YOURLS is a URL shortener that is self-hosted and is an alternative to bit.ly and other URL shortening services.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install YOURLS on Arch Linux.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the following:
Before we begin, let's update the package list:
sudo pacman -Syu
Next, we need to install Apache:
sudo pacman -S apache
Now we need to install PHP:
sudo pacman -S php php-apache
Next, start the Apache service and enable it:
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
Next, move to the Apache document root:
cd /srv/http/
Now we will download the latest version of YOURLS from their official website:
sudo wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Next, unzip the downloaded file:
sudo unzip master.zip
Now rename the unzipped folder:
sudo mv YOURLS-master yourls
We now need to create an Apache virtual host file for YOURLS. Let's create a new Apache configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/yourls.conf
Next, add the following Apache configuration directives:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /srv/http/yourls
ServerName yourls.example.com
ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_error.log
CustomLog /var/log/httpd/yourls_access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save and close the file.
Now we can create a new database for YOURLS.
Login as root user to MySQL:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Next, type the following command to create a new database:
CREATE DATABASE yourls;
Now we need to create a new MySQL user and grant privileges:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourlsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
Change the values of yourlsuser and yourpassword according to your desire.
Finally, flush privileges and exit MySQL:
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Next, we need to create a config file for YOURLS. Navigate to the YOURLS directory:
cd /srv/http/yourls
Copy the sample config file:
sudo cp user/config-sample.php user/config.php
Now we need to configure the database settings in YOURLS config file:
define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourlsuser' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'yourpassword' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourls' );
define( 'YOURLS_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
Further configuration is up to your requirements. Save and close the file.
We can now access your YOURLS installation via the web browser. Open the web browser and navigate to http://yourls.example.com/admin.
It should take you to the YOURLS installation page. Follow the instructions and configure YOURLS.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed YOURLS on Arch Linux.
Note that this tutorial only shows the basic installation steps. You need to configure your YOURLS instance based on your requirements.
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