How to Install Known on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Known, a powerful platform for building social networks and intranets, on Elementary OS Latest.

Step 1: Updating the System

First, let's update the system to make sure all packages are up-to-date. Open the terminal and type the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

This command will update your system and all installed packages.

Step 2: Installing LAMP Stack

Known is built on the LAMP stack, which is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. We need to install all of these components before we can install Known.

To install the LAMP stack on Elementary OS Latest, run the following command:

sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php php-mysql php-xml php-curl php-json

This command will install all the necessary components for the LAMP stack.

Step 3: Creating a Database

Next, we'll create a new database for Known. Run the following command to log in to the MySQL server:

sudo mysql -u root -p

This command will prompt you to enter the MySQL root password. Enter the password and press enter.

Once you're logged in, run the following commands to create a new database for Known:

CREATE DATABASE known;
CREATE USER 'known'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON known.* TO 'known'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT

Replace 'password' with a strong password.

Step 4: Installing Known

Now, we're ready to install Known. First, download the latest version of Known from the official website with the following command:

wget https://github.com/idno/idno/releases/latest/download/known.zip

Once downloaded, extract the files to the root web directory (/var/www/html) with the following command:

sudo unzip known.zip -d /var/www/html/

Then, change the ownership of the Known files to the Apache user with the following command:

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/known

Step 5: Configuring Known

Next, we need to configure Known by editing the config.ini file. You can use your favorite text editor to do this. Here's an example using nano:

sudo nano /var/www/html/known/config.ini

In the config.ini file, replace the values for database settings with the following lines:

db.type = "mysql"
db.host = "localhost"
db.name = "known"
db.user = "known"
db.pass = "password"

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Setting up Apache

Finally, we need to configure Apache to serve the Known website. We need to create a new virtual host configuration file. Run the following command to create the file:

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

Paste the following configuration into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/known/
        ServerName example.com
        ServerAlias www.example.com

        <Directory /var/www/html/known/>
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride All
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/known_error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/known_access.log combined

</VirtualHost>

Replace example.com with your own domain name or IP address.

Save and exit the file.

Next, enable the new virtual host configuration with the following command:

sudo a2ensite known.conf

Finally, restart Apache with the following command:

sudo service apache2 restart

Step 7: Accessing Known

Now that Known is installed and configured, you can access it by visiting your server's domain name or IP address in a web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Known on Elementary OS Latest.

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