How to install YOURLS on Debian Latest?

These are the steps to install YOURLS on Debian Latest:

Step 1: Update Debian

Run the following command to update the Debian package manager:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 2: Install the LAMP Stack

YOURLS requires a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) to run. Install the LAMP stack on Debian by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php7.3 php7.3-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.3 php7.3-curl php7.3-gd php7.3-bcmath -y

Step 3: Download and Extract YOURLS

Download the latest YOURLS release from the YOURLS website https://yourls.org/.

cd /var/www/html/
sudo wget https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS/archive/refs/tags/1.8.zip
sudo unzip 1.8.zip

Step 4: Create a MySQL Database

Log in to MySQL as the root user:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Create a new database for YOURLS:

CREATE DATABASE yourls;

Create a new user and grant it permissions to access the new database:

CREATE USER 'yourls'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON yourls.* TO 'yourls'@'localhost';

Exit MySQL:

exit;

Step 5: Configure YOURLS

Copy the configuration file:

cp /var/www/html/YOURLS-1.8/user/config-sample.php /var/www/html/YOURLS-1.8/user/config.php

Edit the configuration file to include your MySQL details:

nano /var/www/html/YOURLS-1.8/user/config.php

Update the following lines:

define( 'YOURLS_DB_NAME', 'yourls' );          // MySQL database name
define( 'YOURLS_DB_USER', 'yourls' );          // MySQL database user
define( 'YOURLS_DB_PASS', 'password' );        // MySQL database password
define( 'YOURLS_DB_HOST', 'localhost' );       // MySQL hostname

Step 6: Configure Apache

Create a new Apache virtual host file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourls.conf

Add the following content:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/YOURLS-1.8/
        ServerName yourls.example.com

        <Directory /var/www/html/YOURLS-1.8>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

Enable the new virtual host file:

sudo a2ensite yourls.conf

Restart Apache:

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 7: Test

Open your web browser and navigate to your YOURLS site using your domain name. You should now see the YOURLS setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.

YOURLS is now installed and ready to use!

Conclusion

In summary, YOURLS is an open-source URL shortener that can be easily installed on Debian. Follow the steps above to install and configure YOURLS on your Debian system, and start shortening your URLs today!

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