Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a free software application for creating social networking sites. If you want to install OSSN on Elementary OS Latest, follow the step-by-step guide below.
Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:
Start by downloading the latest version of OSSN from the official website. You can do this by visiting the following URL: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download.
Once you are on the page, click the "Download Now" button.
Once you have downloaded the ZIP file of OSSN, extract it to the home directory or a directory of your choice. You can do this by using the unzip command:
unzip ossn-v5.6.zip
Once you have extracted OSSN, move it to the web server's document root directory (/var/www/html/). You can do this by using the following command:
mv ossn /var/www/html/
OSSN requires MySQL to store and manage its data. You can install MySQL by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Once you have installed MySQL, create a new database for OSSN:
mysql -u root -p
mysql> create database ossn;
mysql> exit;
Next, you need to configure Apache to allow OSSN to run. You can do this by creating a new virtual host file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/ossn.conf
Once you have opened the file, copy and paste the following code:
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin admin@example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/ossn
ServerName example.com
<Directory /var/www/html/ossn/>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/ossn-error_log
CustomLog /var/log/apache2/ossn-access_log common
</VirtualHost>
Be sure to replace "example.com" with your own domain name. Save and close the file.
Next, enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:
sudo a2ensite ossn.conf
sudo service apache2 restart
Finally, run the OSSN installation script by navigating to the OSSN directory and using the following command:
cd /var/www/html/ossn
sudo chmod -R 777 data
Be sure to replace "example.com" in the following command with your own domain name:
http://example.com/ossn/install.php
Follow the prompts and enter the required information to complete the installation.
After the installation is complete, you can access your new OSSN site by visiting the URL for your domain name.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Open Source Social Network (OSSN) on Elementary OS Latest.
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