LittleLink Custom is a URL shortening service that allows you to create custom short links for your website or social media profiles. Installing LittleLink Custom on Elementary OS Latest is a straightforward process.
Before we begin, make sure your Elementary OS system is up to date and has the necessary dependencies to install and run LittleLink Custom.
LittleLink Custom is built on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack. If you don't have a LAMP stack installed on your system already, you can do so by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install apache2 mysql-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql
During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a password for the MySQL root user. Make sure to remember this password as you will need it later.
Head over to the LittleLink Custom website and download the latest version of the software.
Once the download is complete, extract the archive to a folder of your choice. You can do this by right-clicking the downloaded file and selecting "Extract here."
Next, copy the extracted files to the web server's root directory. The web server's root directory is usually located at /var/www/html/.
You can do this by running the following command in the terminal:
sudo cp -r /path/to/extracted/folder/* /var/www/html/
LittleLink Custom requires a MySQL database to store its data. To create a new database, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter the password you set for the MySQL root user in Step 1 when prompted.
Once you're logged in to the MySQL prompt, run the following commands to create a new database and user and grant privileges:
CREATE DATABASE littlelink;
CREATE USER 'littlelink'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON littlelink.* TO 'littlelink'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Make sure to replace password with a secure password of your choice.
Now that you have LittleLink Custom installed and a database set up, you need to configure the software to use the database. Open the config.php file located in the includes directory and make the following changes:
DB_HOST to localhostDB_NAME to littlelinkDB_USER to littlelinkDB_PASS to the password you set for the littlelink MySQL user in Step 5Save the file and close it.
With LittleLink Custom installed and configured, you can test the installation by visiting http://localhost in your web browser. If everything is set up correctly, you should see the LittleLink Custom homepage.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed LittleLink Custom on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start using the URL shortening service to create custom short links for your website or social media profiles.
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