Revive Adserver is an open-source ad server that enables web publishers to manage and display advertisements on their websites. If you are using Arch Linux and want to install the Revive Adserver on your system, this tutorial will guide you through the installation process.
Before you start, make sure your system is up to date by running the following commands in your terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Before you start installing Revive Adserver, you need to install the dependencies required for the installation. Run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo pacman -S curl unzip apache php php-apache mariadb
Next, you need to download the latest version of Revive Adserver from the official website. Run the following command in your terminal:
curl -L https://download.revive-adserver.com/revive-adserver-5.0.5.zip -o revive-adserver.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the file by running the following command:
unzip revive-adserver.zip -d /srv/http/
Next, you need to set the correct file permissions for the Revive Adserver directory by running the following command:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/revive-adserver
Next, you need to configure Apache to serve Revive Adserver. Create a new Apache configuration file by running the following command:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/revive-adserver.conf
Add the following content to the file:
Alias /revive-adserver /srv/http/revive-adserver/
<Directory /srv/http/revive-adserver/>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and exit.
Next, enable PHP support in Apache by editing the PHP configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Uncomment the following line:
LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
Save the file and exit.
Next, you need to set up a MariaDB database for Revive Adserver. Run the following command to log in to MariaDB:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database, user, and grant privileges by running the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE reviveserver;
CREATE USER 'reviveuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON reviveserver.* TO 'reviveuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Replace "password" with a secure password for the user.
Finally, navigate to the Revive Adserver web installation wizard by accessing the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost/revive-adserver/
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Make sure you enter the correct database details while setting up the Revive Adserver.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the Revive Adserver on Arch Linux. You can now start managing and displaying ads on your website.
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