Froxlor is a free and open-source web hosting control panel. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Froxlor on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, let's update the package list and upgrade the installed packages for your system. Open the terminal and enter the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
Now let's proceed with the installation of Froxlor. Open the terminal and enter the following commands:
sudo apt install froxlor -y
The above command installs Froxlor package and its dependencies.
Next, we need to configure the MariaDB database for Froxlor. Enter the following command in the terminal:
sudo mysql_secure_installation
The command will ask you to set a password for the root user, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove test database.
Now it’s time to create a new empty database for Froxlor. Open the terminal and enter the following command:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the root password when prompted. Once you are logged in, enter the following commands:
CREATE DATABASE froxlor;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON froxlor.* TO 'froxloruser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;
Make sure to replace "your-password" with a strong password of your choice.
We need to make some changes in the Apache configuration file to host Froxlor. Open the following file in the text editor:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/conf-available/froxlor.conf
Add the following lines at the bottom of the file:
Alias /froxlor /var/www/html/froxlor
<Directory /var/www/html/froxlor/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Press Ctrl + X and then Y to save and close the file.
Next, enable the configuration file and restart the Apache service:
sudo a2enconf froxlor
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Now it’s time to complete the installation process by accessing the Froxlor control panel from your browser. Open your browser and enter the following URL:
http://your-ip-address/froxlor/
The web installer should start immediately, and you will be asked to enter some details to configure the installation.
You are now ready to use Froxlor for web hosting management.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Froxlor on Elementary OS Latest. We hope this was helpful for you, and you can now enjoy using Froxlor as your web hosting control panel.
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