Tiny Tiny IRC is a lightweight and easy-to-use web-based IRC client that allows you to connect to IRC networks using a web browser. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Tiny Tiny IRC on Clear Linux Latest.
First, we need to install the required packages to run Tiny Tiny IRC. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add c-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add php-basic
sudo swupd bundle-add php-pdo_mysql
Next, we need to download the latest version of Tiny Tiny IRC from its official website at https://tt-rss.org/tt-irc/. Open your web browser and go to the download page.
Once you have downloaded the package, extract it to your preferred directory using the following command:
sudo tar xzf tt-irc-*.tgz -C /var/www/html/
Next, change the ownership of the extracted files to the web server user:
sudo chown -R _www:_www /var/www/html/tt-irc/
To serve the Tiny Tiny IRC with your web server, we need to create a new virtual host configuration file. Create a new file named ttirc.conf in the /etc/nginx/sites-available/ directory with the following content:
server {
listen 80;
server_name example.com;
root /var/www/html/tt-irc;
location / {
index index.php;
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
}
}
Replace example.com with your domain name or server IP address.
Once you have created the configuration file, symlink it to the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ directory using the following command:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/ttirc.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Finally, test the configuration and restart the Nginx web server:
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Tiny Tiny IRC needs a database to store its data. We will use MySQL as our database server. If you haven't installed MySQL server, install it using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add mariadb
Once you have installed MySQL, start the MySQL service and secure it by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation
Next, log in to the MySQL shell using the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Create a new database for Tiny Tiny IRC using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE ttirc;
Create a new database user and grant it all privileges on the ttirc database using the following command:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ttirc.* TO 'ttircuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Replace password with a secure password of your choice.
Exit the MySQL shell by running the following command:
exit
Now, it's time to configure Tiny Tiny IRC. Rename the config.php-dist file to config.php using the following command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/tt-irc/config.php-dist /var/www/html/tt-irc/config.php
Edit the config.php file using a text editor and modify the following lines:
// Database connection settings, fill in these values with your own information
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'ttirc');
define('DB_USER', 'ttircuser');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');
Replace password with the password you set in Step 4.
You have successfully installed and configured Tiny Tiny IRC on Clear Linux Latest. Open your web browser and navigate to http://example.com/tt-irc (replace example.com with your domain name or server IP address). You should see the Tiny Tiny IRC login page.
To log in, enter your IRC network address, username, and password, then click the "Connect" button. Enjoy chatting with your friends through the web-based IRC client.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Tiny Tiny IRC on Clear Linux Latest. We hope you found it helpful. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.
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