How to Install Anahita on EndeavourOS Latest

Anahita is a powerful and flexible social networking platform that allows users to create and manage their own online communities. If you're looking to install Anahita on your EndeavourOS system, this tutorial will walk you through the steps.

Prerequisites

Before installing Anahita on your EndeavourOS system, you'll need to make sure you have the following:

• A running EndeavourOS Latest system
• An internet connection
• Full root access on your system
• Basic command-line skills

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

To get started with Anahita, you'll need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following commands to install the required dependencies:

sudo pacman -S apache mariadb php php-apache php-gd php-mysql php-mbstring curl wget

Step 2: Download Anahita

Next, you'll need to download the latest version of Anahita. Open the terminal and run the following commands to download Anahita:

sudo mkdir /var/www/html/anahita
cd /var/www/html/anahita
sudo wget https://www.getanahita.com/download/anahita-latest.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvf anahita-latest.tar.gz --strip 1
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/anahita

Step 3: Create a Database

Once you've downloaded and extracted Anahita, you'll need to create a database for it. Open the terminal and run the following commands to create a database:

sudo mysql -u root
CREATE DATABASE anahita;
CREATE USER 'anahitauser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'anahitapassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON anahita.* TO 'anahitauser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

Make sure to replace anahitauser and anahitapassword with the username and password you want to use for the database.

Step 4: Configure the Web Server

Now that you've downloaded Anahita and created a database for it, you'll need to configure the web server. Open the terminal and run the following commands to configure the web server:

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

Add the following lines to the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin your-email-address
    DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/anahita"
    ServerName anahita.example.com
    <Directory "/var/www/html/anahita">
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace your-email-address and anahita.example.com with your own email address and domain name.

Save and exit the file.

Step 5: Start the Services

Now that you've installed Anahita and configured the web server, you'll need to start the required services. Open the terminal and run the following commands to start the services:

sudo systemctl enable httpd
sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

Step 6: Complete the Installation

Finally, you'll need to complete the installation of Anahita. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost/install. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you can access your Anahita site at http://localhost.

Congratulations! You've successfully installed Anahita on your EndeavourOS Latest system.

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