In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps to install Anahita on Elementary OS. Anahita is an open-source social networking platform that can be used to create and manage online communities.
Before we begin, make sure your system meets the following prerequisites:
Anahita is a PHP-based application and requires the LAMP stack to be installed on your system. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
To install LAMP stack on your system, open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring
Next, download the latest version of Anahita from the official website using the following command:
wget https://www.getanahita.com/download/e53b6f61d6a30bcd6f485cbd6a0bc9a7
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xvzf e53b6f61d6a30bcd6f485cbd6a0bc9a7
Now, copy the extracted folder to the Apache root directory with the following command:
sudo cp -r anahita-framework*/* /var/www/html/
Change the ownership of the Anahita files to the Apache user with the following command:
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/
Modify the ownership of the file 'configuration.php.dist' to the user that runs the Apache server using the following command:
sudo chown user:user /var/www/html/configuration.php.dist
Now rename the 'configuration.php.dist' file to 'configuration.php' with the following command:
sudo mv /var/www/html/configuration.php.dist /var/www/html/configuration.php
To configure Anahita, navigate to the Apache root directory using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/
Then, edit the 'configuration.php' file using the nano editor with the following command:
sudo nano configuration.php
In the configuration file, set the database settings as per your requirement. Enter the database name, username, password, and hostname.
Save and exit the configuration file by pressing Ctrl + X, then hitting Y and Enter.
Allow Anahita in the firewall using the following command:
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
Finally, open your web browser and enter the following address in the URL bar:
http://localhost/
You will be redirected to the Anahita installation page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Anahita installation.
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps to install Anahita on Elementary OS. Anahita is a powerful social networking platform that can be used to create and manage online communities. We hope this guide is helpful to you. If you have any queries or feedback, please leave a comment below.
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