ICEcoder is a web code editor that allows you to edit your code right from a browser. In this tutorial, we will install ICEcoder on Arch Linux.
Before starting this tutorial, you should have access to a terminal with sudo privileges.
The first step is to update the system to ensure that we have the latest software installed. To update the system, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syyu
ICEcoder is a web application, so we need a web server (Apache) and a server-side scripting language (PHP) installed on our machine. To install Apache and PHP, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-apache
Now that we have installed Apache and PHP, we need to configure Apache to run ICEcoder. First, we need to enable the Apache web server with the following command:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
Next, we need to edit the Apache configuration file to enable PHP support. Run the following command to open the file in the Nano text editor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Find the following lines in the file:
#LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
#AddHandler php7-script php
Uncomment these lines by removing the "#" at the beginning of each line. Save and close the file.
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php
Finally, restart Apache to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart httpd.service
Now it’s time to download and install ICEcoder. Start by creating a new directory named "icecoder" in the Apache web server’s root directory:
sudo mkdir /srv/http/icecoder
Go to this directory:
cd /srv/http/icecoder
Download the latest version of ICEcoder using the following command:
wget https://icecoder.net/download-kickstarter.php
Extract the downloaded file:
tar -xvzf icecoder*.tar.gz --strip-components=1
Now, change the ownership of the directory to the Apache user:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/icecoder
ICEcoder is now ready to use. Open a web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost/icecoder
You should see the ICEcoder login page. Enter any username and click "Enter" to continue. The default ICEcoder password is "password", but you should change this immediately.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed ICEcoder on your Arch Linux system.
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