How to Install Paste from https://phpaste.sourceforge.io/ on Clear Linux Latest

Paste is an open-source web application designed to enable users to share their code snippets online easily. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Paste on Clear Linux latest.

Prerequisites

• Clear Linux latest
• Root Access

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before you can install Paste, you need to ensure that the system has all the required dependencies installed. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo swupd bundle-add file-utils git php-basic php-xml php-pdo php-mysqli

This command will install the required dependencies on your system.

Step 2: Install Paste Application

Now that you have installed the necessary dependencies, you can proceed to install the Paste web application. Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. First, navigate to the directory where you want to install the Paste application. For this tutorial, we will use /var/www/paste. You can use any directory you prefer.

2. Next, clone the Paste repository from GitHub using the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/jordansamuel/Paste.git paste

3. Change into the newly created Paste directory:

cd /var/www/paste

4. Copy the config-sample.php file to config.php:

sudo cp config-sample.php config.php

5. Edit the config.php file and change the database details that match your system configuration:

sudo nano config.php

6. Save and close the file once you have made the necessary changes.

7. Create a new database in MySQL/MariaDB for Paste:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Enter your root password, and then create a new database named paste_db:

CREATE DATABASE paste_db;

8. Grant privileges to a new user for the newly created database:

GRANT ALL ON paste_db.* TO 'paste_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Replace password with your preferred password.

9. Exit MySQL:

exit

10. Set up the database schema:

sudo mysql -u paste_user -p paste_db < schema.sql

Enter the password you created in step 8 when prompted.

11. Change the ownership of the entire Paste directory to the web server's user:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/paste

Step 3: Configure Apache for Paste

To launch the Paste application, you need to configure your web server. For this tutorial, we will be using Apache. Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Navigate to the Apache configuration directory:

cd /etc/httpd/conf

2. Create a new virtual host configuration file for Paste:

sudo nano paste.conf

3. Paste the following configuration inside the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot /var/www/paste
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    ServerName localhost
    ServerAdmin admin@example.com
    
    <Directory /var/www/paste>
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>

    ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/paste-error_log
    CustomLog /var/log/httpd/paste-access_log common    
</VirtualHost>

4. Save and close the file.

5. Enable the newly created virtual host:

sudo ln -s /etc/httpd/conf/paste.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/

6. Restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Accessing Paste

Now that you have completed the installation and configuration process, you can access the Paste application by visiting http://localhost in your web browser.

You can create an account or use the guest account to start using the application.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Paste on Clear Linux latest.

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