. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, we need to install some dependencies required by Froxlor. This includes packages such as PHP, MySQL, and Apache. You can install them using the following command:
sudo pacman -S php php-fpm php-gd php-intl php-mcrypt php-pear php-apache mysqli libapache2-mod-php mariadb
Once all the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to download the latest version of Froxlor from their official website using the following command:
wget https://files.froxlor.org/releases/froxlor-latest.tar.gz
Next, extract the downloaded package using the following command:
tar -xf froxlor-latest.tar.gz
Then, move the extracted directory to the web server's document root folder (/srv/http/ in this example):
sudo mv froxlor /srv/http/
To ensure proper functionality, we need to set the correct directory permissions and ownership. Please note that running these commands with the root user may create permission issues:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/froxlor
sudo chmod -R 755 /srv/http/froxlor
To configure Apache to serve the Froxlor pages, navigate to the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and add the following lines under the DocumentRoot or VirtualHosts section:
Alias /froxlor /srv/http/froxlor
<Directory /srv/http/froxlor>
Require all granted
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
Save and exit the file.
To complete the installation, visit your server's IP address or domain in a web browser, followed by /froxlor (e.g. http://yourdomain.com/froxlor). This will launch the Froxlor web-based installer which will guide you through the installation process.
During the installation process, you will be asked for the MySQL root user credentials as well as an admin email address and password for the Froxlor panel login.
After following the above steps, Froxlor should be successfully installed on your Arch Linux server. You can access the control panel by visiting http://yourdomain.com/froxlor in a web browser. From here, you can manage your web and mail server settings, domains, customers, and much more.
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