Installing Chyrp Lite on EndeavourOS Latest

Chyrp Lite is a lightweight and minimalistic blogging platform that is easy to use and customize. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Chyrp Lite on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

• A Linux system with EndeavourOS Latest installed
• Apache HTTP server
• PHP
• MySQL/MariaDB database

Steps

Step 1: Download Chyrp Lite

• Visit the Chyrp Lite website at https://chyrplite.net and download the latest version of Chyrp Lite.
• Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.

Step 2: Configure the Database

• Login to the MySQL/MariaDB database as the root user using the following command:

mysql -u root -p

• Create a new database for Chyrp Lite by running the following command:

CREATE DATABASE chyrp;

• Create a new user and grant it full access to the new database by using the following commands:

CREATE USER 'chyrp_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON chyrp.* TO 'chyrp_user'@'localhost';

• Exit the MySQL/MariaDB shell by running the following command:

exit

Step 3: Configure Apache

• Navigate to the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and add the following lines at the end of the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin admin@chyrp.org
    DocumentRoot "/path/to/chyrp-lite"
    <Directory "/path/to/chyrp-lite">
        AllowOverride All
        Options FollowSymLinks Indexes
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

• Replace the "/path/to/chyrp-lite" with the actual path where you extracted Chyrp Lite in Step 1.

• Restart the Apache server to save changes by running the following command:

systemctl restart httpd

Step 4: Install Chyrp Lite

• Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/chyrp-lite/install.php

• Follow the prompts and enter the database details you created in Step 2, and click on the "Install" button.

• Once the installation is complete, you will be redirected to the login page.

• Enter your login credentials and start using Chyrp Lite.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Chyrp Lite on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start creating blog posts and customizing the platform to suit your needs. If you encounter any errors during the installation process, check the Apache error log located at /var/log/httpd/error.log for more information.

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